Development of Learning Book Based on Guided Inquiry the Topic Water Cycle in Elementary School

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1) to develop of learning book based on guided inquiry; (2) to investigate the feasibility of learning book based on guided inquiry; and (3) the effectiveness of learning book based on guided inquiry for the students achievement on the topic Water Cycle for Grade V of Elementary School. The research used the Research and Development (R&D) method, which referred to the model claim by Thiagarajan (4D), namely: (1) Define; (2) Design; (3) Development; (4) Disseminate. The respondents of learning book development included field testing respondents consisting 2 validates and 2 practitioners, limited-scale main field testing respondents consisting 8 students, and operational field testing respondents consisting of 28 students in class existing learning. The data of research were gathered through questionnaire, observation, in-depth interview, and test. They were analyzed by using the descriptive qualitative method. Meanwhile, the result of cognitive learning was analyzed by using normalized N-gain to investigate the effectiveness of the developed learning model; Paired Sample T test to investigate the students achievement prior to and following the model use; Independent t test and Anava, to investigate the difference of the result of existing learning class, module class, and that of aggregation class. The results of research are as follows: 1) The product developed is the learning book which is in accordance with guided inquiry, it has student’s work sheet, and it is contextual; 2) The result of learning book based on guided inquiry is feasible to be applied on the topic of Water Cycle. Therefore, it is feasible to be used in Elementary School. 3) The results of the effectiveness of the developed learning book based on guided inquiry are indicated by the average scores of the knowledge learning result obtained by the existing control class and book class. In term of attitude learning result, the control class has more students who obtain the very good score (72,65) than the learning book class (65,65) in each aspect. In term of skill learning result, the average score of the students of the control class is higher than that of the book class. Based on the results of research a conclusion is drawn that the characteristics of the developed by guided inquiry-based learning book, it has student’s work sheet, and it is contextual. Therefore, it is feasible and effective to improve the student’s achievement on the topic Water Cycle for Grade V of Elementary School.