The Implementation of Problem-Based Learning to Increase Students’ Conceptual Understanding According to a Christian Perspective

Abstract

In the world of education, it is important that the teacher considers that the knowledge that students had learned in school can be applied in the different situation either when students still in school or when they are faced with real inability to apply the knowledge is called lack of conceptual understanding. The researcher then decided to use Problem Based Learning (PBL) to overcome this problem. The aim of this research is to found out whether the implementation of PBL can increase student's conceptual understanding and the effective ways to implement PBL in order to increase student's conceptual understanding. This research is a Classroom Action Research, and this was a two cycle research where the research used student's written test, student's questionnaire, student's interview, teacher's interview, teacher's observation form, and journal reflection as instruments to measure student's conceptual understanding and the implementation of PBL based on the Christian perspective. Based on the analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that the implementation of problem-based learning could increase students' conceptual understanding based on the Christian perspective.

Contextual teaching and learning to improve conceptual understanding of primary students

“…Students were guided to sharpen their critical thinking on how to respond to the environment and develop their ideas to solve any simulated problems by the teacher regarded to the topic to strengthen students' conceptual understanding, so they are able to apply the learning concept to the corresponding new situation. In order to have a conceptual understanding, students not only have to remember but understand, and moreover able to apply the concept they have learned to solve the different problems simulated by the teacher (Lasut & Seleky, 2017). The students were guided to further understanding by figuring out the significance of learning material in their daily life.…”

“…School through teachers plays an important role in carrying out a learning process for the students through a learning community in the classroom. However, there is no such thing as a perfect classroom, one of the manifestations is the tendency of learning that solely to pass the standard grade in which students are lack of a strong and solid conceptual understanding (Lasut & Seleky, 2017).…”

Impact of Problem Based Learning-Blended Learning on Students’ Creativity and Learning Interest

“…If students understand the content of the problem, students are eager to solve the problem. The problembased learning model is a way to take advantage of problems so that students are more experienced and work hard to face problems to generate interest in learning (Lasut et al, 2017).…”

Penerapan Realistic Mathematics Education (Rme) Dalam Online Learning Untuk Membantu Pemahaman Konsep Matematika Siswa Kelas Viii [The Implementation of Realistic Mathematics Education (Rme) in Online Learning to Help Grade 8 Students Understand Mathematical Concepts]

“…Dalam pembelajaran matematika, pemahaman konsep merupakan salah satu kemampuan yang sangat penting. Pemahaman konsep adalah dasar dan aspek kuncil dalam belajar matematika (Yulianty, 2019;Lasut & Seleky, 2017). Selain itu, pemahaman konsep menjadi dasar utama yang harus dimiliki untuk mampu menyelesaikan masalah.…”