Dyah Susilowati, I. Nyoman S. Degeng, Punaji Setyosari, Saida Ulfa
The aim of this research was to examine the effects of advance organisers (AO)-assisted collaborative problem solving (CPS) on the conceptual understanding and application of computer programming for students with different cognitive styles. The research subjects were university students of information technology, 42 in an experimental group and 40 in a control group. The research findings show that AO-assisted CPS has a significant influence on the improvement of conceptual understanding and conceptual application, compared to the CPS without AO. Students' cognitive style had a significant influence on learning outcomes; students with a field-independent (FI) cognitive style have better computer programming conceptual understanding compared to students with a field-dependent (FD) cognitive style. There was no interaction effect between CPS with AO and CPS without AO with FD and FI cognitive styles, on students' computer programming conceptual understanding. There was an interaction effect between CPS with AO and CPS without AO with FD and FI cognitive styles, on students' computer programming conceptual application. © 2019 WIETE.
State University of Malang, Malang, Indonesia
