PENGEMBANGAN GAME EDUKASI INTERAKTIF BERBASIS ANDROID UNTUK PENGENALAN HEWAN AMFIBI DAN REPTIL PADA SISWA SDN RATUJAYA 02 DEPOK

The development of digital technology has encouraged the use of interactive
learning media in elementary schools. However, science learning at SDN Ratujaya
02 Depok is still dominated by conventional methods, resulting in limited student
understanding of amphibian and reptile materials. This study aims to develop an
Android-based educational game as a learning medium and to determine the
improvement of students’ understanding of amphibian and reptile materials. The
research employed the Research and Development (R&D) method using the Game
Development Life Cycle (GDLC) model. The subjects were 30 fifth-grade students
of SDN Ratujaya 02 Depok. Data were collected through observation, interviews,
questionnaires, pre-tests, and post-tests. The results showed that the educational
game “Forest Amfibi & Reptil” was successfully developed and functioned
properly. Students’ average scores increased from 66.33 to 94.67, with an N-Gain
score of 0.843, categorized as high. The Paired Sample t-Test indicated a significant
improvement (p < 0.05). In addition, user responses reached 96%, categorized as
highly accepted. Therefore, the Android-based educational game is effective and
feasible as an interactive learning medium to improve students’ understanding.
Keywords: educational game, , GDLC, learning media, amphibians and reptiles.

Perkembangan teknologi digital mendorong pemanfaatan media pembelajaran
interaktif di sekolah dasar. Namun, pembelajaran IPAS di SDN Ratujaya 02 Depok
masih didominasi metode konvensional sehingga pemahaman siswa terhadap
materi hewan amfibi dan reptil belum optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan
mengembangkan game edukasi berbasis Android sebagai media pembelajaran serta
mengetahui peningkatan pemahaman siswa terhadap materi hewan amfibi dan
reptil. Metode yang digunakan adalah Research and Development (R&D) dengan
model Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC). Subjek penelitian terdiri atas 30
siswa kelas V SDN Ratujaya 02 Depok. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui
observasi, wawancara, kuesioner, pre-test, dan post-test. Hasil penelitian
menunjukkan bahwa game edukasi “Forest Amfibi & Reptil” berhasil
dikembangkan dan berfungsi dengan baik. Rata-rata nilai siswa meningkat dari
66,33 menjadi 94,67 dengan nilai N-Gain sebesar 0,843 yang termasuk kategori
tinggi. Hasil uji Paired Sample t-Test menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan (p
< 0,05). Selain itu, tanggapan pengguna memperoleh persentase 96% dengan
kategori sangat diterima. Dengan demikian, game edukasi berbasis Android ini
efektif dan layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran interaktif untuk
meningkatkan pemahaman siswa.
Kata kunci: game edukasi, Android, GDLC, media pembelajaran, amfibi dan
reptil.