Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): February

Meta-analysis: The Effectiveness of Physics Learning Media on Students' Creative Thinking Abilities

Hasanah, Nur Aulyatun (Unknown)
Nurlaela, Ai (Unknown)
Kusumah, Fuji Hernawati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Feb 2026

Abstract

Indonesian students’ creative thinking achievement remains low (PISA 2022: 19/60; 31% reached baseline proficiency), indicating an urgent need for effective physics learning media. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the overall effectiveness of physics learning media in improving students’ creative thinking skills and to compare effects by media type and education level. Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched and screened quantitative quasi-experimental studies published in 2017–2025, yielding 10 eligible articles, and calculated effect sizes using Cohen’s   to synthesise results. The findings showed a high overall effect of physics learning media on creative thinking (mean ES = 1.06), with moving audio-visual/interactive media producing the highest mean effect (ES = 1.33) and stronger effects in senior high school than junior high school (ES = 1.15 vs. 0.69). These results indicate that interactive and technology-supported physics media are effective for strengthening students’ creative thinking and should be prioritised in classroom practice.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...