Need analysis of digital microlearning materials with scaffolding for generation z pre-service teachers in Islamic primary education

This study aims to analyze the need for digital teaching materials based on microlearning with scaffolding to support Generation Z pre-service elementary school teachers. The research method used was a quantitative descriptive survey, with data collected through an online questionnaire filled out by 216 Generation Z students, pre-service teachers in the Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Education Study Program (PGMI) at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia. The study results indicate that most students have adequate access to digital devices and the internet and a strong preference for the blended learning method. Students also prefer short and interactive video-based teaching materials, which support flexibility in arranging time and place of study. These findings emphasize the importance of developing microlearning teaching materials for the characteristics of the digital native generation. Scaffolding is identified as a supportive approach in compiling microlearning-based teaching materials. Therefore, it can provide gradual guidance hat helps students understand the material more deeply. All in all, this study provides insight into developing teaching materials that are adaptive, effective, and in line with learning needs in the digital era.