Problem-Based Learning for Improving Student’ Activities and Learning Outcomes in Social Science

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the improvement of students activities and learning outcomes of fourth-grade students at Putat Gede State Elementary School, Surabaya. The design and methods in this research are classroom action research.   The subjects of this study were 24 fourth-grade students from Putat Gede State Elementary School in Surabaya during the 2018/2019 academic year. Observation, learning outcomes tests, and documentation are data collection techniques. Students' participation in the learning process was 71.86% in cycle I, 81.90% in cycle II, and 85.83% in cycle III. The first cycle's student learning outcomes had an average value of 74.41. The classical completeness percentage was 70.83% in the first cycle and increased to 78.32 in the second cycle with a classical completeness percentage of 79.16%. Cycle III's average, which includes student scores, is 82.63, and the percentage of classical completeness is 87.50%. Based on the study results, implementing Problem-Based Learning can improve students’ activities and learning outcomes for fourth-grade students at Putat Gede State Elementary School, Surabaya.