“…IRME, which has been going on since 2001, has five main characteristics (Widyawati et al, 2016), namely the use of context, models, student contributions, linkages, and interactivity, that can facilitate students in understanding the concepts well. The use of IRME in this study is drawn upon the results of previous studies, which revealed that IRME could increase students' motivation in learning (Nursyahidah et al, 2018;Fahrurozi et al, 2018;Hartono et al, 2021), improve students' understanding (Sari et al, 2015), ease students to understand concepts (Fitri & Prahmana, 2018;Lestari et al, 2021), direct students' understanding from the informal stage to the formal stage, and create meaningful learning (Hartono et al, 2021).…”