THE EFFECT OF EDUTAINMENT ON STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOME, MOTIVATION AND RETENTION ON HUMAN REGULATORY SYSTEM GRADE XI-IA OF SMAN 1 TEBING TINGGI ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013.

THE EFFECT OF EDUTAINMENT ON STUDENTS LEARNING
OUTCOME, MOTIVATION AND RETENTION ON HUMAN
REGULATORY SYSTEM GRADE XI-IA OF SMAN 1
TEBING TINGGI ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

By:
Dewi Sahfitri Tanjung
SID: 409342017
Biology Bilingual Education

UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
Submitted to fulfill the requirement for the degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN
MEDAN
2013

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, the deepest thank and praise the writer prayed to the
Almighty God, Allah SWT for blessing hence writer is able to finish this thesis
entitled “The Effect of Edutainment on Students Learning Outcome, Motivation
and Retention on Human Regulatory System Grade XI-IA of SMAN 1 Tebing
Tinggi Academic Year 2012/2013” to fulfill one of the requirement for the degree
of Sarjana Pendidikan in Biology Department, FMIPA Unimed.
The writer gratefully acknowledge the deepest gratitude to Prof. Dr.
Herbert Sipahutar, MS, M.Sc. as writer thesis supervisor who has generously
spent precious time in giving the guidance, encouragement, comments and
suggestions until this thesis comes to its present form. The enormous appreciation
is addressed to Dr.rer.nat.Binari Manurung, M.Si., Dra. Meida Nugrahalia, M.Sc.,
and Drs. Syarifuddin, M.Sc., Ph.D. as the examiners for their criticisms and
valuable advices. The writer would also like to thank Drs. Tri Harsono, M.Si. as
the chairman of Biology Department, Mr. Syamsuddin for his administrative
assistance, and all lecturers of Biology Bilingual Education Program. Special
thanks are extended to Mhd.Syarif, M.Si., M.Pd. as the headmaster of SMAN 1
Tebing Tinggi and Biology teachers who helping the writer during the research.
Finally, the writer deeply gratitude and forever indebted to beloved

parents, Pamilihan Tanjung and Ummi Kalsum, S.PdI., for their endless love,
unfailing support and encouragement throughout the entire life, and also my
lovely younger sisters, Uswatun Hasanah, Hilda Masito and Wardatul Mawaddah
for their support. Lucky to have amazing friends in Biology Bilingual’09 for
togetherness during this four years, and especially sevenfold –Nina, Ismi , Sri,
Dwi, Shofia, Viza- who made my time more colorful and for being great best
friends. Thank all the people who helping and supporting the writer in any other
way. May Allah reward all those who have contributed in the completion of t his
thesis. Hopefully, this thesis will be beneficial to contribute ideas in education.
Medan, 28 July 2013
Writer,
Dewi Sahfitri Tanjung
SID. 409342017

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ABSTRACT

Dewi Sahfitri Tanjung. The Effect of Edutainment on Students Learning
Outcome, Motivation and Retention on Human Regulatory System Grade

XI-IA of SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi Academic Year 2012/2013. Undergraduate
Thesis. Universitas Negeri Medan. 2013.

A pedagogical strategy that aims to entertain while providing educational
content, known as “Edutainment (Education + Entertainment)” , has recently
developed as a rescue instructional style aimed at increasing students motivation
in the classroom and affected students learning outcome and retain the
information in long term memory. By accenting lectures with slides, animation, or
multimedia productions, a sound-bite generation is lured into engaging with
theoretical disciplinary topics. This research is done to answer the questions if
Edutainment has effect on students learning outcome, motivation and retention.
To answer this questions, research was held in SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi. The
population was all of the XI Science students. Sample was taken randomly with
the cluster process (cluster random sampling). The research used this sampling
because the classes were homogen. The proof that the class was homogen by
doing pretest to decide the experimental class and control class. The method used
in learning outcome test was by giving 25 multiple choice questions to students to
measure students cognitive knowledge, while students motivation was measured
by giving 20 questionaire to students. After one week of observation, teacher
tested students retention by giving equal questions with post test. The result of this

