Rani Oktavia, Rahmah Evita Putri, Khairil Arif
Science is compulsory subject at the junior high school level. Mastery of science material by students is highly prioritized so that students have the skills to solve daily problems related to science. One of the ways to develop this skill is by doing practical work. Electricity and magnetism are science subject matter that students should follow in the form of practical work because this material has a lot to do with problems in everyday life. However, the limited duration of learning time at school makes some science subject matter that should be studied in the form of practical work cannot be implemented. This happens because of the large amount of material that must be taught in accordance with the demands of the curriculum. Other factors that lead to not carrying out practical work are incomplete science laboratory facilities, inadequate teacher experience, and conditions that do not allow learning to occur directly in schools. The Mobile Virtual Laboratory is a virtual laboratory that can be accessed by students via an Android-based mobile phone so that students can learn practical work anywhere and anytime. This article describes an analysis of the needs of the Mobile Virtual Laboratory in teaching science in junior high schools for electricity and magnetism. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Department of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof Hamka, Padang, 25131, Indonesia
