The Development of Problem Based on Learning Model Course at the Introduction Macroeconomic Subject to Improve Critical Thinking and Competency of Student at Department of Economic Education Unimed, Medan, Indonesia

Educational institutions have not been able to produce alumni who have professional competence,
either in terms of knowledge, skills or critical thinking skills. This is because learning is more theoretical, just
touching on the level of introduction of the norm and not at the level of internalization and action in real life
every day. This research aims to improve the quality of learning and find the design of learning models
Introduction to Macro Economics through problem-based learning model. Specifically the purpose of this study
is to: (1) identify instructional needs Introduction to macroeconomics (2) develop instructional design that can
be applied in lectures (3) analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the learning model that has been developed
so that it can be used as input for the manager and lecturer. This developmental research is conducted on
Unimed campus. The population is all the students in a class who take the Introduction to Macro Economics
subject at the Department of Economic education in 2016. The sample is determined by one class in that
determined by purposive random sampling. The sample class is used for applying and testing the learning
model. To achieve the expected objectives in this study research and development are used. Determining the
feasibility of the model is conducted with the indicators of validity, practicality, and effectiveness. The
effectiveness of the model is measured by one to one evaluation and limited learning. The improvement of
critical thinking is by comparing the value of critical thinking scores before and after application of this model.
The results of this research have obtained output in the form of model development, student worksheets and
problem-based teaching materials. Based on one-to-one experiment, it is found that this problem-based learning
model is effective in improving thye students' competency and critical thinking.