Improve Student Skill to Solve the Social Issues Through Problem Based Learning

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10.2991/assehr.k.210909.047How to use a DOI?

Keywords

problem-based learning, social issues, students’ learning skills

Abstract

This research aimed at examining the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in improving the elementary school students’ skill in solving social issues in Social Science subject. The participants were the fourth-grade students of SDN 10, Banda Aceh. The research was an action research with qualitative method. The data were collected by means of direct observations on the teacher and student activities in the classroom, as well as by test. Having applied the Problem-Based Learning, it was found that there was a significant improvement in the students’ ability in solving the social issues in Social Science subject. In Cycle I, the average test score of the students was 67,50; in Cycle II, the average score increased to 74,17; and in Cycle III, it rose to 81,67, which was achieved by 22 students (91,67%). Based on the finding, it was suggested that Problem-Based Learning is effective in improving students’ learning skill in Social Science.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jalaluddin
AU  - Kamaliyansyah Walil
AU  - Siti Manyang Sari
AU  - Juli Firmansyah
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/11
TI  - Improve Student Skill to Solve the Social Issues Through Problem Based Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Science, Technology, and Modern Society (ICSTMS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 209
EP  - 212
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210909.047
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210909.047
ID  - 2021
ER  -