The purpose of the study was to determine the development of scientific publication results on the application of playful learning and elementary school learning motivation. The method used in the study is an approach based on bibliometric analysis assisted by VOSviewer visualization. Data retrieval was carried out on the Scopus and Google Scholar databases with a range of 2015 to 2025. The search keywords used in the Scopus database are "Playful learning and motivation learning elementary school" and in the Google Scholar database "Playful learning and motivation learning elementary school". Based on the search results, there were 496 files and in the Google Scholar database, 1476 files were found. The results of the study prove that in the period 2015 to 2018 there was an insignificant increase and decrease. While in the Scopus database there was a very significant decrease in data in 2023-2024. The Google Scholar database also experienced a very sharp decrease in data in 2024-2025. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is one of the causes of the decline in the number of publications related to learning approaches and learning motivation. The visualization results of VOSviewer also show that in the Scopus database there are 21 Clusters that have a direct relationship to the implementation of playful learning and learning motivation and 1 Cluster is stated to have an indirect relationship. In the Google Scholar database, all clusters have a direct relationship. ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ialah untuk mengetahui perkembangan hasil publikasi ilmiah tentang penerapan playful learning dan motivasi belajar sekolah dasar. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian yakni dengan pendekatan berbasis analisis Bibliometrik dengan berbantuan visualisasi VOSviewer. Pengambilan data dilakukan pada database Scopus dan Google Scholar dengan rentang tahun 2015 hingga 2025. Kata kunci pencarian yang digunakan pada database Scopus yakni “Playful learning and motivation learning elementary school” dan pada database Google Scholar “Playful learning dan motivasi belajar sekolah dasar”. Berdasarkan hasil pencarian terdapat 496 berkas dan pada database Google Scholar ditemukan sebanyak 1476 berkas. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa pada rentang tahun 2015 hingga 2018 terjadi kenaikan dan penurunan yang tidak signifikan. Sedangkan pada database Scopus terjadi penurunan data yang sangat signifikan pada tahun 2023-2024. Pada database Google Scholar juga mengalami penurunan data sangat tajam pada tahun 2024-2025. AI (Artificial Intelligence) menjadi salah satu penyebab menurunnya jumlah publikasi terkait pendekatan pembelajaran dan motivasi belajar. Hasil visualisasi VOSviewer juga menunjukkan bahwa pada database Scopus terdapat 21 Cluster yang memiliki hubungan langsung pada penerapan playful learning dan motivasi belajar dan 1 Cluster dinyatakan memiliki hubungan tidak langsung. Pada database Google Scholar, smua cluster memiliki hubungan secara langsung.
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