<![CDATA[Secondary-level history education often becomes bogged down in rote memorization of chronological facts, resulting in low levels of historical empathy and a lack of understanding of local identity among students. A scarcity of contextual and interactive teaching materials poses a major obstacle to helping the digital generation internalize the values of regional heroes. This study aimed to develop an educational medium, specifically an e-module on Lampung historical figures using the Research and Development (R&D) approach based on the 4-D model. The study involved 62 Grade XI Social Sciences (IPS) students at a high school, divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and a Likert-scale questionnaire to measure students' levels of historical empathy. Data analysis combined the Miles & Huberman qualitative model with quantitative analysis using an independent-samples t-test. The results revealed a significant difference, with the experimental group achieving a mean historical empathy score of 89.3, compared to 79.9 for the control group. The study concludes that value internalization through contextual e-modules effectively transforms students' affective understanding of the struggles of local figures. These findings offer teachers an innovative alternative medium to enrich instructional strategies and reinforce the premise that geographical proximity and human-centric narratives are key to fostering historical empathy among the digital generation.]]>
