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GeoEdu Insight Journal: Geography and Education Geography

an Open Access Journal

Improving Social Studies Learning Outcomes through the Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Model: A Classroom Action Research in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

Roffik Nur Azima
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Salatiga
Indonesia
Azima123@gmail.com
Nthembe Mbewe
University of Pretoria ROR
South Africa
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  • Purpose of the study: This study aimed to examine efforts to improve fifth-grade students’ Social Studies learning outcomes on the location and geographical conditions of Indonesia’s major islands through the implementation of the Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK) learning model at MI Tholabiyah Krajan Tegaron, Banyubiru, Semarang.

    Methodology: This study employed Classroom Action Research conducted in three cycles involving 21 fifth-grade students. Data were collected through learning outcome tests, classroom observations, interviews, and documentation. The research instruments consisted of lesson plans, teacher and student observation sheets, and evaluation tests. Quantitative data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics through descriptive statistical procedures.

    Main Findings: The findings showed a progressive improvement in students’ learning outcomes across the research stages. The mean score increased from 53.57 in the pre-action stage to 57.14 in Cycle I, 62.85 in Cycle II, and 76.19 in Cycle III. The number of students achieving the learning mastery criterion also increased from 7 students in the pre-action stage to 11, 15, and 18 students across Cycles I, II, and III, respectively.

    Novelty/Originality of this study: The originality of this study lies in its contextual application of the VAK learning model to Social Studies learning on Indonesia’s major islands in a Madrasah Ibtidaiyah setting. It provides classroom-based empirical evidence of progressive learning outcome improvement across three action cycles and contributes to understanding the practical application of multimodal learning in elementary Social Studies education.

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    Improving Social Studies Learning Outcomes through the Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Model: A Classroom Action Research in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. (2026). GeoEdu Insight Journal: Geography and Education Geography, 1(2), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.37251/gedij.v1i2.3908

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