The effect of flipbook-based digital books on elementary school students’ interest in learning

Abstract

In school, interest plays a crucial role in students' learning activities because when students have a high interest in learning, it contributes to their happiness. This study aimed to examine the impact of flipbooks on students' learning interests in elementary schools. The research employed a pre-experimental design known as the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. This research was conducted at two schools in Indonesia, that is, State Elementary School 1 Tumenggungan Lamongan and Mulyoagung I State Elementary School Tuban. The data collection technique employed was a questionnaire, and the data analysis was conducted using the Paired Samples T-Test. The findings revealed that students' interest in learning was already good before using flipbooks. However, their interest significantly improved to a very good level after incorporating the use of flipbooks. These results indicate a strong and significant relationship between using flipbooks and students' learning interests. Keywords: Digital book; flipbook; Interest in learning; learning; students