Implementation of Problem Based Learning to Train Physics Students' Problem Solving Skills

Abstract

Problem solving skills (PSS) are the skills needed to face the challenges of the industrial revolution 4.0, which need to be developed through the learning process, and are still a challenge for teachers today. This study aims to determine the effect of the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in practicing students' problem solving abilities on material momentum and impulses. The research utilised a pre-experimental design with one-group pretest-posttest paradigm. The sample in this study consisted of 3 groups: one experimental group and two replication groups. The results showed that the implementation of PBL affected the problem solving abilities of students in the experimental and replication groups. The three groups experienced a different increase of PSS due to several factors, namely the implementation of learning, the existence of different student intelligence and student activities during learning.