Developing Powtoon as Interactive Media for Learning English, Thesis. English Education Study Program, Postgraduate Program, University of Islam Malang.

Abstract

Based on the results of pre-research, it is known that the learning media used are pictures and based on books. Media which is only in the form of images, so in terms of material the delivery is unclear, passive and difficult to understand. Meanwhile, what students need is media that is more interesting, such as media that has pictures and sounds, media that has material or an explanation of the contents of the material. This research and development aims to determine the feasibility, attractiveness of the video and the effectiveness of the results of Powtoon-based video development on English learning of various themes. Furthermore, students need media that can convey varied and innovative material by linking students' real lives, such as learning media in the form of Powtoon-based videos on English learning. So that it can generate student learning motivation in learning English. This research was conducted using the Research and Development (R&D) method using the ADDIE development model procedure using the Four-D (4D) development model which has four stages, namely Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate. Data collection techniques in this study used material expert validation questionnaires, media expert validation and linguist validation as well as the responses of educators and students.