Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Interaktif Educaplay terhadap Motivasi Belajar IPAS Siswa Kelas IV SD Negeri 121 Salaonro Kecamatan Lilirilau Kabupaten Soppeng

Sudarto Sudarto (Jurusan PGSD Fakultas Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Abd. Kadir A (Jurusan PGSD Fakultas Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Arini Mulkisam (Jurusan PGSD Fakultas Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Makassar)

Celebes Science Education
Volume 5 Number 1 February 2026

This study is a pre-experimental study with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design. The aim is to determine whether the use of Educaplay interactive media has an effect or not on increasing the motivation to learn science in fourth-grade students at SDN 121 Salaonro. The population in this study were all of fourth-grade students at SDN 121 Salaonro, with a sample of 20 students selected using a saturated sampling technique. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire to measure the students' learning motivation before and after the treatment. The data analysis techniques used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results: There was an increase in the average score of student learning motivation of 7.75 (pretest = 70.80 and posttest = 78.55), tcount = 7.077 > ttable = 1.729 at a significance level of 5%, indicating a significant difference in learning motivation before and after the use of Educaplay interactive media. Conclusion: The use of Educaplay interactive media has a positive effect on increasing the motivation to learn science at fourth-grade students at SDN 121 Salaonro.