FLASH-BASED LEARNING MEDIA: IMPACT ON MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY AND STUDENTS' LEARNING INDEPENDENCE

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) describe the validity, practicality and effectiveness of the flash-based learning media that have been developed; and (2) Produce a valid flash-based learning media development product to improve mathematical problem solving ability and independent learning of students at Putra Jaya Stabat Junior High School. This research is a development research. The development model used is the ADDIE model which consists of five stages, namely analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The subject of this research is the learning media on the subject of a two-variable linear equation system. The trial was conducted on eighth grade students of SMP Putra Jaya Stabat. Trial I in class VIII and trial II in class VIII SMP Putra Jaya Stabat. From the results of this development obtained: (1) The learning media developed is valid, (2) The learning media developed is practically seen from the responses of experts who state that the learning media can be used with little or no revision (3) The learning media developed is effective, seen from the classical student learning mastery has been achieved, positive student responses to the components of learning media and learning activities developed; and the ability of teachers to manage learning gets an average score which is in the good category. The increase in student learning independence reached an average of 79.09 in the first trial and increased to 82.35 in the second trial.