Learning conditions during online learning and development of mobile application-based learning media at Surakarta Vocational High School

Abstract

Online learning is a solution used during Covid 19 pandemic. This study aims to determine conditions of learning during pandemic as well as development of mobile application-based learning media. This research is result of a survey conducted on 126 students at the Vocational High School (SMK) majoring Civil Engineering in Surakarta. This research is a Research and Development (R&D) research in order to develop learning media based on mobile applications. Development model adapted in this study is Alessi and Trolip media development model. The adaptation stages in this research are planning, design, and development. Researchers managed to find that 98.1% of students have mobile devices that are 100% Android. It helps to highlight necessary mobile and platform ownership for distribution to learners as part of a national implementation strategy that is being studied in Indonesia. In addition, learning carried out by teacher is still not optimal, as many as 79.6% of students stated that learning that teacher does usually only provides material through files (Word / PDF / PPT) for students to study at home, without any explanation of material by teacher. Other findings also highlight how learning performance that has been used so far has been ineffective so that it has a negative impact on students. The results development of learning media by researchers indicate that experts and students have positive opinions about this Mobile Application-based learning media. All experts from media experts, material experts and expert practitioners stated that this media was "very good". Results of a questionnaire from perceptions of 126 students in Surakarta also rated this media as "very good" with a percentage value of 86.30%.