DEVELOPING ANDROID APPLICATION BASED ON AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS IN GRADE VII OF MTSN 6 SLEMAN

Abstract

This study is aimed at 1) describing the target needs and learning needs of grade VII students of the Junior High School in terms of teaching descriptive texts; and 2) developing suitable augmented reality for teaching descriptive texts to grade VII students of the Junior High School. The study is research and development (R&D) using the 4-D model by Thiagarajan. In the first phase, defining, initial needs are defined. Second, in developing, a prototype of the augmented reality application is developed together with the teacher’s book. Third, in validation, the developed product is subjected to reviews by experts and feedback is obtained. Finally, in dissemination, result of the study is published in the website. The research subjects were grade VII students of MTsN 6 Sleman, Class VII A consisting of 33 students. Data were analyzed quantitatively by using descriptive statistics in the forms of numbers and percentages. Findings show that the developed product is rated as very good and is considered appropriate to be used in class.

Keywords: augmented reality, descriptive texts