Nur Wahuni

Edutainment in Elementary Education: Fun Learning Strategies for the Digital Generation

Introduction

Edutainment in elementary education: fun learning strategies for the digital generation. Explore how edutainment strategies like digital games, AI, and AR boost learning, engagement, and achievement for elementary students. Transform classrooms for the digital generation.

Abstract

Edutainment, the integration of education and entertainment, has emerged as a significant pedagogical framework in elementary education, particularly as classrooms increasingly serve a generation of learners who are native users of digital technologies. This literature review examines how edutainment strategies, including digital game-based learning (DGBL), gamification, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tutoring, interactive multimedia, digital storytelling, and augmented reality (AR), can enhance learning motivation, engagement, and academic achievement among primary school students. The review synthesizes evidence from 38 peer-reviewed studies and meta-analyses published between 2021 and 2025. Findings indicate that edutainment interventions produce meaningful effect sizes across multiple subject areas, with particular strength in STEM domains (d = 0.57–0.70) and affective outcomes such as motivation and engagement. The study further identifies key implementation barriers, including infrastructure limitations, teacher competency gaps, and curriculum alignment challenges, and proposes evidence-based recommendations to guide practitioners and policymakers. The paper concludes that thoughtfully designed edutainment environments, when grounded in constructivist and self-determination theories, can transform elementary classrooms into dynamic, learner-centered spaces that meet the cognitive and emotional needs of digital-generation students.

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