Improving Students Multiplication Operation Learning Outcomes Through the Use of PhET Interactive Simulation Media
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https://doi.org/10.31949/jee.v8i4.16589Abstract
This research employs a quasi-experimental design to examine how effective PhET Interactive Simulations are in improving third-grade elementary students’ learning outcomes in multiplication operations. The research design used is a pretest-posttest control group design. The research subjects consisted of 64 third-grade students of State Elementary School x Bandung Regency, which were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group (using PhET Interactive Simulations media) and the control group (using conventional methods). Data were collected through learning outcome tests. The hypothesis in this study is H0, namely there is no difference in the average between the learning outcomes of the pretest and posttest, which means there is no effect of the use of Phet Interactive Simulation in improving student learning outcomes and Ha, namely there is a difference in the average between the learning outcomes of the pretest and posttest, which means there is an effect of the use of Phet Interactive Simulation in improving student learning outcomes. Data analysis was carried out quantitatively using descriptive analysis, normality tests, paired sample t-tests. The research findings showed that there was a significant difference between the learning outcomes of the experimental group and the control group. After calculations using SPSS, the Sig. (2-tailed) value was obtained at 0.00 <0.05. The results of the paired sample t-test and the known hypothesis indicate that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Based on these results, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of the PhET Interactive Simulation media before and after the implementation (posttest) in improving students' mathematics learning outcomes.
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Learning outcomes, Interactive media, elementary mathematics, multiplication, PhET Interactive SimulationDownloads
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