PENERAPAN MODEL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PADA MATA KULIAH TEKNOLOGI PANGAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN VOCATIONAL SKILLS CALON GURU PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI

Abstract

Food Technology is one ofoptional courses in Biology Teacher Training and Education
Program Sebelas Maret University, which aims to provide students with knowledge and skill on
how to technology in processing raw material offood. The purpose ofthis study is to increase one
of the aspects of life skills, i.e. vocational skills of students in producing a healthy and innovative
food product. This research was a three-cycles action research using a project-based learning, and
each cycle consisted of four steps, i.e. planning, action, observing, and reflecting. The participant
of the research was third semester of students of Biology Teacher Training and Education who
took the course in academic year 2013/2014. Data was collected through questionnaire sheet,
observation sheet, and documentation of student’s portfolio. All data was analyzed descriptively.
The result ofthe research is the project-based learning significantly increased the vocational skills
ofstudents in seven indicators.
Keywords: project-based learning, food technology, vocational skills