<![CDATA[This research is motivated by low learning outcomes in Islamic Religious Education (PAI) for elementary school students, which are still dominated by conventional teaching and lack student-centered approaches. This study uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental factorial 2 × 3 design and a non-equivalent posttest-only control group. The research population comprised all grade VI students at SD Negeri in Sukarami District, Palembang, and a purposive sample of 90 students was selected. The research instrument is a PAI learning outcome test that has been tested for validity, reliability, difficulty, and differentiation. The data analysis used a two-way ANOVA, followed by a post hoc test using the HSD Tukey test at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that: (1) there were significant differences in PAI learning outcomes between students taught using STEAM, media-assisted STEAM, and conventional learning approaches; (2) the learning outcomes of students taught using the media-assisted STEAM approach are higher than STEAM without conventional media and learning; (3) there are differences in PAI learning outcomes based on gender, where female students have higher average learning outcomes than male students; and (4) there is a significant interaction between learning approaches and gender on students’ PAI learning outcomes. Overall, the media-assisted STEAM approach is most effective in improving PAI learning outcomes in both male and female students. differences in student characteristics based on gender. ]]>
