The Effect of Using Problem-oriented Project-based Learning in Biology Electronic Module to Empower Problem Solving of High School Students
Yanang Surya Putra Hardyanto, Ibrohim, Sueb

Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang

Abstract

Improving the quality of human resources through education and environmental issues that occur are 21st-century life challenges that must be resolved. The implementation of 21st-century education is expected to integrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes as well as mastery of information and communication technology, balanced by increasing problem-solving. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has also affected the implementation of learning activities, resulting in the ineffectiveness of teaching and learning activities in schools. Facing this, it is necessary to learn biology with the main characteristics of project-based learning, focus on essential materials, and have the flexibility for teachers to carry out learning. To deal with this, research is needed in the form of developing electronic teaching materials in the form of e-modules to facilitate online learning activities in schools and problem-oriented project-based learning (POPBL) biology learning models to facilitate the application of learning activities following the demands of the educational paradigm. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the POPBL-based e-module by comparing the differences in the level of problem-solving between students who study biology using and those who do not use POPBL-based e-module. The research was a quasi-experiment using a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The sample in this study was 72 students divided into experimental class and control class. ANCOVA results show a significance value of p= 0.000 < &#945- (0.05) for problem-solving, so it can be concluded that there is an effect of using a POPBL-based e-module. The corrected mean value of problem-solving in the experimental class is greater than in the control class. So it can be concluded that biology learning using POPBL-based e-module has a higher potential in improving students^ problem-solving skills compared to conventional learning.

Keywords: e-module, problem-oriented project-based learning, problem-solving

Topic: Biology Education