Year: 2025 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 711-720
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20250576
The Role of Problem-Based Learning Textbooks in Improving Students’ Analytical and Critical Skills Introductory Management Course
Bayu Surindra1, Tjetjep Yusuf Afandi2, Susi Damayanti3, Faridha Nadzirotul Rohmah4, Nila Assaidiyyah5
1,2,3,4,5Economics Education Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Nusantara PGRI University of Kediri, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Bayu Surindra
ABSTRACT
This study aims to ascertain the contribution of Problem-Based Learning (PBL)-based textbooks to the development of students' critical and analytical skills in the 'Introduction to Management' course. The study employed a quantitative approach involving a comparative test procedure. Using saturated sampling, the research sample comprised all students enrolled on the Economics Education Study Programme's Introduction to Management course. After collecting the pre-test and post-test data, it was analysed using a paired samples t-test. With a significance value (Sig. 2-tailed) of 0.000 (<0.05), the results revealed a significant difference in the students' pre- and post-test scores. The average score increased from 77.79 in the pre-test to 88.39 in the post-test. According to this study, using PBL-based textbooks helped students to develop their analytical and critical thinking skills. Using PBL-based textbooks has been proven to positively impact student achievement in higher education, particularly with regard to developing critical thinking skills.
Keywords: Textbook, Problem-Based Learning, Analytical and Critical Thinking Abilities, and an Introduction to Management
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