Integrasi AI Tutor dengan Simulasi Interaktif PHET untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Gelombang di Sekolah Menengah Atas
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https://doi.org/10.54065/pelita.6.1.2026.1008Keywords:
AI Tutor, Simulasi PhET, Pemahaman Konsep GelombangAbstract
Urgensi penelitian ini yaitu bahwa Integrasi AI Tutor dengan simulasi interaktif PhET menjadi mendesak karena pembelajaran konsep gelombang yang abstrak di SMA masih sulit dipahami siswa tanpa pendampingan adaptif dan visualisasi dinamis yang interaktif. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi efektivitas integrasi AI Tutor dengan simulasi interaktif PhET dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep optik peserta didik di SMA Negeri 4 Luwu. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan Research and Development (R&D) model Borg & Gall yang dimodifikasi, meliputi analisis kebutuhan, pengembangan produk, validasi ahli, uji coba terbatas, serta implementasi lapangan. Desain kuasi-eksperimental digunakan untuk membandingkan hasil belajar antara kelompok eksperimen yang menggunakan AI Tutor–PhET dan kelompok kontrol yang hanya menggunakan simulasi PhET. Sebanyak 60 peserta didik kelas XI terlibat sebagai sampel penelitian. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi tes pemahaman konsep, angket respons, dan lembar observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan signifikan pemahaman konsep optik pada kelompok eksperimen dibandingkan kelompok kontrol (p < 0,05). Nilai normalized gain kelompok eksperimen berada pada kategori sedang (g = 0,60), sedangkan kelompok kontrol berada pada kategori rendah. Selain itu, 87% peserta didik menyatakan AI Tutor memberikan umpan balik yang membantu dan meningkatkan motivasi belajar. Integrasi AI Tutor–PhET terbukti efektif dalam memperkuat pemahaman konsep optik, meningkatkan keterlibatan belajar, serta mendukung pembelajaran abad ke-21 yang adaptif dan berbasis teknologi.
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