Development of Interactive Whiteboard Media To Learning Animal and Plant in the Kindergarten

摘要

The aim of this research is to develop Media Interactive WhiteBoard with Constructivist Model in Animal and plant course. The specific targets to be achieved in this study is to test the effectiveness of Interactive WhiteBoard learning media with the Constructivist Model in the course of Animal and plant Studies in the OPEN University of Semarang. Procedure of learning device development using model developed by Borg and Gall covering 10 stages, namely (1) Research and information collecting, (2) Planning, (3) Develop preliminary form of product, (4) Preliminary field testing, (5) Main product revision, (6) Main field testing, (7) Operational product revision, (8) Operational field testing, (9) Final product revision, (10) Dissemination and implementation. In this study, the steps taken are only limited to major product revisions. The results showed that Media Interactive Whiteboard has been validated by two material validators and 1 media validator obtained percentage indicator of 90.8%. While the assessment from media experts showed the percentage indicator of 91.7%. These percentages are categorized as "Excellent" criteria because they are located between 81%-100%. And it has been declared eligible to be used in the learning process in animal and plant courses.