THE EFFECT OF THE TEAM-BASED PROJECT METHOD IN THE VOLTA CELL PRACTICUM WITH NATURAL MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY ON THE LEARNING INTEREST OF CLASS X VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The 21st century is often referred to as the knowledge age, and each element strives to meet the needs of different knowledge contexts. The education sector has experienced significant impacts due to the changes in the times that require students to master 21st century skills. Learning interest is an important factor because it affects the success of the learning process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the voltaic cell internship method based on a team project using natural and chemical materials can improve learning interest. This study adopted a pre-experimental method with a one-group pre-test post-test design. The pre-experimental method is a method in which the design does not reach the level of a real experiment because there are still external variables that affect the results, the so-called dependent variables. In this research design, the initial test was conducted before the intervention and the final test was conducted afterward. This study shows that students' interest in learning is increasing. This difference can be seen from the paired sample t-test that has been conducted, where the test results for the learning interest variable show a sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000, show the impact of the treatment.