Strengthening the 21st Century Skills of Elementary School Students through the Implementation of Project Based Learning

The purpose of this study is to improve the 21st century skills on elementary school students through the implementation of project based learning. These skills play an important role for students to survive. This study was conducted on 24 students of Public Elementary School in Indonesia, of which were divided into 6 groups consisting of 4 students. This study was conducted in 2 meetings. The first meeting was done by building the students' same perceptions about the projects applied, preparing the projects and schedules with the students, and doing additional tasks outside of classroom activities. At the second meeting, students did performance related with displaying their project results and are assessed on cooperation level, skills in using tools/media, how to obtain the learning or information sources, and ability to express ideas. The three best performances were chosen to be presented in front of their parents. Results showed that the implementation of project based learning was able to promote positive effects on students' skills based on the assessment components.