The Effect of Open-Ended Approach on Automotive Electricity Learning in SMK Negeri 3 Makassar

This study aims (1) to find out the students' capabilities in closed-ended teaching method; (2) open-ended method with a scenario; (3) whether there is an effect of scenario on solve automotive electrical system problems problem-based scenarios. The research subject involved whole class (consisting 25 students) selected by purposive sampling technique. data were collected through observation, tests, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed descriptive statistical analysis percentages, frequency distribution tables hypothesis testing nonparametric analysis, Mann Whitney test SPSS-PC 20.0 for windows. results showed that: assemble (closed-ended method) was 88%, (open-ended scenario) 72 %, assembling electricity higher than (scenario teaching).