research obtained that average of students learning outcome in using Edutainment
87.43, it was higher compared with the result of students learning outcome with
traditional method 80.61. It was also proved by hypothesis test that stated Ha was
accepted. While to proof the effect of Edutainment on students motivation, the
average score of experiment and control class were compared. The result, students
learning using Edutainment 83.14 was higher compared with the result of students
motivation with traditional method 79.03, Ha was accepted. In spite of it, the
information given by teacher can be retained until the next week by experiment
class, with score 86.63. Compared with control class, the score after one week was
descreased into 79.88. This result showed that control class cannot retain the
information because most of the method used only lecturing by teacher. So, it can
be concluded that Edutainment has positive effect on students learning outcome,
motivation and retention on human regulatory system oin grade XI Science
SMAN. 1 Tebing Tinggi Academic Year 2012/2013.
Keyword: Edutainment, post test, motivation, retention

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TABLE OF CONTENT
Biography

Abstract
Acknowledgement
Table of Content
List of Tables
List of Figure

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

1.6

Background
Problem Identification
Problem Scope
Research Questions
Research Objectives
Significances of Research

1
3
4
4
5
5

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1
2.2
2.3

2.4
2.5
2.6

Bloom’s Taxonomies
Motivation
Memory Retention
Edutainment
Human Regulatory System
Research Hypothesis

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10
12
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1

3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7

Location and Time
Population and Sample
Research Variables
Research Design
Research Instrument
Research Procedure
Data Analysis

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CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1
4.2

The Result
Discussion

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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
4.1
4.2

Conclusion
Recommendation

REFERENCES
APPENDICES

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56
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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1

The Original of Taxonomy

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7

Table 2.2. A Taxonomy for Learning, Research, and Assessing:
A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain

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Table 3.1

Number of XI IA students of SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi

38

Table 3.2

Research design

39

Table 3.3

Grating tests of students conceptual knowledge in human

Table 3.4

regulatory system

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Teaching and learning activities

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LIST OF FIGURE
Page
Figure 2.1
Figure 2.2
Figure 2.3
Figure 2.4
Figure 2.5
Figure 2.6
Figure 2.7
Figure 2.8
Figure 2.9
Figure 2.10
Figure 2.11
Figure 2.12
Figure 2.13
Figure 2.14
Figure 3.1
Figure 4.1
Figure 4.2
Figure 4.3
Figure 4.4

Model of Memory
Human Regulatory System
Nerve Cells
Stages of action potential in unmyelinated axons
Chemical synapses transmit signals from
one neuron to another
Reflex Arc
Brain Division
Spinal Cord
The endocrine system in females and males
Eyes part
Ears part
Tongue part
Nose part
Skin part
Research procedure
The comparison of pre-test score on experiment
and control class
The comparison of post-test score on experiment
and control class
The comparison of motivation score on experiment
and control class
The comparison of retention score on experiment
and control class

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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Conclusion
Because the research result and discussion have been described in the previous
chapter, the research conclusions can be drawn as follows:
1.

There is an effect of Edutainmetn on students’ learning outcome on human
regulatory system for grade XI-IA of SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi academic year
2012/2013. The students’ learning outcome in experimental and control class
is significantly different, where students learning outcome in experimental
class that taught with Edutainment is higher than students in control class that
taught with traditional strategy.

2.

There is an effect of Edutainment on students’ motivation on human
regulatory system for grade XI-IA SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi academic year
2012/2013. Motivation of students in experimental class that taught with
Edutainment showed better results than students in control class that taught
with traditional strategy.

3.

There is an effect of Edutainment on students’ retention on human regulatory
system topic for grade XI-IA SMAN 1 Tebing Tinggi academic year
2012/2013. Students’ retention in experimental class that taught with
Edutainment is better than students’ retention in control class that taught with
traditional strategy.

5.2. Recommendation
Looking at the findings, conclusions and the discussion of the results, the
following is presented some suggestions that expected to be meaningful to all
parties who use this research information, both as literature and / or for the benefit
of advanced research, among others:
1. Edutainment strategy requires a high performance at the planning stage,
therefore Lesson Plan which is used as a treatment when to be applied by

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teachers in their respective schools, should be revised in accordance with
the characteristics of learners and real conditions of classrooms where
learning takes place.
2. Animation and video used in Edutainment still needs to be reviewed and
sorted and come with questions that can stimulate students thinking skills.
3. Edutainment strategy result can be influenced by factors that have not been
able to control, so it still needs to be done further research on a numerous
and widespread samples.

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