PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN KONSEP IPA SISWA DI SMPN 17 TEBO

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of problem based learning on student’s conceptual understanding of VII class in the 17 State Junior High School of Tebo Regency in the academic year of 2020/2021. The study population was all VII class in the 17 State Junior High School of Tebo Regency. Sampling was done by using side random cluster technique. The sample used was class VII/1 as the experimental class and class VII/2 as the control class. The dependent variable in this study is students understanding of the concept of heat transfer material. The experimental design used the posttest control group design. The research instrument used a test of conceptual understanding of multiple choice format. Hypothesis testing was carried out using the t test at the 5% significance level. The results showed that t count = 48.3> t table = 1.68, then Ha is accepted. This shows that there is a significant effect of the application of problem based learning on the student’s conceptual understanding of science on VII class 17 State Junior High School of Tebo Regency.