Development Of Android-Based Learning on The Social Impact of Informatics

Abstract

The rapid advancement of mobile technology necessitates innovative pedagogical approaches that leverage students' familiarity with digital devices. This study addresses the pedagogical challenges in teaching the social impact of informatics at SMP Negeri 11 Sungai Kakap, where limited school facilities and teachers' reliance on conventional textbooks have resulted in suboptimal learning engagement. Employing the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) research and development model, this research developed an Android-based interactive learning application utilizing MIT App Inventor. The media incorporated multimedia elements including textual explanations, animated videos generated through artificial intelligence, audio narration, and interactive quizzes aligned with the Merdeka Curriculum for eighth-grade informatics. Validation was conducted through expert assessment and user trials involving five students in a small-scale trial and twenty-five students in a large-scale implementation. Media experts rated the application with an average score of 3.47 (SD = 0.12), categorized as "very feasible," while material experts awarded a mean score of 3.44 (SD = 0.15), also classified as "very feasible." The large-scale user trial yielded a mean score of 3.54 across four dimensions: usability and navigation (3.75), presentation clarity (3.53), aesthetics (3.38), and instructional quality (3.50). These findings demonstrate that the developed Android-based learning media meets technical and pedagogical standards for classroom implementation and significantly enhances student engagement in understanding the social implications of information technology. The study contributes to the growing body of evidence supporting mobile learning as an effective strategy for delivering complex socio-technical concepts in secondary education contexts with limited technological infrastructure.