Indonesian Journal of Educational Innovation
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): May - August

Development of Project-Based Digital Worksheets on Traditional Herbal Beverages for Vocational Pharmacy Education

Devy Zulfa Utariningrum (University of Mataram)
Aliefman Hakim (University of Mataram)
Rangga Alif Faresta (Monash University)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Sep 2026

Abstract

Vocational pharmacy education requires students to connect pharmacognosy concepts with safe, context-sensitive product development, yet digital materials that combine local herbal knowledge with authentic project work remain limited. This study developed and preliminarily evaluated a project-based digital worksheet on traditional herbal-beverage production. The 4D model guided the define, design, develop, and limited-dissemination stages. Expert review addressed content, local-knowledge integration, project-based-learning alignment, presentation, visualization, and language; practicality was examined through ratings from the implementing teacher and 20 students. A six-session one-group pretest-posttest pilot involved 20 Grade 11 pharmacy students at one Indonesian vocational school. The worksheet obtained an overall Aiken's V of 0.70 and 89% percentage agreement; the conceptual-understanding and creative-thinking measures each obtained an overall V of 0.91. Student and teacher practicality ratings were 86% and 77%, respectively. Conceptual-understanding scores increased from M = 58.20 to M = 78.60 (mean change = 20.40, 95% CI [15.16, 25.64], dz = 1.82), while creative-thinking scores increased from M = 43.45 to M = 78.35 (mean change = 34.90, 95% CI [29.91, 39.89], dz = 3.27); both p < 0.001. Because the pilot lacked a comparison group, the findings indicate feasibility and preliminary within-group change rather than causal effectiveness. The principal design contribution is the use of local herbal knowledge as an evidence-oriented substrate for inquiry, formulation, production, evaluation, and reflection.

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Journal Info

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jpkjl

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Educational Innovation (IJEI) specializes in publishing high-quality research articles that focus on critical issues in the field of education, with primary areas of coverage including: Educational Management: Covers the planning, organizing, implementation, and evaluation ...