Vol 8 No 1 (2014): Research in Education Technology, Pedagogy & Technology

 Abdullah Abdullah, Mochammad Hariadi, Christyowidiasmoro 

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Abstract

Students’ cognitive level classifcation which is used for monitoring students’ learning progress is very much needed in education. The application of students’ cognitive classifcation method through educational games has not been widely explored. Schools generally use students’ mean score calculation to determine students’ cognitive level which needs recalculation when new students come. One alternative is to apply Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) method and the use of computer games to create educational-game-based learning media which include pedagogic elements. The developed product is expected to be able to measure students’ cognitive level in comprehending a mathematical concept trigonometry comparison based on students’ input after playing the educational game. The method used is LVQ which is used for classifying students’ cognitive level into two levels: upper class (KA) and lower class (KB). The classifcation is based on 5 parameters: the number of correct answers (JB), the number of wrong answers (JS), the number of delayed answers (TJ), the number of steps (JL) and time taken (W). The testing of the LVQ method is conducted at SMAN (Public Senior High School) 1 Genteng, Kabupaten Banyuwangi on year 10 students. The testing results are inputted as data for the developed system which produce classifcation output of two classes: 35% upper class and 53% lower class.