Description:
Researchers had conducted research and development to produce simple machines
props and its usage worksheet. Simple machines props were developed aimed at trained
students' science process skills. The researchers also describe the feasibility of simple machines
props. The feasibility was seen from the validity of props and worksheet; practicality; the
effectiveness; and student’s science processes skill. The props are tested by 34 students of class
VIII SMPN 26 Banjarmasin. The research method was the ADDIE development model. The
data collection techniques were through pretest-posttest, response questionnaires, and
questionnaires of validation for 2 media expert and 1 learning expert. The result shows that the
simple machines' props were highly valid criteria (4.225) and the worksheet had a valid criteria
(3.85); the practicality of the props was considered practical based on student response with
good category (benefit= 78.24, efficiency= 68.32, convenience= 73.87); The effectivity of the
props was effective based on the N-gain score with high criteria (0.69); and the student’s
science processes skill had good criteria. The conclusion is the simple machines props is
feasible to use as media to train and improving science processes skill of junior high school's
students.