Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Riski Amran Saleh. (2025) Pengembangan Game Edukasi Matematika Aljabar Quest pada Materi Bentuk Aljabar Kelas VII SMP. [Skripsi. Universitas Syiah Kuala]. Dibawah bimbingan Mukhlis Hidayat, S.Pd., M. Kom,. dan Dra Bintang Zaura, M.Pd.
Perkembangan teknologi berperan penting dalam dunia pendidikan, termasuk dalam meningkatkan minat dan motivasi belajar siswa. Salah satu cara pemanfaatan teknologi dalam pendidikan yaitu dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi dalam proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran berupa game edukasi Aljabar Quest pada materi bentuk aljabar berbasis Android menggunakan software Unity serta menguji kualitasnya berdasarkan aspek kevalidan dan kepraktisan. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya minat dan motivasi siswa serta penggunaan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi yang masih kurang dalam pembelajaran matematika, khususnya pada materi bentuk aljabar. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Research and Development (R&D) dengan jenis pendekatan System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) menggunakan model pengembangan Waterfall, yang mencakup tahap analysis (analisis), design (desain), implementation (implementasi), dan testing (pengujian). Subjek penelitian terdiri dari validator ahli dalam bidang media dan materi, serta siswa kelas VII SMPN 5 Banda Aceh. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi lembar validasi ahli media dan materi, serta angket respon siswa untuk mengukur kepraktisan game. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan game Aljabar Quest menggunakan model Waterfall melalui empat tahap: analisis, desain, implementasi, dan pengujian. Pada tahap analisis, diperoleh hasil bahwa siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami bentuk aljabar serta memiliki minat dan motivasi belajar yang rendah akibat minimnya media pembelajaran interaktif, sehingga diperlukan pengembangan media pembelajaran baru. Tahap desain menghasilkan rancangan awal alur game dalam bentuk desain kasar yang dibuat menggunakan software Unity. Selanjutnya, tahap implementasi menghasilkan sebuah game edukasi yang dapat dijalankan oleh pengguna. Terakhir, tahap pengujian menunjukkan bahwa produk yang dikembangkan valid dari segi media dan materi serta praktis berdasarkan respons pengguna. Hasil validasi menunjukkan kevalidan media sebesar 95% dan materi 97% (sangat valid), serta tingkat kepraktisan 93% (sangat praktis). Dengan demikian, game ini dinyatakan layak sebagai media pembelajaran matematika untuk materi bentuk aljabar di kelas VII SMP.

Kata kunci: Game edukasi, bentuk aljabar, minat dan motivasi belajar, model Waterfall.

Riski Amran Saleh. (2025) Development of Algebra Quest Mathematics Educational Game on Algebraic Form Material Class VII Junior High School. [Thesis. Syiah Kuala University]. Under the guidance of Mukhlis Hidayat, S.Pd., M. Kom and Dra Bintang Zaura, M.Pd. The development of technology plays an important role in the world of education, including in increasing students' interest and motivation to learn. One way to utilize technology in education is by using technology-based learning media in the learning process. This study aims to develop learning media in the form of Algebra Quest educational game on Android-based algebraic form material using Unity software and test its quality based on aspects of validity and practicality. This research is motivated by the low interest and motivation of students and the use of technology-based learning media that is still lacking in learning mathematics, especially in the material of algebraic form. The research method used is Research and Development (R&D) with a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) approach using the Waterfall development model, which includes the stages of analysis, design, implementation, and testing. The research subjects consisted of expert validators in the field of media and materials, as well as students of class VII SMPN 5 Banda Aceh. The instruments used include media and material expert validation sheets, as well as student response questionnaires to measure the practicality of the game. The results showed that the development of Algebra Quest game using Waterfall model through four stages: analysis, design, implementation, and testing. At the analysis stage, it was found that students had difficulty in understanding algebraic forms and had low interest and motivation to learn due to the lack of interactive learning media, so the development of new learning media was needed. The design stage produced an initial design of the game flow in the form of a rough design made using Unity software. Furthermore, the implementation stage produces an educational game that can be run by users. Finally, the testing stage shows that the developed product is valid in terms of media and material and practical based on user responses. The validation results showed the validity of the media of 95% and the material of 97% (very valid), as well as the level of practicality of 93% (very practical). Thus, this game is declared feasible as a mathematics learning media for algebraic form material in grade VII SMP. Keywords: Educational game, algebraic form, learning interest and motivation, Waterfall model.