The Effect of Video-based Learning Media on the Learning Interest of Elementary School Students

In the learning process, students’ interest in learning plays a crucial role. At the elementary school level, low interest in learning can impact their overall academic performance. Therefore, it is important to use appropriate learning strategies and adequate learning media to improve students’ interest and learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of video learning media in the independent curriculum, specifically in the subject of natural and social science. Students were divided into two groups using randomization techniques, namely the experimental group of 30 and the control group of 30. In the experimental group, the manipulation used was exposing animated videos as learning media and using conventional methods (lectures) for the control group. After the intervention, both groups measured the level of student interest in learning using a learning interest scale using a four-level Likert scale questionnaire. Through the hypothesis test using an independent samples t-test, it was found that the sig. value was 0.000<0.05. From these results, we can conclude that learning using video-based learning media affects the learning interest of 4th-grade students. Keywords: video-based learning, learning interest, elementary school