Enhancing of Student Competency in Psychrometric Subjects Using the Edutainment Method

This research background by issues imbalance mastery of concept, practice, and student’s activity in psychometric subject. Therefore, teacher sought using edutainment methods to occurred learning atmosphere interesting and fun. The aims of this research is knowing both the increasing of learning outcomes and students activity after using edutainment methods in psychrometric learning. The method in this research is classroom action research that consisting of three cycles (action, observation, and reflection). The data collected by using pretest, posttest, and observation. The results show an increasing of students learning outcomes that shown by an average value in first cycle till third cycle, with increased of NGain from first cycle till third cycle. Implementation of edutainment method in learning activity, also increase of students activity in each cycles. In conclusion, by using edutainment method in learning activity, it is can increase the learning outcome and students activity in system and installation of air conditioning subject at psychrometric learning. Keywords—edutainment; learning outcome; N-Gain; psychometric; vocational