DEVELOPMENT OF FOLK POETRY LEARNING MEDIA BASED ON MACROMEDIA FLASH IN TO STUDENTS CLASS VII SMP NEGERI 18 MEDAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) describe the results of the development of Macromedia Flash folk's poetry media for students of class VII SMP Negeri 18 Medan, (2) to describe the feasibility of Macromedia Flash learning media to folk's poetry material; (3) to describe student learning outcomes by using Macromedia Flash-based media on folk's poetry material. Learning media is developed based on Macromedia Flash in the form of learning CD. This research method is research and development of Research and Development (R & D) with Borg & Gall model. The trial subjects consisted of material experts, media experts, instructional designers, Indonesian language teachers, 3 students on individual trials, 9 students in small group trials, and 40 students on field trials. Data on the quality of this development product were collected through a questionnaire. The results showed that: (1) validation of material experts with an average of 95.38% on very good criteria; validation of media experts with an average of 92% with very good criteria; validation of design learning experts with an average of 94.4% on very good criteria; (3) teacher response with an average of 98% with very good criteria; (4) individual testing with an average of 78.5% on either criterion; (5) small group trials with an average of 89% on very good criteria; (6) field trials with an average of 99.73% on very good criteria. Student learning outcomes before using Macromedia Flash based learning media on folk's poetry of 68.75, while the results of student learning after using Macromedia Flash-based learning media on folk's poetry material increased by 86. Difference obtained by 17.25. This proves that the media of Macromedia Flash-based folk's poetry learning developed is able to improve student learning outcomes. The implication of Macromedia Flash folk's poetry learning media to learning is this instructional media will provide convenience for teachers to provide learning materials, and provide convenience for students in understanding the subject matter provided.

Keywords: learning media, folk's poetry, macromedia flash