PROBLEMS AND NEEDS IN LEARNING MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOP PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY EXPAND SCHOOL

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) analyze problems in learning management aimed at developing problem-solving abilities and computational thinking among junior high school students in opportunity expansion schools, and 2) assess the needs index related to the learning management. The participants included 46 teachers and 333 junior high school students under a primary educational service area office, selected through stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a set of questionnaires designed to gather opinions on the problems and needs, with two versions: one for teachers and one for students. The content validity index of the instruments was 0.98 and 0.97, respectively. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and needs index analysis. The findings revealed that: 1) The result of analyzing problems in learning management aimed at developing problem solving abilities and computational thinking showed that the level of the overall problems that both teachers and students perceived was at a high level. The aspect reported as most problematic by teachers was learning management style, while for students, it was the media used in learning activities. 2) The result of assessing the needs index related to learning management showed that the highest needs index in science and technology learning management was problem-solving ability.