DEVELOPING ANDROID-BASED LEARNING MEDIA IN ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THROUGH THE MIT APP INVENTOR

Abstract

Nowadays, almost all Islamic Religion Teachers and students have smartphones. However, these gadgets have not been utilized optimally in increasing students' learning motivation, mastery and understanding of Islamic Religion learning materials. One of the reasons why smartphones have not been developed in learning Islamic Religious Education is the lack of knowledge on how to develop android-based learning media. Based on the need assessment, it was important to do this development research. This study aims: (1) to produce product in the form of Android-based Islamic Religious Education learning media through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) App Inventor or known as MIT App Inventor, and (2) to determine the feasibility of product in the form of android-based learning media through MIT App Inventor in Islamic Religious Education subject. The stages of development adapted Borg and Gall’s models. The results of research and development showed: 1) the results of the validation by the experts found that the developed product was in the very good category; 2) the product of the learning media is in the feasible and good category to be used as the learning media for Islamic Religious Education.