Abstract:
Action research has been carried out aimed at improving the skills of
student’s 21
st
century skills with character education through the integration
model of Problem Based Learning (PBL) in class XI Science 2 SMA Negeri 2
Pekanbaru Academic Year 2012/2013. The research was conducted in February-June 2013, with a research subject 2 class of XI Science SMA Negeri 2
Pekanbaru. Total amount of students is 43 which is consisting of 17 students and
26 female students. The parameter in this study is the 21
st
century skills that
consists of 5 elements which are digital age literacy, inventive thinking, effective
communication, high productivity, and religious. The results showed an average
of 21
st
century skills through observation in the first cycle of 69.56% (category
less) increased to 76.87% (category enough) in the second cycle. Element average
21
st
century skills, high productivity in the first cycle was 54.42% (category very
less) and increased to 82.79% (category enough) in the second cycle. Average 21
st
century skills through tests 21
st
century skills has increased 55.81% from the first
cycle (the category of very less) to 71.47% (less category) in the second cycle.
Based on the results of this study concluded that the integration of character
education through the model of Problem Based Learning (PBL) can improve
student’s skills of the 21
st
century in biology learning in class XI Science 2 SMA
Negeri 2 Pekanbaru Academic Year 2012/2013.
