Gage Bangbangtut: educational game innovation in Indonesian language learning in Islamic elementary school

Hamidulloh Ibda; Muhamad Arif; Nurma Febri Rakhmawati; Muhammad Nurul Iqbal

doi:10.21580/jieed.v6i1.29583

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Published: Mar 31, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21580/jieed.v6i1.29583

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Gage Bangbangtut, Indonesian Language Learning, Temanggung Local Wisdom, Politeness Language, Islamic Elementary School

Hamidulloh Ibda

Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5535-3688

Muhamad Arif

Institut Al Azhar Menganti Gresik, Indonesia, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8966-6102

Nurma Febri Rakhmawati

Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4380-5773

Muhammad Nurul Iqbal

Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Temanggung, Indonesia, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0539-7841

Abstract

This study aims to develop an educational game based on Temanggung local wisdom called Game Genially Bang Sindoro, Bang Sumbing, Tembakau Temanggungan (Gage Bangbangtut) as a learning medium to instill politeness in elementary school students. This game is designed by incorporating local cultural values relevant to the Temanggung community’s daily lives, so that students can learn to speak politely through contexts close to their environment. Research and Development (R&D) with the ADDIE model was applied as the research design to develop Gage Bangbangtut. The Gage Bangbangtut feature is designed with the Genially platform and can be installed on Windows. The content of Gage Bangbangtut contains the legend of Sindoro, Sumbing, and Temanggung Tobacco, Temanggung local wisdom (Names of Cultural Arts, Culinary Names, and District Names in Temanggung) in the form of games for students to play, and Temanggung’s distinctive language with two languages, namely Javanese and Indonesian, for grade 4 of the Islamic elementary school. The feasibility test results indicate that the mean score from game media expert validators is 0,97 (very high validity), from local wisdom expert validators is 0,68 (high validity), and from language politeness expert validators is 1,00 (very high validity). In addition, the results of the Gage Bangbangtut trial received a positive response from teachers and students and proved effective in improving the understanding of grade IV students about politeness in Indonesian language.

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Ibda, H., Arif, M., Rakhmawati, N. F., & Iqbal, M. N. (2026). Gage Bangbangtut: educational game innovation in Indonesian language learning in Islamic elementary school. Journal of Integrated Elementary Education, 6(1), 216–238. https://doi.org/10.21580/jieed.v6i1.29583

