Smart apps-based digital pop-up book: A technological innovation to enhance learning outcomes in social studies learning

In today's digital era, integrating interactive media into education is essential for enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. Many elementary schools struggle to adopt digital learning media due to limited resources, inadequate technological infrastructure, and insufficient teacher training. Traditional teaching methods remain dominant, leading to lower student engagement and comprehension. Initial observations revealed that only 60 percent of students met the minimum passing grade in the social studies topic of human needs. This finding highlights the need for innovative learning media to improve student understanding. This study develops and evaluates the effectiveness of a smart app-based digital pop-up book as a more interactive and engaging learning tool. The study follows the research and development (R&D) method using the ADDIE model, which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation stages. Data collection involved expert validation, teacher and student response surveys, and pretest-posttest assessments. Validation results indicate a feasibility level of 90 percent from subject matter experts and 88.2 percent from media experts. Both small-scale and large-scale trials showed that teachers and students rated this media as highly effective. The N-gain test score of 0.75 indicates a high improvement in learning outcomes. The findings demonstrate that the Smart Apps-Based Digital Pop-Up Book significantly enhances learning effectiveness and student engagement in social studies education. Integrating similar interactive media into elementary school curricula is strongly recommended to improve the overall quality of education.