UJICOBA KELAYAKAN PROGRAM MULTIMEDIA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENULIS PARAGRAF

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Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan mengujicobakan kelayakan CD multimedia yang berjudul “Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Paragraf†untuk mahasiswa perguruan tinggi. Ujicoba kelayakan ini mencakup pemahaman mengenai konsep paragraf, proses penulisan, dan kualitas desain multimedia. Responden penelitian ini adalah lima belas mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi, Unika Atma Jaya. Data dikumpulkan dengan cara observasai, pengisian kuesioner, dan diskusi kelompok berfokus (FGD). Data dianalisa secara deskriptif kualitatif. Dari ujicoba ini ditemukan bahwa setelah belajar dengan alat bantu multimedia, responden lebih memahami bagaimana menulis paragraf secara efektif. Namun demikian, mereka masih perlu berlatih menggunakan transisi pengait antarkalimat yang menghubungkan satu gagasan dengan gagasan berikutnya. Responden juga mendapat pengalaman baru dan menyenangkan sebagai teman sejawat di antara mereka yang dapat saling memberikan koreksi dan umpan balik. Dalam hal desain, ditemukan bahwa jenis huruf, warna teks, waktu perpindahan antarslide, serta musik pengiring dalam CD multimedia ini perlu direvisi.Kata kunci: multimedia, paragraf, teman sejawat, koreksi, umpan balikAbstract:This study aims to carry out a feasibility trial of multimedia-based learning content “Improving Paragraph Writing Competency†for university students. The feasibility includes the understanding on the concept of paragraph, writing process, and the multimedia design quality. Respondents of this study were fifteen students at Faculty of Economics, Atma Jaya Catholic University. The data were collected through observation, questionnaire, as well as focus group discussion, and they were analyzed by using qualitative descriptive method. This study found that after studying by multimedia-based learning content, respondents understood more on how to write effective paragraph. However, they still just need some exercises on how to use transition words to connect one idea in a sentence to another idea in the following sentence. The students also had a new and interesting experience in which they became peers and gave each other correction as well as feedback. Regarding to the design, the multimedia-based learning content still need some improvement in terms of letter type, text color, transition-slide timing, and background music.Keywords: multimedia, paragraph, peers, correction, feedback