Integrasi Media Interaktif Articulate Storyline dengan Pendekatan Deep Learning untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Materi Bumi dan Satelitnya pada Siswa SMP

Abstract

Understanding of concepts in the Earth and Its Satellite topic is often difficult for junior high school students to attain because the material is abstract and rarely observable directly, so conventional teaching alone tends to leave their conceptual understanding limited. Interactive learning media designed with a Deep Learning approach is therefore needed to make the material more meaningful and easier to grasp. This study aims to: (1) determine the magnitude of the increase in junior high school students’ conceptual understanding of the Earth and Its Satellite topic after using Articulate Storyline interactive media oriented toward the Deep Learning approach; and (2) determine whether there is a significant difference in conceptual understanding between the experimental group and the control group. This study applied a quantitative approach through a Quasi Experimental design with a Nonequivalent Control Group Design pattern. The research subjects comprised 286 seventh-grade students at a state junior high school in Tegal Regency in the 2025/2026 academic year. The sample was determined using purposive sampling, namely class VII B (control) and class VII C (experimental), with 32 students each. The instruments used were a multiple-choice test to measure conceptual understanding and a student response questionnaire. Data were processed using the Independent Sample T-test and N-Gain calculation. The results showed that: (1) the experimental class experienced an increase in conceptual understanding, indicated by an average N-Gain of 0.5074, which falls into the moderate classification, and a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05) in the Independent Sample T-test; and (2) there was a significant difference in conceptual understanding between the two groups, with the posttest mean of the experimental class (76.12) being much higher than that of the control class (57.00). These results were reinforced by an excellent student response, with an overall percentage of 89.38%. Future research is recommended to: (a) extend the implementation duration to at least 5–6 meetings; (b) broaden the application’s scope so that students’ devices can connect directly with the teacher’s device; and (c) optimize the media’s technical performance so that it is responsive on various device specifications.