Unnes Science Education Journal
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): April 2025

Effectiveness of Supplement Apps on Human Auditory System as STEM-Based Learning Media to Enhance Junior High School Students’ Analytical Thinking Skills

Yazid, Muhammad Abdau (Unknown)
Marwoto, Putut (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Apr 2025

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of STEM-based learning media, the Supplement Apps Human Auditory System, in enhancing students’ analytical thinking skills. This product was developed in Hypertext Markup Language (.html) and follows a quantitative quasi-experimental design with a pre-test posttest nonequivalent control group. The research involved 136 eighth-grade students from a state junior high school 2 Tengaran, Semarang Regency, selected through cluster random sampling to form experimental and control groups. The application integrates Learning Outcomes & Objectives, Materials, Simulations, and Interactive Evaluations and is accessible via https://sahas.nim.my.id/, enabling seamless distribution for instructional use. The paired sample t-test results indicate a statistically significant improvement, with a t-value of 11.92 and an average N-gain score of 0.30 (moderate category). These findings indicate that the Supplement Apps Human Auditory System learning media effectively enhances analytical thinking skills, making it a promising tool for STEM-based education in junior high schools.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

usej

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Subject

Education

Description

This journal publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy, and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and ...