Pre-service mathematics teachers’ responses to the usability of the Countopia Application developed using MIT App Inventor 2 in the context on integer operations
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https://doi.org/10.30659/iem.v1i2.55565Kata Kunci:
Integer operations, pre-service teachers, usability, MIT App Inventor 2, Android applicationAbstrak
Integer operations, particularly those involving negative numbers, remain difficult not only for school students but also for pre-service teachers, who will later teach the concept. Android-based learning media built with MIT App Inventor 2 (AI2) have been widely reported for school and vocational students, but little is known about how pre-service teachers judge such media for integer operations. This study aimed to describe the usability of Countopia, an Android-based learning application on integer operations developed with MIT AI2, as perceived by pre-service teachers. This descriptive quantitative study had two stages: designing the application and testing its usability. In the testing stage, 32 pre-service mathematics teachers at a private university in Yogyakarta used the application and completed the 30-item USE Questionnaire, which covers usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. The data were analysed using mean scores and categorised with criteria based on the ideal mean and ideal standard deviation. The overall mean score was 108.41, which falls in the “Very Good” category, and all four aspects were also categorised as “Very Good”. These results indicate high perceived usability of Countopia among pre-service mathematics teachers. This study contributes a usability-tested application for integer operations and empirical evidence of pre-service teachers’ acceptance of it, which can serve as a basis for further development and for future studies of its effect on learning outcomes; learning outcomes were not measured here.
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