Problem Based Learning, Motivasi Belajar, Kemampuan Awal, dan Hasil Belajar Siswa SMK

Abstract

Problem Based Learning, Learning Motivation, Prior Ability, and Learning Outcomes of SMK Students. The present study examines the influence of Problem Based Learning (PBL), learning motivation, and the prior ability of vocational school students. The study employed nonequivalent control group quasi exsperimental design. 75 eleventh graders in the academic year of 2012/2013 were randomly assigned into the experiment and control groups. A test was administered to assess the prior ability (entry behavior) and learning outcomes, and self-inventory was used to elicit the students’ learning motivation. The three-way analysis of variance shows that there was a significant difference between the students taught using the problem-based learning and those taught using the conventional method, between those with high learning motivation and those with low motivation, and between those with higher prior ability and those with low ability. Additionally, there was significant interaction among teaching-learning models, learning motivation, and prior ability.