Student worksheet development based on contextual and problem solving on microeconomic theory introductory subjects

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Dhiah Fitrayati, Albrian Fiky Prakoso, Retno Mustika Dewi

2016 International Journal of Control Theory and Applications Vol. 9 Issue 34 Article Cited by 1

Abstract

This research aims to develop student worksheet (SW) based on contextual and problem solving on microeconomic theory course. The development model on contextual and problem solving based teaching materials using 4-P model and adapted from 4-D development model. The curriculum which is used in this research is a curriculum for the majority of economic education bachelor yaer 2015. A student that used as a sample for the subject of this research is the student of economic education bachelor year 2015 that are 84 students and have been divided into two classes, there are PE 15A and PE 15B with 42 students in each class. Assessment result and revised student worksheet argued that the worksheet's task working direction is less clear, there's still have phenomena which impact an ambiguity. The revised SW result overall, validation by the subject matter experts obtained a score of 82,04% with a very decent interpret the action. If it was seen by the terms of each aspect, aspect with the highest score is the material aspect which obtained the score in 88%, and aspect with the lowest score is construction aspect. The limit module test is limited only for 40 students of economic education bachelor PE 15A to knowing their response after using the worksheet. The validation result has been corrected so that SW becomes better than before. The result of student's response to the contextual and problem solving-based worksheet showed a positive response on SW with the percentage value in 86,40%. © International Science Press.

Affiliations

Department of Economic Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia