The teachers' experiences in implementation of project based learning during teaching and learning of biology in senior high schools in Yogyakarta District

Abstract

This study aimed to; (1) find out how often teachers use PjBL during the teaching and learning process of biology, (2) assess the teachers experiences during guiding students on aspects involved in project designing, project implementation, and presenting the project results, and (3) find out how often the students were guided by their teachers on the aspects of project designing, project implementation, and presenting the project result. The research used the qualitative methodology to study 21 biology teachers and 250 teachers from tenth and eleventh grade of 10 state senior high schools in Yogyakarta district between March and May of the academic year 2018/2019. The data obtained from teachers' and students' questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS version 23. The results showed that; (1) most biology teachers (71.4%) frequently use PjBL, (2) majority of the teachers, (59.4%) project designing, (76.9%) project implementation, and (56.4%) presenting of project results felt it relatively easy to guide students on the aspects of PjBL and (3) most students (67.6%) are often guided by their teachers on aspects involved in the project designing, project implementation, and presenting of project results.