The curriculum demands based on the standards of Primary and
Secondary Education Process state that the learning process is held in an
interactive, inspirational, fun, and motivating way by using information and
communication technology (TIK), one of which is by using digital educational
games. This study aims to detennine the implementation of digital educational
games toward'i students' motivation and conceptual understanding of the digestive
system material in the Eighth Grade of SMP Negeri 2 Purbalingga. The
populations in this study were all eighth graders of SMP Negeri 2 Purbalingga.
The sampling technique was cluster random sampling with the eighth grade of H
class as the experimental class and eighth grade of G class as the control class.
This was a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent pretest-posttest
control group design. The instruments used were written test and non-test. The
data analysis technique used quantitative descriptive analysis and ANOVA at the
95% trust level. The results showed that the mean of experimental class
motivation was 3.38, while the control class was 3.0. In the aspect of
understanding the concept, the results of the study showed that the post-test mean
of the control class was 48.0 andfor the experimental class was 52.73. The results
of ANA VA analysis on motivation and conceptual understanding showed that the
significance value was 0.001 and 0.027, meaning that there was a significant
difference in the use of digital educational games. The games had an effect on
students' conceptual understanding of the digestive system material in the eighth
grade ofSMP Negeri 2 Purbalingga.