PEMANFAATAN GOOGLE SITES DALAM MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI SISWA SD

Abstract

The learning motivation of elementary school students remains a major challenge in 21st-century education, particularly when instructional methods and media fail to promote active student engagement. This article aims to formulate an integrative conceptual framework that combines Google Sites as an online learning platform with the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model to enhance students’ intrinsic motivation. Employing a library research method, this study synthesizes national studies from 2021 to 2025 related to learning motivation, digital learning media, and the implementation of PBL in elementary schools. The findings reveal that when Google Sites is designed to align with PBL phases such as problem presentation, group discussions, data exploration, documentation, and reflection, it significantly enhances students’ learning motivation. The integration of Google Sites with PBL also improves learning outcomes, active participation, and the mastery of 21st-century skills (4C). This article concludes that Google Sites functions not merely as a content delivery medium, but as a digital learning ecosystem that fosters autonomy, self-confidence, and sustainable engagement among elementary learners. Effective implementation, however, requires teachers’ digital readiness and adequate infrastructure support to ensure successful and continuous application in primary education.