[EN] The Effectiveness of Development of Brain-Based Arabic Learning Media with a Neuroscience Approach to Muhammadiyah Vocational High School Students in the Covid-19 Period

Abstract

The problem at SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta is that students struggle to understand Arabic due to conventional teaching methods and reliance on textbook-based learning. This approach limits comprehension and engagement. The cause lies in outdated techniques that do not cater to students' individual needs. By integrating neuroscience-based media, the study aimed to improve learning outcomes, resulting in increased comprehension and higher average scores. This approach effectively addressed traditional learning challenges. This study aimed to develop Arabic learning media based on neuroscience in SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta. Neuroscience as the learning media has the goal to improve the students’ learning outcomes. The data were obtained from documents and interviews. The results of the classification of reputable National and International journals, as well as interviews, were conducted with 20 students and 2 teachers. The study’s result prove that Arabic learning media based on neuroscience could improve the students’ learning outcomes in learning Arabic with an average score  of 77.58/B+. The combination of  attractive learning media and neuroscience theory is an approach that could stimulate students. The analysis of learning media continued based on neuroscience to the stages of product design, development, evaluation to revision, resulting in data that student learning outcomes were well arranged. The weakness of neuroscience as the Arabic learning media was on the results of the students’ population data, only a few students did not understand to improve students' Arabic learning outcomes. Therefore, the development of neuroscience as Arabic learning media required further research, the implications of developing Arabic learning media based on neuroscience could provide creativity to teachers and help the students in learning Arabic, especially in SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta.