The Development of Economic Statistics II Module Based on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Nusantara PGRI University, Kediri

Abstract

This research aims at: 1) Developing Economic Statistics II module based on Problem-Based Learning in Economics Education Study Program of Nusantara PGRI University, Kediri; 2) Discovering the effectiveness of the use of Problem-Based Learning-based module in the teaching and learning of statistics; 3) Improving students’ learning outcome using Problem-Based Learning-based teaching and learning in Economic Statistics II course. This is a development research with mixed data analysis method. Descriptive analysis is used to figure out the distribution of students’ pre-test and post-test learning outcomes and the t-test comparison analysis uses SPSS as an aid to find out the module effectiveness in teaching and learning. Based on the descriptive analysis it is found that students’ learning outcomes have increased from before and after using Problem-Based Learning-based Economic Statistics module. The mean students’ score before using the module is 77.05 and after using the module their mean learning outcome increases to 84.00. In other words, it is proven that the use of this module can improve the students’ mean learning outcome. Based on the comparison analysis results, the paired sample test shows that t-statistic value is 0.00 < 0.05, meaning that the Economic Statistics II Module can significantly improve students’ learning outcome.

Keywords: Problem-Based Learning (PBL); Economic Statistics II Module, Students’ Learning Outcome