The use of instructional media in teaching and learning process

Oleh :
Wastuti Ariyani - K2206038 - Fak. KIP

ABSTRACT This study is based on the problems of the use of instructional media that have not been optimally used yet. It focuses on how the instructional media has been used in teaching and learning so far. It also identifies the effect of using the instructional media in teaching and learning process toward the students. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method. The researcher uses descriptive method because the data are in the form of words so that the data are best analyzed by describing them. Further, the researcher uses qualitative method since the description of the data is analyzed and interpreted in order to find out the meaning from the data. The sources of data of the research are events, informants, and document analysis. The data are taken from the interview conducted with two students and three lecturers from this department. The technique of collecting the data is a non-measurement technique because the data are in the form of words. Techniques in collecting the data are qualitative method. In qualitative method, the writer used observational and non-observational techniques. Observational techniques consist of observation while non-observational techniques consist of interviews and document analysis. The results of the observation and interview are in the form of field notes. The result of qualitative data is analyzed in three stages namely the data reduction, data presentation/data display, and conclusion drawing. The results of this research show that the uses of instructional media have run well although some of them are not used any longer or have not been optimally used yet. Most of the lecturers have collaborated their teaching and leaning process with the instructional media provided as well as the students. There are some factors determining the process of selecting instructional media in teaching and learning process. There are also some factors that cause the use of instructional media cannot be optimalized yet. In the teaching and learning process itself, the lecturers face technical and functional problems. Toward the students, the use of instructional media contributes positive effects that are promoting students’ motivation and attention. Moreover, it helps the students in the process of understanding the subject matter. At the end of the research, the writer wants to give some suggestions that this department, the lecturers, and the students maintain utilizing the instructional media that have been available in proper way