<![CDATA[Effective social studies instruction at the elementary level requires both engaging cooperative learning structures and visually stimulating instructional media. This study aimed to analyze the effects of the Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) cooperative learning model integrated with the Canva application on students' learning interest and social studies learning outcomes. A quantitative quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control-group design was employed, with 43 fifth-grade students at SD Negeri 41/III Koto Beringin as research subjects, comprising 22 students in the experimental group and 21 in the control group. Data were gathered using a validated learning interest questionnaire and a learning achievement test, then analyzed using independent-samples t-tests, N-gain scores, and descriptive statistics. The results showed that students in the STAD-Canva treatment group demonstrated significantly higher learning interest and academic achievement compared to those receiving conventional instruction (t = 5.34, p < .05), with an N-gain index of 0.68 (moderate-high category) in the experimental group versus 0.41 (moderate category) in the control group. These findings indicate that combining STAD with Canva as a visual media tool constitutes an effective and replicable strategy for enhancing elementary social studies education, particularly in contexts where low-cost digital tools can be integrated within structured cooperative frameworks.]]>
