Fajar Historia: Jurnal Ilmu Sejarah dan Pendidikan
Vol 10 No 2 (2026): Agustus

The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum to Increase the Interest in Learning History of Class X High School Students

Vionita Vara Fitrianti (Unknown)
Risky Setiawan (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Agung Bahroni (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jul 2026

Abstract

Learning interest is a critical factor in determining the success of students' learning. Learning interest can be defined as students' attention and liking for a subject matter, characterized by a strong desire to learn and explore the material. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of learning media Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum in increasing students' interest in learning history. This study uses an experimental method with the One Group Pre-test Post-test Design model involving the same subject, namely 50 class X MA Sunan Pandanaran Yogyakarta students. The instrument used in this research is a questionnaire on students' interest in learning history. The results showed a significant difference in students' interest in learning history before and after using the learning media Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum. The results of the T-Test test showed a significance value of 0.000 <0.050, which can be concluded that there is an influence in the use of learning media Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum on students' learning interest. Meanwhile, based on the N-Gain test, the average g score is 0.720, which can be assumed to mean that the learning media of the Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum has an impact with high criteria on increasing students' interest in learning. This study concludes that using learning media, such as the Virtual Reality Sangiran Museum, in learning history effectively increases students' interest in learning history.

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http://garuda.ristekdikti.go.id/journal/view/15057

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Subject

Humanities Education Social Sciences

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Fajar Historia (e-ISSN 2549-5585)adalah jurnal di bidang Ilmu Sejarah dan Pendidikan yang diterbitkan oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah FKIP Universitas Hamzanwadi. Berisi tulisan yang diangkat dari hasil penelitian dan analisis kritis. Bertujuan untuk memfasilitasi interaksi, diskusi, advokasi, ...