The Effect of Problem Based Learning on Problem Solving and Scientific Writing Skills

Abstract

Scientific writing is essential for students to express their idea and to report their research.Problem-based learning model directs students to solve problems and report them in the form of scientific articles.The report is written logically and systematically.The research used a quasi-experiment method with 62 students as participants.The research was conducted in the Geography Education Program of Kanjuruhan University of Malang, Indonesia, academic year 2017/2018 on the course of Geography Natural Resource.The instruments used were essay tests and assessment rubrics for scientific writing.Data from problem-solving and scientific writing assessments were analysed with the Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of 5% after a prerequisite test.The results of the study showed that: problembased learning model has a significant effect on students' problem-solving skills, scientific writing skill, and together problem-based learning and problem-solving skills had significant effect scientific writing skill.

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