: This research aimed to determine the effect of Problem Based Learning (PBL) model on students' problem solving abilities and cognitive learning outcomes elaborating an experimental research design. The research data was collected through a pre-test and post-test using a rubric to determine the students' problem solving abilities and cognitive learning outcomes. The results showed that PBL model significantly improved problem solving abilities and cognitive learning outcomes of students by 17.73% and 23.65%, respectively. . Based on these results, the researchers suggested that teachers use the model of Problem Based Learning (PBL) consistently because it has proven its success on the ability to solve problems and cognitive achievement of students