THE EFFECT OF APPLYING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL) MODEL ASSISTED BY TIKTOK CONTENT AS DIGITAL LITERACY ON STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY

Abstract

he purpose of this study was to determine the effect of applying the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model assisted by TikTok content as digital literacy on students’ reading ability. This study used a quantitative method with a quasi experimental design involving an experimental class and a control class. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test, as well as a questionnaire, and were analyzed using SPSS. Based on the results of the normality and homogeneity tests, the data were normally distributed and homogeneous. Therefore, the independent sample t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings showed that the significance value was p < 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05), indicating that there was a significant effect of applying PBL assisted by TikTok content on students’ reading ability. In addition, the questionnaire results indicated that students had positive perceptions toward the learning process. Thus, the use of Problem-Based Learning assisted by TikTok content can be an effective teaching strategy to improve students’ reading ability.