LGate-S: Simulation Media for Learning Logic Gate
Harsa Wara Prabawa, Rizky Rachman Judhie, Jajang Kusnendar, Erni Nuraeni
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Learning process in Vocational High Schools (SMK) has different characteristics from public schools which is more focused on productive subjects or practices. This condition is a particular obstacle, especially if students are confronted with material that tends to be conceptual, such as a Computer System. Computer System Material is material that studies the concepts of mathematical calculations that occur in the computing process. The inaccuracy of student knowledge on the basic concepts of Computer Systems will have an impact on the mastery of the material in other learning. This study tries to develop a learning type of simulation type because theoretically simulation is considered more effective in helping students with high levels of anxiety in understanding a topic because it presents a series of contextual objects/content that demands student involvement in conducting experiments. This simulation media was tested on 84 Vocational High School students in the IT field in several schools in the city of Bandung. From three times of media testing, the results are obtained that the simulation media can make students better understand the concept of abstract logic material because the material is visualized by simulations on electric circuit illustrations that are made as if the user is in a real situation. Nevertheless, the simulation media still need to be improved, especially in terms of the scenario of the presentation of the exercise and the complexity of the cases presented.
Keywords: Simulation, logic gate, computer system
Topic: Computer Science Education