important is how teachers can afford to give encouragement and learn how to develop and drive the motivation so that students can
achieve the desired learning outcomes. By using the new learning techniques and creative, then
facilitate teachers in presenting material to students so that students are motivated to learn independently and have good learning
results.
2. Learning Media Eductional Game Tax Detective
a. Definition of Learning Media
Media is a plural of the word medium meaning an intermediary or introduction. The Word applies to media activities
or businesses, such as media in the message Wina Sanjaya, 2006. Robert Hanick in Arsyad Azhar 2011: 4 defines the media
is something that carries information between the source and receiver of information. Still in the same angle, Kemp and Dayton
in Arsyad Azhar 2011: 4 suggests the role of media in the communication is as a sender transfer that is transmitting the
message from the sender to the recipient of the message or information receiver.
From that description, it can be concluded that the leaning media is as tools of graphic, photographic or electronic to catch,
process and reconstruct visual information or vebal that can stimulate students to learn.
b. Clasification of Learning Media
One feature of the learning media is media that contain and carry a message or information to recipients example students.
therefore need to be designed and developed an effective media to ensure the occurrence of learning. The following classification of
learning media according to Taksonomi Leshin, et al Azhar Arsyad, 2011:
1 Human-based Media. Human-based media is the media used to transmit and communicate a message or information through
style tutorial. This media is helpful specially when our goal is change the attitude or would like to directly involved in
monitoring student learning. 2 Print-based Media. The print-based media is the media used to
transmit and communicate a message or information through text book, Guidebook, journals, magazines, and the sheets off.
The print-based media are demanding some elements to note such as: Organization, formatting, consistency, attractiveness,
size, and spacing. 3 Visual-based Media. Visual-based media is the media used to
transmit and communicate a message or information through the image representations paintings or photographs, diagrams,
maps, and graphs.
4 Audio Visual Media. Audio visual based media is the media used to transmit and communicate a message or information
that combines the use of sound and picture make. 5 Computer-based Media. Computer-based media is the media
used to transmit and communicate a message or information using the computer as a Manager in the learning process
Computer Managed InstructionCMI.
c. Function of Learning Media
