Effect Of Base Project Learning And Intelligence Logical-Mathematical Competence Of Web Design

Abstract

Development of information technology in the formal and nonformal education in the field of information technology has put web programming as a lesson that must be given to students in the field of computer science. This study aims to determine the effect of the project base learning approach to web designing competence, to determine the effect of logical-mathematical intelligence against the competence of designing web and to determine the effect of interaction between the project base learning with logical-mathematical intelligence to the competence of web designing. These samples included 41 people were divided into two treatment classes. Data was analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 2 way design with treatment by level 2x2. The results showed that: (1) there are significant project base learning approach to web designing competence; (2) there is the influence of logical-mathematical intelligence to web designing competence; (3) there is an interaction effect between the project base learning with logical-mathematical intelligence to the competence of web designing;

Keywords: Project Base LearningLogical-Mathematical IntelligenceWeb Designing

Introduction

Development of information technology (IT) in the formal and non formal education in the field of computer or communications and information technology has put lessons web programming as a lesson that must be given to students in the field of computer science, information systems or informatics techniques. Reflecting on one of the development of information technology, the researchers found the facts that occurred on project-based learning strategies implemented in the web designing courses or Web Programming Internet Programming. Learners (lecturer) and educational institutions to students in the field of computer or informatics, which affects at the end of the competencies of students who are not expected and not in accordance with the purpose of learning web programming courses. In studying the material web programming, there are a few tools (tools used) to create or design a web. But of the many tools which can be considered a tool of manual or practical tools and automated, meaning that in designing a web student can use a technique programming language, engineering graphical user interface (GUI) of course there are advantages and disadvantages of each - each strategy project-based learning design. Actually it does not become a problem if they were to learn web programming is among the not expertise in the field of computers, but it becomes something that is not appropriate and not expected if derived from the field of computer or informatics.

The negative impact also happens to graduates who will take the advanced course of web programming, namely Advanced Web Programming (PHP & MySQL). PHP programming has a purpose to create a website that is dynamic and distributed into a database, of course, this programming requires the design of project-based learning strategies that are fundamental to support the design and in the insertion instructions - special instructions on designing a website. How the student is able to follow the course of the advanced web programming if they did not understand basic or HTML code that should have been applied in previous courses, namely web programming. In the reality in the lecture that happened, when the lecturer instructs to create a web framework, they are using project-based learning strategies that are practical web design and automatic (in this case using Dreamweaver or Joomla).

At the time lecturer questioned the reason they use project-based learning strategies and the practical design of the automatic, the students responded that they were already accustomed to implementing learning strategies based on the design project is on course web programming before. Furthermore, when professors ask students to change the design of their web framework that has been designed before, almost as a whole that no one can change one bit web framework they had designed with project-based learning strategies and the practical design of such automated. This is what makes the quality of graduates is very low within the competence of web designing, quality of graduates will be highly related to employment or web developers who will use the competence of graduates, however a company engaged in the field of web development (web developer), will require web programmer expertise to serve a variety of customer demand is very diverse.

Researchers have observed the competence of the students through the video footage on one high school in the field of computers, researchers also conducted interviews to students who have completed a course Web Programming in order to obtain information in support of this study, the researchers did this in order to give a clear picture and empirical evidence in the field. Based on the observations and the results of these interviews, researchers found the empirical data that a web programming course graduate student in the class was not able to complete the design of a web framework that has researchers drawing on the blackboard (whiteboard). In addition, interviews that researchers do to students commented that by using a strategy based learning design projects that are practical and automated, they will be facilitated in designing web framework such as arranging the layout, logos, and makes them faster in developing web framework. They also say that using project-based learning strategies that are practical design and automatic, they do not know coding (program code) from web design, but this technique provides convenience and speed in the settings (setting) the design of a web.

They also often use the more practical uses that are already available database such as Joomla, Wordpress, Moodle, Blogger, and others. At the core competencies of web programming course, students are expected to be able to create or design a web that is static programming language. Previous students have completed the course of algorithms and programming, as well as the internet which are basic competencies that have been possessed by students in following the course web programming. Researchers argue, it can be said that the indicators of competence achieved if students in this course will be able to explain and implement components - components such as HTML tags, attributes, css, javascript, and other - other. Students can be said to be competent if it can design or create a web page programming language, and this will also affect the students who will follow the further course of web programming.

Problem Statement

The problems that occurred, understand and master code - HTML programming code alone is not enough in the competence of web designing. Students must also be able to analyze, using logic groove properly, evaluate and improve, and can solve the problem (problem solving) that occur in designing a website.

