An Analysis of Students' Problem-Solving Skills in Reproductive System

Abstract

Education in the 21st century aims to build up students' intelligence skills in learning to solve their daily problems. This study aims to investigate students' problem-solving skills in the reproductive system and investigate the factors that affect it. This study uses the descriptive method and involves 36 students. The data were collected through 30 multiple choices and 34 questionnaires to find out the descriptive statistic and analyze the factors that affected students' problem-solving skills and the data. The data analysis shows that the average of students' problem-solving skills is 44,70%, and it is classified in the category of being. Based on the questionnaire's research, some supporting and inhibiting factors affect students' problem-solving skills. The supportive factors derived from the internal and external factors were self-confidence (80,56%) and the teacher as the trustee of the students (75%). The imbibition factors derived from internal and external factors were learning concentrations (65,28%) and the school's curriculum (60,42%). Students' problem-solving skills are classified in the category of being. There are some supporting and inhibiting factors from internal and external factors.