THE INFLUENCE OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING METHOD ON THE LEOPOLD MANEUVER CLINICAL SKILL IN DIPLOMA MIDWIFERY STUDENTS

Background: In dealing with the current condition of Covid-19 pandemic, education system finds alternative and changes regular learning to an online system. This depends on vital aspects such as well-structured, interactive, substantive programs. Consequently, educators are challenged be more frequently innovative active in assessing evaluating needs. Implementing a proper method helps encourage students' willingness learn since they core process. Therefore, this research considered Problem-based Learning suitable implement improve clinical skills. By from problem, students indirectly instructed how collect integrate new knowledge.
 Objectives: study focuses determining implementation Problem-Based methods Leopold maneuver antenatal midwifery care subject diploma students.
 Methods: uses quasi-experimental design one group pretest-posttest design. The samples 30 Megarezky University. Data analyzed by univariate bivariate chi-square test. questionnaire measure interest motivation participating courses, skills performing using standardized checklist Antenatal Care Module Ministry Health. is conducted within two months (December January 2022).
 Results: result reveals that Method (PBL) effectively increases score p-value: 0.000 < 0.05.
 Conclusion: improves care.