EFL Teacher’s Understanding on the Implementation of Project-Based learning

Abstract

The Merdeka Curriculum, the latest curriculum in Indonesia, adopts student-centered learning in the classroom context. Specifically, one of teaching approaches promoted in this curriculum is Project-Based Learning (PBL). However, discussions regarding the extent to which teachers understand PBL have not been much studied. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the teachers' understanding on the PBL implementation. To achieve this aim, qualitative in the form of case study design was employed, conducted in one of junior high schools in West Java, involving an English teacher as a research participant. The data in this study were obtained from semi-structured interviews completed by observation and documentation. These results confirmed that the teacher already understood the general notion, goals, and stages in implementing PBL; however, there was still a problem striming specifically in time management in which the teacher had difficulties in determining the time to implement PBL and P5 (Project penguatan profile pelajar Pancasila) in the same time.