The Application of ARIAS Learning Assisted by Android-Based Castle Math Application

Abstract

This research was conducted in Alkarim Junior High School of Bengkulu City which aimed to improve students’ creative thinking and learning independence skills in mathematics, specifically in polyhedron material through the application of ARIAS learning model assisted by Castle Math application in smartphone. The method used in this research is classroom action with 2 learning cycles. The result of this research showed that the N-Gain value of students’ creative thinking skill is 0.7064, it indicated that there is high improvement on students’ creative thinking skill after participating in the learning activity. The data analysis of test result showed students’ improvement of creative thinking skill in each cycle. The mean of students’ creative thinking test in cycle I is 75.19 with learning success percentage of 62.5%. In cycle II, the test’s mean increased to 91.3% with an increase of 16.11 from the mean of cycle I’s value. The classical learning success in cycle II reached 93.33%. Students’ learning independence also improved in each cycle. In cycle I, the observer’s mean score for student learning independence is 77.03 with good criteria. In cycle II, the score increased to 94.76 with very good criteria. Therefore, it can be concluded that ARIAS learning model assisted by smartphone-based Castle Math application succeeded in significantly improving the students’ creative thinking skill which can be seen from the N-Gain value, test result, and students’ learning independence in each learning cycle.

Keywords

• ARIAS
• Castle math
• Android-based application

References

1. Hidayat, T., Darhim, D., Prabawanto, S., Dahlan, J. A., Fitriasari, P., Pratama, A,. Haryanto, H., & Fuadi, D. S. (2024). The application of ARIAS learning assisted by android-based castle math application. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (EPSTEM), 27, 136-144.