Research Questions

Research relating to technology is emerging (Blanchard et al., 2008; Kasuga et al., 2004; Kirschner, and Karpinski, 2010). Currently the technology continue to experience rapid growth, the phenomenon that we can not deny we even avoid. Technology has crept into various domains, both the realm of social, political, information, education, and so forth. But over time, the public is also continuously equip and renew its technological knowledge by learning how to make some of these technologies. Web or commonly known by the name of the website, we can always share information, be it text information, images, videos, and so forth. Web or World Wide Web (WWW) is a service that is very widely used in the Internet, consists of a collection of electronic documents from all over the country.

Purpose of the Study

Especially if the web programmer techniques utilizing graphical user interface (GUI) which has limitations on the use of tools (tools) in designing the web. The third strategy of project-based learning web design that has researchers explained before it can design a website, but all three of these techniques have an effect or a different impact on student competence in designing the web, should graduate course web programming given strategy project-based learning design basic or as a programming language, as this will have a positive impact on cognitive aspects of students. In the design of project-based learning strategies programming language, students will be able to analyze, experiment, and create or design a good web, and it certainly will be able to serve any customers who want to order requests a web project in the world of work.

Research Methods

This study uses a quasi-experimental method with 2-way ANOVA design treatment by the level of 2x2. The research variables consisted of: (1) The dependent variable is the competence of designing web; (2) the independent variable is the variable treatment that project base learning approach consisting of A1: programming language (PL), A2: graphical user interface (GUI); and (3) the logical-mathematical intelligence.

Findings

The test results web project is the acquisition of learning outcomes competences web design students who use the strategy of project base learning design programming language, highest score of 96, the lowest score 58, the average score of 80.55, standard deviation 11:10, with a mode of 80, and the median 80. see the test results web project is the acquisition of learning outcomes competences web design students who use the strategy of project base learning the design of graphical user interface, the highest score of 88, the lowest score of 68, the average score of 76.42, standard deviation of 6:17, with a mode of 74 and a median of 76. Looking at the test results of a web project is the acquisition of learning outcomes competences web designing students who have logical-mathematical intelligence is high, the highest score of 96, the lowest score of 66, the average score of 79.13, standard deviation of 8.86, with 74 modes, and the median 78. Viewing test results web project is the acquisition of learning outcomes competences web designing students who have logical-mathematical intelligence is low, the highest score of 88, the lowest score 58, the average score of 74.88, standard deviation of 7.60, with 74 mode, and median 75.

Based on the results of ANOVA calculation can be seen in the source of variance between A which indicates that the value of F = 4.24 is greater than the F table = 3.16 (58: 2) at significance level α = 0.05; then the null hypothesis is rejected. These results apply to the variance as a whole of between A (A1 and A2), so there are differences in learning outcomes competency of designing web between groups of students who use the strategy of project base learning design programming language (A1) with a group of students who use the strategy of project base learning design of graphical user interface (A2).

The results of the above hypothesis test calculations have shown that the variance source AxB interaction, significantly there is interaction between the design of project-based learning strategies (A) and logical-mathematical intelligence (B), as evidenced by the value of Fo = 4.21 is greater than the Ftable value = 3.16 (58: 2) at significance level α = 0.05; then H0 is rejected on the part of testing the effect of the interaction.

Based on the results of ANOVA calculation can be seen in the source of variance between A which indicates that the value of F = 4.24 is greater than the F table = 3.16 (58: 2) at significance level α = 0.05. It can be concluded that there is a difference between web designing competency learning outcomes in a group of students who use the strategy of learning design project base programming language (PL) with a group of students who use the project base learning strategies designing graphical user interface (GUI).

Programming language have an advantage for a person in designing a program. Researchers find relevant opinions to it, propose to understand the programming language, a programmer can be a solution to solve the problem. They said the programmer prepares the instructions that make up a program, runs the instructions on the computer to see whether they produce the correct result, makes any necessary corrections, and then writes a report on the program (Johnson and Capron 2004, 444).

The above explanation states that the programmer prepares the instruction of making a program, execute the instructions on the computer to see if they produce the correct results, it is necessary corrections in the making of the program, and then write a report on the program.

Conclusion

The results showed that: (1) there are significant project base learning approach to web designing competence; (2) there is the influence of logical-mathematical intelligence to web designing competence; (3) there is an interaction effect between the project base learning with logical-mathematical intelligence to the competence of web designing.

Based on the results of the research, data analysis, hypothesis testing, and discussion of the results of research on a project base learning strategies influence the design of the web designing competence. can be given the following conclusion:

Results of the study group of students taught using the strategy design project base learning programming language (PL) higher compared with group learning results of students taught using learning strategies base project design graphical user interface (GUI).

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Muhammadiyah University of Palangkaraya for the support of conducting the studies, to the research group that contributed precious insights, and to all the lecturers that were involved, be it directly or otherwise.

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