PHYSICS ASTRONOMY LEARNING MEDIA BASED ON AUGMENTED REALITY (MAFIS-AR) TO IMPROVE STUDENTS CHARACTER

The purpose of this article is to explore and evaluate the effectiveness of AR- based media in astrophysics education for character development. The primary focus of this research is on how AR can enhance student engagement, creativity, and understanding of abstract scientific concepts. The research conducted is development research with the method in the research design based study (DBR) until the media development stage. The subjects in this study were students who would take the Astrophysics course. The results of this study are augmented reality (AR)-based learning media for the Astrophysics course in improving student character. The character that will be improved in the use of this media is religious (baiman) which is one of the mottos of the Banjar community (baiman, bauntung, and batuah). The results of the learning media study show that all aspects including learning, materials, visual and audiovisual, and software engineering are in the very good category based on the assessment of validators who are media, material, and language experts. In addition, the results of the limited class showed that MAFIS-AR received a positive response from students. The development of AR in physics education has several important roles, one of which is as a learning media for abstract materials in physics education, especially in Astrophysics courses.