The Development of Learning Planning Book Based On Problem Solving on Students of Economic Education Study Program at Faculty of Economics in Medan State University

The cause of low mastery of students in understanding the material of Learning Planning course is the lack of literature or references related to Learning Planning materials. The book used so far only contains theories without examples, assignments, and understanding to solve problems. To respond this, an optimization effort of the development of learning media is needed, especially the development of book. One of the optimization efforts that can be done is develop book based on problem solving. This method is considered effective to increase students mastery in mastering Learning Planning materials. This study aims are to produce valid, practical, and effective Learning Planning course book based on problem solving and publication in proceeding at international seminar and can become book for students. The criteria used to choose the location and trial class is the condition of students in accordance with the needs of researchers where the class has never used book based on problem solving. The results of this study show that Learning Planning course book based on problem solving produced are valid, practical and effective. The value of the validity of book based on validators' assessment are 83.7% and the book can be categorized valid. The practicality value of book assessed by students are 81.57% and the book can be categorized as practical in the learning process.