Increasing Student Productivity and Learning Motivation through Training and Implementing MIT App Inventor Software at SMP 7 Muhammadiyah of Yogyakarta

Abstract

At SMP Muhammadiyah 7 Yogyakarta, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) classes have been implemented for a long time, but the motivation and productivity of ICT students still needs to be improved because the school is still focused on understanding and practicing using ICT media. Therefore, MIT App Inventor software design training to control robot movement (arm- robot) was carried out to increase motivation and learning productivity for students at SMP Muhammadiyah 7 Yogyakarta. This training is carried out face to face directly to students in the classroom. Students are divided into 7 groups, where each group consists of 7 students. Each group had several laptops and was given the MIT App Inventor software design module to access the application, start designing, create a layout, create block coding, integrate the MIT App Inventor program into Android and connect Android as a face-to-face controller to move the Arm-robot. In this training, students succeeded in enthusiastically creating software from the general introduction to design stage, creating layouts and coding blocks to being able to connect and control the arm- robot. Apart from being able to improve ICT skills, this training is also able to boost students’ enthusiasm and productivity in learning.