Research and Community Based Learning Integrated Model to Enhance Research Skills of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

This research aims to 1) develop instructional model by integrating Research Based Learning and Community Based Learning, and 2) study research skills of pre-service teachers. This research used 4 steps of research and development methodology which were; (1) study problems and identify problems (2) develop instructional model (3) study the effects using instructional model, and (4) improve and present the instructional model. There were 30 samples selected by cluster sampling from pre-service teachers in Computer Education. The instruments comprised; (1) research and community Based Learning Integrated Model (RCBI model), (2) RCBI model’s quality assessment form, (3) research skills evaluation form, and (4) achievement test. Data were collected by using RCBI model for 15 weeks and analyzed by means, standard deviation, and t-test.

The results were; 1) RCBI model quality was at a high level. 2) students’ research skills were divided into 3 components; (1) learning achievement after learning with RCBI model was statistical significantly higher than before learning at .05 level, (2) research practice skills after learning with RCBI was statistical significantly higher than before learning at .05 level, and 3) the quality research reports found that there were 5 completed projects from all of 7 proposals, there were 82.4 mean scores in very good level.