Visual-based learning media in the form of snakes and ladders game to improve teaching and learning quality in elementary school

Efendi Gultom

Authors

Efendi Gultom Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, Indonesia Author

Keywords:

Alternative Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Game-Based Learning, Student Learning Interest

Abstract

The quality of education in elementary level is demanded to always be better along with the world’s changing. Teacher as the leading role in teaching and studying activity is expected to be able using acceptable media to improve student’s learning interest. Visual based teaching media in game formation is one of effective alternative media to improve the studying quality. Children in elementary level have tendency to play. Fun and relaxing situation will help children to increase their learning interest. There is a new paradigm recently that through playing children will be able to learn more and their studying activity will be more effective when the situation is set to be fun. The developing of this learning media in the form of snake and lader game is aimed to give discourse about alternative teavhing media for elementary level. The using of this alternative media is expected to improve the quality of teaching and studying activity in elementary level

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