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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

This development research aims to design and build an verbal and body language data types and observing
application as a guide for users (students and lecturers) gesture/sign language data types, social interactions,
to increase knowledge and skills regarding the actions, atmosphere and physical environment,
assessment of growth, development and stimulation of sensations. The data analysis technique is a qualitative
child development. The steps of development research analysis technique with the spiral method to obtain
carried out using the ADDIE framework (Analysis, narrative information that focuses on aspects of the
Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation). weaknesses and deficiencies contained in the product.
In using this framework, designers and developers use b) Small group test. Researchers conduct pretest and
analysis, design, development, implementation and posttest to see indicators of the impact of product use,
evaluation as the main stages (Rusdi, 2018). assess differences in students’ knowledge and skills in
Research Stage using the application. During the process, researchers
Phase I Research: Analysis. Data sources: In the early will pay attention to the efficiency of time and resources
stages of developing a guide model for assessing growth involved in using the product. Researchers conducted
and development of toddlers, data was collected based pretest and posttest to see indicators of the impact of
on the results of the initial survey and secondary data product use, assess differences in knowledge and skills
derived from literature studies, theoretical studies and of students and lecturers in measuring children’s growth
survey reports, documents, interviews, while the types and development as well as selecting the right
of data were quantitative and qualitative. Participants in stimulation. During the process researchers will pay
this stage are lecturers and instructors of pediatric attention to the efficiency of time and resources
nursing courses and prospective users, namely students involved in using the product.
majoring in nursing who have received material on The participants involved in the small group evaluation
growth and development of toddlers. are 10-15 students who are selected randomly. The data
Phase II Research: Design. The next step is to design generated are qualitative and quantitative data.
the application using the components of an intervention Qualitative data are analyzed for follow-up to improve
design with elements of the basic theory of learning, the product quality, while quantitative data obtained from
theory of supporting the intervention and the growth and questionnaires and observations will be analyzed
development of toddlers. Describe the addition of statistically.
explanations for each component that is tailored to the c) Field trial/large group. Participants in the large
purpose, namely to increase student knowledge about group/field trial were prospective users with a purposive
growth and development of toddlers as well as skills in sampling technique totaling 30 people with inclusion
assessing growth and development. Each criteria: students who have or are currently taking
stage/component will describe a number of instructions pediatric nursing courses, have smartphones and
that lead to the formation/development of devices or understand their use.
attributes that support the establishment of an effective The use of the instrument is almost the same as the small
and efficient intervention system. Each instruction is group trial. The instrument used is a questionnaire to see
designed based on the basic assumptions and basic and the impact which is carried out through pretest and
supporting theories from the results of the literature posttest. The pretest is to see the participants’ initial
(theoretical) and empirical analysis in stage one. ability and the posttest is to show the ability after using
Phase III Research: Development. The method of the developed product. The observer at this stage is
developing a guide model by conducting a theoretical carried out by the researcher.
study that is suitable for development research and Quantitative data in the large group trial phase follows
pediatric nursing topics for assessment of growth and the following steps: Describing the data using
development as well as stimulation and collaborating descriptive statistics and answering the hypothesis using
with IT experts for product development. inferential statistics (differential test/t-test).
Phase IV Research: Implementation. The
implementation process is to validate by experts, namely Results
doctors/nurses, research development experts and IT Analysis Stage
experts. Validation includes the content of the product, Needs/Problem Analysis. The needs analysis process is
suitability for purpose, and ease of use. based on application requirements to improve students'
Furthermore, a trial is carried out with the following knowledge and skills in assessing the growth and
stages: development of toddlers in a simple way and can be
a) One-on-one trials were carried out by involving a done anywhere and anytime. Problems that can be
student who was attending a pediatric nursing course as identified: growth and development assessments require
well as a tutor. Researchers and users pair up one by one a large number of forms and will be used when
and interact to conduct practice evaluations of conducting an age-appropriate assessment of the child.
applications that have been validated by experts, Analysis of user characteristics is a student majoring in
researchers will interact with users and observe what nursing who is currently or has received material on the
users are doing, recording all perceptions and ratings assessment of growth and development of toddlers who
given by users. The participants in this one-on-one trial have smartphone facilities.
are 3 people. The instruments used were interview Contextual Analysis. Contextual analysis is carried out
protocols, data collection techniques by interviewing with field visits to ensure that these problems really exist

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