Green Solver Card Game: Needs Analysis and Design for Green Chemistry Learning

Siregar Aliya Rahma; Maasje Catherine Watulingas; Mukhamad Nurhadi

doi:10.31764/paedagoria.v17i2.38132

Green Solver Card Game: Needs Analysis and Design for Green Chemistry Learning

Siregar Aliya Rahma, Maasje Catherine Watulingas, Mukhamad Nurhadi

Abstract

This research is driven by the instructional saturation and passive learning environment observed in green chemistry education at SMAN 8 Samarinda. The study aims to conduct a needs analysis and design an interactive learning medium called the Green Solver card game to increase student engagement and conceptual understanding. Using the Research and Development (R&D) approach with the ADDIE model, this research is specifically limited to the analysis and design stages. The subjects involved in this preliminary study were 1 chemistry teacher and 189 tenth-grade students as the primary data sources. The analysis stage, conducted through interviews and questionnaires, revealed that 76.2% of students found existing static media uninteresting, while 92.1% expressed a strong preference for the integration of game-based learning. In the design stage, the Green Solver card game was developed by adapting the "Truth or Dare" social mechanism into two strategic components: Theory cards and Action cards. Theory cards serve as retrieval practice tools to strengthen conceptual memory, whereas Action cards incorporate gamified challenges and environmental problem-solving tasks to alleviate learning anxiety and promote social collaboration. The resulting design includes a comprehensive guidebook, a tiered scoring system (5-40 points), and visual elements optimized for cognitive processing through dual coding. This study successfully produced a prototype blueprint that offers a holistic solution to transform classroom dynamics from passive to active learning.

Keywords

Green Solver; Card Game; Green Chemistry; ADDIE; Game-Based Learning.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31764/paedagoria.v17i2.38132