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Author Biographies

Hamidulloh Ibda, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia

Dr. Hamidulloh Ibda, M.Pd., is a lecturer, researcher and educational activist. His research focus is on literacy, digital literacy, digital pedagogy, primary school, children's language, and literature. He is a lecturer in Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia. Ibda is Ph.D, from Department of Basic Education, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia. He is an international reviewer in several journals, namely Pegem Egitim ve Ogretim Dergisi - Scopus Q4 (2023-present), Cogent Education - Taylor & Francis - Scopus Q2 (2023-present), Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies - Scopus Q1 (2023-present), Journal of Learning for Development (JL4D) Scopus Q3 (2023-present), International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET) Scopus Q3 (2023-present), Millah: Journal of Religious Studies - Scopus (2023-present), International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research (IJLTER) - Scopus Q3 (2023-present), International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) - Scopus Q1 (2023-present), Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) - Scopus Q4 (2023-present), International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE) - Scopus Q3 (2023-present), International Journal of Serious Games (IJSG), Italy, Scopus Q3 (2023-present), Cogent Arts & Humanities - Taylor & Francis - Scopus Q2 (2023-present), FWU Journal of Social Sciences ( Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar) Pakistan, Scopus Q1 (2024-present), International Journal of Special Education (IJSE) (SPED Ltd, Kanada), Scopus Q3 (2024-present), Qualitative Research in Education (QRE) (Hipatia Press, Spain), Scopus Q2 (2024-present), Brazilian English Language Teaching Journal (BELT) (Editora Universitaria da PUCRS, Brazil), Scopus Q4 (2024-present), International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) (Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES) Indonesia, Scopus Q3 (2024-present), Journal of Physical Education (Maringa) (Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil), Scopus Q4 (2024-present), Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica (University of Bologna, Italy), Scopus Q4 (2024-present), International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (World Association for Sustainable Development, Turkey), Scopus Q3 (2024-present), Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (University of Wollongong, Australia), Scopus Q2 (2024-present), International Journal of Educational Psychology (Hipatia Editorial, Spanyol), Scopus Q3 (2024-present), Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland), Scopus Q1 (2024-present), Journal of Teaching and Learning (University of Windsor, Canada) Scopus Q3 (2024-present), International Journal of Educational Psychology (Hipatia Editorial, Spanyol), Scopus Q3, (2024-present), Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland), Scopus Q1, (2024-present), Frontline Learning Research (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Belgia), Scopus Q1, (2024-present), Journal of Teaching and Learning (University of Windsor, Canada), Scopus Q3, (2024-present), Journal of Al-Tamaddun (Academy of Islamic Studies, Dept of Islamic History and Civilization, University of Malaya, Malaysia), Scopus Q1, (2024-present), Environment and Social Psychology (Arts and Science Press Pte. Ltd., Singapore) Scopus Q4 (2024-present), REMIE - Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research (Hipatia Editorial, Spanyol), Scopus Q1 (2024-present), Online Learning Journal (The Online Learning Consortium, United States), Scopus Q1 (2025-present), Acta Psychologica (Elsevier B.V., Netherlands), Scopus Q1 (2025-present), Heliyon (Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom), Scopus Q1 (2025-present).

Ibda is also an international reviewer for International Journal Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (2023-present), IJSL: International Journal of Social Learning (2023-present), Editorial Board Members in Global Synthesis in Education (GSE) (2023-present), reviewer Qeios Journal (2023-present), Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies (India) (2024-present), Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science (India) (2024-present), African Educational Research Journal (Nigeria) (2024-present), International Journal of English Education and Linguistics (IJoEEL) (Indonesia) (2024-present), Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science (India), (2024-present), Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research (India), (2024- present), Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting (India), (2024- present), International Journal of Post Axial: Futuristic Teaching and Learning (2024- present), International Journal of Asia Pasific Comunity Service (IJAPCS) (2024- present), IJAS: International Journal of Arabic Studies (2024- present), and 34 national journals indexed by Sinta (Indonesia). Ibda can be contacted via email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

Web of Science ResearcherID: GOG-9507-2022

Scopus ID: 57893638700

Sinta ID: 6200446

Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5535-3688

Scholar Author ID: bFXBGf0AAAAJ

Muhamad Arif, Institut Al Azhar Menganti Gresik, Indonesia

Muhamad Arif is a lecturer, researcher in the Department of Islamic Religious Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching, Institut Al Azhar Menganti Gresik, Indonesia. He is also a doctoral candidate at the Universitas KH. Abdul Chalim Pacet Mojokerto, Indonesia. He can be contacted at email: [email protected].

Nurma Febri Rakhmawati, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia

Nurma Febri Rakhmawati is a master's student in the Department of Islamic Religious Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia. Nurma is a recipient of the NU Scholarship, and a graduate of the Department of Elementary Madrasah Teacher Education (PGMI) Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Indonesia. Nurma has written several articles in the mass media, is involved in education, training, elementary education workshops, and is active in the GRIP Student Press Institute (LPM). She can be contacted via email: [email protected].

Muhammad Nurul Iqbal, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Temanggung, Indonesia

Muhammad Nurul Iqbal is an undergraduate student of Department of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Institut Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Temanggung, Temanggung, Indonesia. Iqbal is awardee KIP Kuliah Scholarship, writes several articles in the mass media and, is involved in education, training, workshops on primary education. He can be contacted at email: [email protected].

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