The Effect of Project Based Leaning on Literacy Skills of Elementary School Children

Introduction: Primary school students are expected to be trained in 21st century competencies, one of the most important of which is literacy. This ability is useful for developing elementary school students' understanding of art subjects. However, many obstacles and problems were found during the learning process, therefore a solution is needed by applying a relevant learning model that can be a solution to the findings of the problem, namely the project-based learning model. It is assumed that this model can significantly affect the literacy skills of elementary school students, achieve the desired learning objectives and improve the desired quality of education. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of project-based learning on literacy skills of elementary school children. Methods: The research method used quantitative methods with the type of experimental research (quasi experiment) with a research design of nonequivalent pretest posttest group design. The research subjects totaled 64 people, 32 people in the experimental group and 32 people in the control group. Data collection using questionnaires conducted pretest and posttest. Data analysis used normality test, homogeneity test and independent sample t test. Results: Based on the results of hypothesis testing on the posttest, the significance value> 0.050 and also the average difference in the posttest of the experimental group and the control group makes evidence of differences caused by the application of learning models in the two groups. The experimental group used a project-based learning model while the control group used a conventional model. Conclusions: The conclusion of this study is that there is an increase in the literacy skills of elementary school children by using the project-based learning model in the learning process. It is hoped that future research can take a closer look at the application of the project-based learning model in other subjects, perhaps at different levels of education. Of course, it can also be combined with other learning models to provide new innovations in learning.