The Effect of Project-Work Learning Model on the Improvement of the Quality of Craft Learning in Higher Education in Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of project-work learning model on the development of students’ soft skills and hard skills in metal craft learning. The research with research and development and experimental designs was conducted in the metal craft industry in Special Region of Yogyakarta, as well as in the metal craft workshop at the Faculty of Language, Arts and Culture, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. The purposive sampling was applied to a total of 108 students of the Craft Study Program, resulting in 41 students as the research sample. The posttest-only control design was employed while the research instrument validation was measured by experts at metal craft and education. The data were collected through survey, observation, and by means of assessment sheets of the outcomes of craft learning. They were analyzed by descriptive analysis and t-test at the significance level of 0.05. The research findings suggest that the students in the project-work learning class have better soft skills and hard skills than those in the class that does not apply the model. In conclusion, the project-work learning model is suitable for metal craft learning in higher education as it has been proven to improve integrated soft skills and hard skills acquisition in metal craft learning.