Transforming Civic Education: Enhancing Learning Outcomes on the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia through Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Abstract

Education is a planned effort to actively and comprehensively develop students’ potential for the benefit of both themselves and society. This study discusses the improvement of learning outcomes with the aim of enhancing and refining students’ performance in the subject of Civic Education (PPKn). The Classroom Action Research (CAR) method was employed as an approach used by teachers to practically solve learning problems and to improve students’ learning outcomes through collaboration among teachers at school. The research was conducted in class X TKJ 1 at SMK Tinta Emas Indonesia, consisting of 39 students. The instruments used in each cycle included observation sheets, interview guidelines, and post-tests. The pre-cycle applied the lecture method, cycle I implemented the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method with initial treatment, cycle II used PBL followed by a post-test, and cycle III employed PBL concluded with a question-and-answer session and analysis of the post-test results based on each student’s opinion. The findings revealed an average score of 63 with 41% mastery in the pre-cycle, an average of 69 with 49% mastery in cycle I, an average of 73 with 77% mastery in cycle II, and an average of 77 with 100% mastery in cycle III. The study concludes that the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method can improve students’ learning outcomes and make both teachers and students more active in the learning process.