Title: History Website Development and Its Effectiveness on Improving History Learning Outcomes
Authors: Kharisma Lutfiyatul Ilmiyah, Nurul Umamah
Volume: 9
Issue: 3
Pages: 83-92
Publication Date: 2025/03/28
Abstract:
Advances in science and information and communication technology affect the quality of learning. Learning is more effective if it integrates technology, especially in improving student learning outcomes. History learning serves to strengthen understanding of historical events so that students' historical awareness and national identity increase. This research and development aims to: 1) develop history website media as a digital learning resource; 2) produce expert-validated history website media; and 3) test the effectiveness of history website media on improving student learning outcomes. Data collection techniques used expert validation questionnaires, educator user test questionnaires, student user test questionnaires, and multiple choice tests. The data were analyzed using SPSS tools and descriptive statistical analysis based on averages. This research produced a history website media that is effective in improving student learning outcomes. The media development process was carried out according to the stages of the ASSURE model by Robert Heinich et al. The results of expert validation and user tests show that the media is suitable for use in learning, the validation value obtained from the validation of subject matter experts is 4.67 (Outstanding qualification), media experts are 4.50 (Above Average qualification), and language experts are 4.60 (Outstanding qualification). The test results show that the media effectively improves student learning outcomes, there is an increase in the average student learning outcomes from 63.56 (pre-test) to 86.31 (post-test). In addition, the effect size results obtained a value of 0.947, including Effective media qualifications and can be used in history learning to improve student learning outcomes. Future research recommendations are suggested to expand the scale of trials, develop more extensive materials, and integrate AI, AR, and VR technologies to increase the effectiveness of History learning.