A WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (ELSA) INTEGRATING GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED AUGMENTED REALITY TO SUPPORT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND STUDENT ACTIVENESS IN SIXTH-GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

Education in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 requires learning environments that integrate digital technology in pedagogically meaningful and contextually appropriate ways, particularly in elementary education. This study reports a classroom-based instructional innovation using ELSA (E-Learning SDN Sadeng 03), a web-based learning environment developed with Google Sites and integrated with government-provided augmented reality (AR) resources from Ruang Murid within Rumah Pendidikan, the national digital education platform developed by the Indonesian Ministry of Education (Kemendikdasmen). The study involved 28 sixth-grade students at a public elementary school in Indonesia and employed a one-group pretest-posttest design to explore changes in learning outcomes and student activeness before and after the intervention. Data were collected through achievement tests, structured classroom observations, and teacher reflective notes. The results indicate an increase in learning mastery on the solar system topic from 50% to 82%, accompanied by an increase in observed student activeness from 25% to full participation. These findings provide preliminary evidence suggesting the potential of a web-based learning environment integrated with augmented reality to support student engagement and learning in elementary science education. However, due to the absence of a control group, the results must be interpreted cautiously, as improvements may also be influenced by maturation, instructional context, or novelty effects. This study contributes practical and pedagogical insights into the integration of government-supported AR resources within low-cost, web-based learning environments for elementary schools.

Keywords: Web-Based Learning Environment; Augmented Reality; Elementary Science Education; Learning Outcomes; Student Activeness