Rijal Abdullah, Muhammad Iqbal Sy
This research was motivated by the low achievement of learning outcomes of Land and Rock Mechanics subject by students of Study Program Outside Domicile of Sawahlunto State Community Academy. This study purpose was to reveal the impact of Problem Based Learning application to the activities and the learning outcomes of Soil and Rock Mechanics subject of students of Study Program Outside Domicile of Sawahlunto State Community Academy. This research was in the form of Class Action Research Model Kemmis and Mc Taggart, consisting of four components (planning, action, observation, and reflection). After learning in three cycles, the results showed that the application of Problem Based Learning in Soil and Rock Mechanics subjects to Study Programs Outside Domicile of Sawahluto State Community Academy turned out to be able to increase student learning activities, reaching very high categories, and achieving student learning outcomes average 83.33, above of the Minimum Graduation Standards value (70). © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia