The Effect of E-Learning Based on Problem Based Learning (PBL) on Student Characters in Inferential Statistics Course

Abstract

In the era of information technology, learning activities are no longer limited by building walls. ICT has opened wide access to participate in a more flexible learning activity. As the demands of the 21st century require the development of aspects such as cooperation, respect for opinions, knowing yourself, and others, problem-solving skills and the like need to be cultivated in learning. In fact, character as human behaviour is now becoming more attractive through the educational process using e-learning. This study aims to determine the significant effect of PBL based e-learning on the character of the fourth semester students in the Department of Educational Technology. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study using a post-test control group design. The study population was 36 fourth semester students consisting of 2 classes, namely class A (experimental group) and class B (control group). Data were collected using non-test instruments. The research data were analysed using t-test statistics assisted by the SPSS program. The average score of the experimental class characters was 88.15 and the control class was 78.26. Based on the t-test, it shows a significance smaller than 0.05, so that there are significant differences in character between students who learn using PBL based e-learning and students who learn with direct instruction-based e-learning. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of PBL based e-learning on the character of students who take inferential statistics courses in the Department of Educational Technology.