The Seven Steps of Project Based Learning Model to Enhance Productive Competences of Vocational Students

this study aims to reveal the effectiveness of the seven steps of Project based learning model (PjBL) in order to enhance the student's productive competences. The implementation of the PjBL model was implemented in two places at different times, there were at Akademi Komunitas Negeri Tanah Datar and Akademi Komunitas Negeri Pesisir Selatan. Previously, the seven steps of PjBL model was validated by experts judgment and measured by Aiken coefficient significantly (0.796), also this syntax e reliable to be implemented in vocational learning process. The seven steps, consisting of: (1) the formulating the expected learning outcome, (2) understanding the concept of the teaching materials, (3) skills training, (4) designing the project theme, (5) making the project proposal, (6) executing the tasks of projects and (7) presentation of the project report. The study showed that the implementation of seven steps of PjBL, were practice and effective to enhance student's productive competences.