PENGARUH PERPUSTAKAAN DIGITAL TERHADAP MINAT BELAJAR SISWA KELAS XI DI MADRASAH ALIYAH BONTOTE’NE KABUPATEN GOWA

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the use of a Digital Library on the learning

interest of eleventh-grade students at Madrasah Aliyah Bontote'ne, Gowa Regency.

This study used a one-group pretest-posttest design to measure the effect of the

use of a barcode-based Digital Library on the learning interest of eleventh-grade

students at Madrasah Aliyah Bontote'ne, Gowa, involving eight students. Data were

collected through questionnaires and observations, and analyzed using a t-test to

determine whether there was a significant increase in learning interest after the

intervention. The results of the observations showed high student activity in using

digital platforms, with an average of 3-4 times a week of access. Students showed

high initiative and enthusiasm in searching for learning materials independently

using smartphones. However, unstable internet connections and limited devices

remained obstacles. In line with these observations, the learning interest

questionnaire also showed a significant increase. Before the treatment, the average

score obtained from the eight students was 60.88 with a total of 478, placing their

learning interest in the medium to low category and indicating the need for

improvement. After utilizing the digital platform, the average score jumped to 81,

with a total of 648, categorized as high, and indicating a substantial increase for

each student (the highest score was 89, the lowest was 85). Statistical analysis

using the Paired Samples t-Test yielded a significance value of 0.000, well below

the alpha threshold of 0.05. This strongly demonstrates that the difference in scores

before and after the intervention is statistically significant. Although the correlation

between pre- and post-treatment scores was very weak and insignificant (r = -0.045,

sig. = 0.916), this substantial increase in scores strongly indicates that the

implementation of the Digital Library has had a positive and tangible impact on

students' learning interest.