Abstract:
For Mathematics Education Study Program, Mathematics of Economics is a subject
where Mathematics is applied in Economics. In this course, mathematical concepts and theories
which have been studied in the previous semesters have to be applied in Economics that is new
for the students. For this kind of subject, the lecturer has to be more creative in the class so that
the lesson will be more interesting and understandable. The aim of this research is to know the
improvement of learning motivation in Mathematics of Economics through the use of
multimedia development using Visual Basic for Application (VBA) in the class. This
multimedia is presented in the form of a game in Microsoft PowerPoint (PPt) program.
Respondents of this study were 34 students of class A in the fourth semester of Mathematics
Education study program of Teacher Training and Education Faculty at Universitas Islam
Malang who were taking this course. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with
data collection techniques using observation and interview techniques. The observation sheet
and the interview guidelines used here are arranged based on indicators measuring learning
motivation. The result shows that the use of multimedia development with VBA can improve
the students’ learning motivation to study Mathematics of Economics. The recalling of
mathematical concepts and theories which have been studied before can be more interesting in
the form of a game, while the new Economics concepts and theories with the mathematical
application inside can be understood easily in the form of competition that enhances the
motivation.
