Bibliometric Study: Identifying The Most Effective Medium for Indonesian Gen Z in Historical and Cultural Learning.

The globalization allowed foreign and pop culture to freely pass through Indonesia, which captivating Indonesian Generation Z. This led them to neglecting origin culture. Gen Z's ignorance of their fellow countrymen's origins is a laten risk that will result in lack of empathy/unity, thus contributing to the Indonesia's multicultural society disintegration. As a nation made up of hundreds of ethnic groups who consented to live together while respecting their different traditions and ways of life, knowing history and culture is critical to the integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The dissemination of cultural and historical knowledge is significant, especially in basic formal education for Indonesian Generation Z. They are known as digital natives, possesses outstanding intelligence but has short attention span when it comes to studying. Learning the nation's history and culture through face-to-face lectures is not appealing to Gen Z that will take over the nation's leadership, therefore transferring knowledge need a creative technique that stimulates engagement. The literature review methodology employs bibliometric analysis to generate a graphical map using Scopus research data over the previous five years. The visualization map is examined for density and trend. The data is compared to that from the open knowledge map. The findings reveal that the game implementation method has been widely employed in Indonesian study for elementary and secondary school students to promote attention and engagement, with positive outcomes. The findings of this study suggest that in order to boost engagement, generation Z's approach to learning culture and history should be character-driven and creative. Good participation will have a direct impact on students' knowledge retention, as well as boosting their multi-cultural awareness of their fellow citizens. Gamification is a long-term solution with the ability to strengthen national identity and avoid fragmentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]