The problem-based learning model has a significant effect on elementary school students' mathematical concept comprehension skills

Sarila, Anesa Juliati
Fitriani, Andhin Dyas

These proceedings represent the work of researchers participating in The International Conference on Elementary Education (ICEE) which is being hosted by the Elementary Education Study Programme School of Postgraduate Studies, Universitas Pendidikan
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Proceedings The 8th International Conference on Elementary Education

This study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the effect before and after learning using the problem-based learning model in improving students' mathematical concept understanding. This study uses a quantitative approach with a one-group pretest-post-test design to examine the effectiveness of the problem-based learning model in improving students' mathematical concept understanding. Based on the results of the Paired Samples T-Test, a sig. value (2-tailed) = 0.001 was obtained, which is smaller than the significance level α = 0.05. This indicates that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means that the use of the problem-based learning model has a significant effect on improving the mathematical concept comprehension abilities of fifth-grade students in the subject of fractions. As a whole, the problem-based learning model has been proven to contribute to improving students' mathematical concept comprehension skills.