The Effect of the Game-Based Learning Model on Student Engagement in History Learning

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of the game-based learning model on student engagement in history learning. A quasi-experimental design with a post-test-only model and a non-equivalent control-group design was used to verify the effect of the two variables. The sample consisted of 66 students in classes XI IPS 4 and XI IPS 1 at SMA Negeri 1 Gambiran, obtained through a homogeneity test. The data were collected using documentation and questionnaires. The data analysis technique used one-way ANOVA and LSD (Least Significant Difference) follow-up test with the help of SPSS 22.0 software for Windows. Data analysis results showed that there was an effect of applying the game-based learning model on student engagement in history classrooms. The results of the one-way ANOVA test showed that the probability value (sig.) in the experimental group was 0.040 > 0.05, with the LSD follow-up test LSD of 2.45455. Therefore, it is concluded that there was an effect of student engagement on the experimental group taught using the game-based learning model. This research recommends that the game-based learning model can be a reference for improving student engagement, active learning, and student-centered learning so that the learning process becomes fun, interactive, communicative, collaborative, and able to maximize the role of technology in education.

Keywords: Education 4.0, game-based learning, student engagement

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh penerapan model game-based learning terhadap student engagement pada mata pelajaran sejarah. Desain quasi experimental dengan model post-test-only , non-equivalent control-group design digunakan untuk memverifikasi pengaruh kedua variabel. Sampel terdiri dari 66 peserta didik pada kelas XI IPS 4 dan XI IPS 1 di SMA Negeri 1 Gambiran, yang diperoleh melalui uji homogenitas. Pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi dan angket. Teknik analisis data menggunakan one-way anova dan uji lanjut LSD (Least Significant Difference) berbantuan software SPPS 22 for Windows. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh penerapan model game-based learning terhadap student engagement pada mata pelajaran sejarah. Hasil uji one-way anova menunjukkan  probabilitas value  (sig.) pada kelompok eksperimen sebesar 0.040 > 0.05, dengan uji lanjut LSD sebesar 2,45455. Sehingga disimpulan bahwa terdapat pengaruh student engagement pada kelompok eksperimen yang dibelajarkan menggunakan model game-based learning. Rekomendasi penelitian ini adalah model game-based learning mampu menjadi acuan untuk meningkatkan student engagement, karena pembelajaran aktif, student-centered learning sehingga proses pembelajaran menjadi menyenangkan, interaktif, komunikatif, kolaboratif,  dan mampu memaksimalkan peran teknologi dalam pembelajaran.

Keywords: Pendidikan 4.0, game-based learning, student engagement