Digital Learning Media Effectiveness in Indonesian Local History Education: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

This study analyzes the effectiveness of digital learning media in local history education at Riau senior high schools using a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. The research involved 200 participants (students, teachers, and experts) selected through stratified purposive sampling to evaluate the interconnections between media quality, content validity, user acceptance, and learning effectiveness. The research instrument demonstrated high validity and reliability, with Cronbach's α > 0.90, CR = 0.950, and AVE = 0.80. SEM results indicated that media quality (β = 0.557, p < 0.001) and content validity (β = 0.768, p < 0.001) significantly affect user acceptance, while user acceptance is the strongest predictor of learning effectiveness (β = 0.605, p < 0.001). The constructed model explains 58.8% of the variation in learning effectiveness. These findings highlight the importance of digital media development strategies grounded in local wisdom that address not only technical quality and content depth but also psychosocial factors related to user acceptance, thereby achieving contextual, interactive, and sustainable history learning.