Project-Based Learning on Respiration Material in Developing Students’ Habits of Mind and Concept Acquisition

Abstract

This research aims to indentify the development of habits of mind and concept acquisiton through project based learning. The data acquired in this research is based on quantitative quasi experiment in which the samples are not purposely random. The design for data calculation is anon equivalent control group that consists of pretest and posttest before and after the treatment in each class. The research takes place at SMAN 1 Cisarua in Eleventh Science academic year 2018/2019 with respiration system as material. The development of students’ concept acquisiton and habits of mind in respiration system appears to increase after the project based learning program. The result shows there are increase of concept acquisiton to 59.45% and increase of habits of mind to about 42.72%. Therefore the project based learning model is increasing concept acquisition and habits of mind stated in the medium catagory using Gain test.