107 and the possibility of students to learn on their own according to their
ability and interest. It is also in accordance with the theories has proposed by
Suprihatiningrum 2013: 320-321 that the learning media has the main function are the function of attention, motivation, affection,
compensatory, psychomotor, and evaluation. Attentional function is attracted the attention of students to show something interesting from the
media. The motivation function is awareness of students to study harder. The affection function is emotional awareness, and attitudes towards the
subject matter and others. The compensatory function is accommodate students who are weak in accepting and understanding the lessons
presented in text or verbal. The psychomotor function, allows students to perform an activity in the motor. The evaluation function is able to assess
the students ability to respond to learning.
D. Strengths and Weaknesses of Media
The strengths of Accounting Snake and Ladder as a developed learning media are as follows:
1. The game board has two functions: as a board game and as a packaging of
other games devices cards, game rules, etc.. 2.
Accounting Snake and Ladder Media include the material card that allows students easy to understand the special journal material.
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Accounting Snakes and Ladders media are equipped with a questions card that can be used to evaluate the students understanding of the special
journal material. 4.
Accounting Snake and Ladder Media equipped with the motivation card that ca
n be used to add the students‟ motivation in learning. 5.
Accounting Snake and Ladder Media equipped with handout materials and questions that can be used by teachers and students who become a jury as a
reference in the game. 6.
On Accounting Snakes and Ladders, media provided the answer sheets for students which allow students to write answers to the multiple choice
questions, short field questions, and processing of the special journal entry. 7.
The types of questions are variated so students are not saturated when they work on the problems.
8. The game board matter made of wooden planks covered with stickers and
scotlet so durable, not easy to wet and dirty. 9.
This Accounting Snakes and Ladders Media can make learning more enjoyable so that can improve students learning motivation.
10. This Accounting Snake and Ladder Media make students try to study
independently and compete sportively. The weaknesses of Accounting
Snake and Ladder as a developed learning media are as follows:
1. The display of snake and ladder as a learning media is simple so that for
some students still seen as less attractive.
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The quality of the card box matter easy to peel or tear if not carefully unfolded.
3. Each player in the snake and ladder media has a different level of
understanding so that players who have a higher level of understanding would be easier to answer the questions that are provided in the snake and
ladder media. 4.
If it is less clear when explaining the rules of games, then students will be confused in the running of the game.
5. The questions that are written on Question Cards have not been tested for
validity. 6.
When the media is implemented in a learning process, if the learning environment is not well controlled, it will make a rowdy in the classroom.
E. Limitation of Research and Development
