Umam, Muhammad Choerul. 2025. Development of Project-Based Blended Learning Assisted Microlearning Strategy (PROBBLEAMS) Model to Improve Creative Thinking Ability and Learning Engagement. Dissertation, Doctoral Program in Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Supervisors: (1) Prof. Dr. Mustaji, M.Pd., and (2) Prof. Dr. Andi Kristanto, M.Pd.
Keywords: Project-Based Blended Learning Assisted Microlearning Strategy Model, Creative Thinking Ability, Learning Engagement.
This study aims to produce a Project-Based Blended Learning Assisted Microlearning Strategy (PROBBLEAMS) model which is assessed for its feasibility and effectiveness in improving creative thinking skills and student learning involvement in the Children with Special Needs (ABK) Learning Media course at the Special Education Study Program, Faculty of Education, State University of Surabaya (UNESA). This development research uses the Dick, Carey, and Carey 2015 model which consists of ten stages. The instruments used to collect data include (1) questionnaires to obtain data on the feasibility of development products from experts; (2) observation sheets to obtain data on learning engagement and model implementation; and (3) product assessment sheets to obtain data on creative thinking skills. The collected data was analyzed using percentage descriptive techniques and Independent Sample t-test.
The results of research and development study shows that: (1) The Project-Based Blended Learning Assisted Microlearning Strategy (PROBBLEAMS) model and its accompanying materials meet the criteria for being highly feasible, based on the results of expert judgment, with a feasibility percentage of 94.89%. (2) The PROBBLEAMS model is proven to be effective in enhancing students' creative thinking skills, as indicated by the statistical test results, which show a significance value in the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) column of 0.000 < 0.05. (3) The PROBBLEAMS model is also proven to be effective in increasing student learning engagement, which is also demonstrated by the calculated significance value in the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) column of 0.000 < 0.05.
The PROBBLEAMS learning model has been proven to be comprehensively feasible and effective to be applied in improving creative thinking skills and student learning involvement in the Learning Media course for Children with Special Needs.