Abstrak
This study aimed to analyze the use of biology learning media in class XI SMA Negeri 02 Tarakan City. The method used in this research was a documentation study with a qualitative approach. The data collection used in this study were interviews, observation, and documentation. Data were analyzed using data reduction, data presentation, drawing conclusions, and data triangulation to assist in analyzing and checking the validity of the data. The object of this study was the activity of utilizing learning media used by biology teachers in class XI at SMA Negeri 02 Tarakan City. The subjects in this study were biology teachers at SMA Negeri 02 Tarakan City and class XI MIPA students. Based on the data analysis carried out from the results of the research, it was shown that the types of learning media used by biology teachers were print media and graphic media, in the form of pictures and mind mapping. Factors that were considered by biology teachers in using learning media were the availability of media, student characteristics, the ease of the teacher in operating learning media, and learning materials. The contents of the learning media used by biology teachers were appropriate to the learning material, making it easier for students to understand the learning material In the use of learning media by biology teachers, there were no obstacles that arose in the form of students who were not focused or not paying attention, noisy class conditions, availability of learning media, and learning time