Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Art History Subject through Digital Learning Innovation: The Implementation of Art History Quest

Textbooks and lectures are standard methods of learning art history in the classroom. However, the current generation of students, often referred to as digital natives, has grown up in digital technology, showing a need for a different learning approach. Therefore, exploring game-based learning could be a potential solution to help secondary school students enhance their understanding of art history. This study aims to enhance students’ understanding of art history by implementing the Art History Quest. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the level of students’ understanding of art history. The research question is to determine how well students’ understanding correlates with the topic. This study employs a quantitative approach, surveying 67 Form 4 secondary school students and analyzing the data using descriptive methods. Additionally, a preliminary study was conducted to see if there were any significant improvements in students’ understanding of art history before and after using the Art History Quest. A t-test was conducted on the 67 students, and the results showed a significant increase in achievement scores post-implementation. These findings show that the Art History Quest effectively enhances students’ understanding of art history.