Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia
Vol 12 No 4 (2023): December

Implementing Problem-based Learning to Develop Students' Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti (Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar, Indonesia)
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra (Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar, Indonesia)
IGA Lokita Purnamika Utami (Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Singaraja, Indonesia)
Ni Luh Sukanadi (Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar, Indonesia)
I Nyoman Adi Susrawan (Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Dec 2023

Abstract

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an innovative approach to education that exposes students to real-life problems, promoting critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork through practical methods. This study analyzes the effectiveness of Problem-based learning (PBL) in improving students' critical and creative skills. Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy that focuses on developing critical and creative skills. This study used a descriptive research design to gather the phenomena of implementing Problem-Based Learning in the classroom. The data were collected by conducting interviews and questionnaires to the students who were selected as the sample in this study and semi-structured interviews with the selected teachers. The questionnaire showed that there were 59.10% of strongly agreed responses; 38.97% of agreed responses; 1.93% of the undecided; responses and none of the responses showed disagreed and disagreed. The study results showed that Problem-Based Learning is an effective teaching method to improve creative thinking skills and student learning outcomes. This study implies that teachers should increase the implementation of Problem-Based Learning to help students develop critical and creative thinking skills.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JPI

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Subject

Education

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Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia [p-ISSN: 2303-288X (print) and e-ISSN: 2541-7207 (online)] is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Research and Community Service Institute of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha since 2012. JPI is an integrated media for ongoing communication related to significant new ...