Development and students’ preception on smart ligand board game for coordination compound topic

• Main Authors: Safar, N., Juahir, Y., Ibrahim, M. M.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Coordination compounds; Games; Inorganic chemistry; Instructional aids; Pedagogy; Questionnaires; Students; Usability
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0149439

This study is conducted to develop a learning aid, SmartLigand Board Game, and identify the perceptions of Bachelor of Education (Chemistry) students in the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) towards it. This research employed design and development research (DDR) design, where the ADDIE model was utilized as a design model for the learning aid. A total of 123 students in fourth to sixth semester who enrolled in Inorganic Chemistry II (SKT3023) course was randomly selected as the research participants. The instrument for this study was validated by two experts in ensuring its content and pedagogical validity by calculating the Cohen Kappa value. The research instrument is a questionnaire of students’ perceptions towards SmartLigand Board Game which consists of three constructs: (i) motivation, (ii) content, and (iii) usability. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics-the calculation of mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) for each construct. The findings suggested that the content and pedagogical validity of the game were 0.98 and 0.83 respectively. Overall, the students strongly agreed with all the constructs in the questionnaire; motivational (M=3.68, SD=0.47), content (M=3.63, SD=0.50), and usability (M=3.66, SD=0.48). In conclusion, students strongly agreed that this game is suitable for self-learning with friends. Thus, SmartLigand Board Game is very potential in providing alternative to increasing students’ interest and level of mastery of Inorganic Chemistry II (SKT3023) and chemistry subjects in general.