The application of PJBL model with the help of virtual debate method to assess article writing competence

Abstract

Journal Study Subject was carried out virtually in team teaching system. Its culminating competence was that learners were able to write conceptual article. Project Based Learning model was combined with virtual debate method (PjBL-Virtual Debate model) was used to facilitate such competence learning. This qualitative research has two objectives: (1) to describe the characteristics of PjBL-Virtual Debate model; (2) to describe the implementation of PjBL-Virtual Debate model. The research used qualitative approach through seven activities. The research results are: (1) the characteristics of PjBL-Virtual Model is identified based on the model principles with typical syntagmatic application of PjBL guided by the assessment method through virtual debate so that the learners had the opportunities to find and self-revise the strengths and weaknesses of the article drafts they produced. (2) The implementation of PjBL-Virtual Debate model was begun with the activities of learners following pre-learning until the post-learning virtually so that they developed creative, independent, brave, and sportive characteristic values. All learners managed to perfect and publish their articles. Based on the research, it was suggested that before writing conceptual article, they had to make a conceptual research report completely, because article is a form of reproduction from the complete research report.