PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS (SMA) SWASTA SALATIGA

Learning media is a tool to improve teaching and learning process to achieve better learning outcome. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The purpose of this research was 1) to know the types of biology learning media found in senior high school at Salatiga, 2) to analyze the application of media in the process of biology learning in senior high school at Salatiga, 3) to know the factors that influence the use of learning media in private senior high school at Salatiga. Techniques and data collection tools were questionnaires, interviews, observation, and documentation. Data were obtained from biology teachers and high school students in Salatiga. Data analysis techniques include the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. Based on the result of research, it can be concluded that the complete type of learning media is learning media contained in school B, ie print media, visual, audio-visual, realia, game, electronic or computer. The highest of media type used by biology teacher printed media. According to the teacher, subjects that most need learning media are biotechnology, metabolism, plant growth, genetic material, heredity of Mendel, evolution, the origin of life, cell reproduction. Factors that influence media using were material difficulty level, media availability level, level of preparedness of student, time and number of students. Kata kunci: media pembelajaran biologi, sekolah menengah ata