Effect of Scientific Inquiry Learning Model on the Student’s Generic Science Skill

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the effect of scientific inquiry learning model on the student’s generic science skill (GSS). This research is a research quasi experimental with two group pretest-posttest design. The population of the research is all students of class X SMA Negeri 1 Batangkuis semester II academic year 2016/2017. The sample in this research taken as a cluster random sampling, that is as much as 2 class numbered 62 people. Class X MIA3 as a class experiment that taught scientific inquiry learning model consisting of 30 students, class X MIA1 as control classes are taught with the conventional learning consists of 32 students. This research instrument using the generic science skill essay test that consists of 10 questions have been validated. The resulting data were analyzed using t-test results obtained. Based on the research, the average value of postes of control class is 66.69 and experimental class is 79.63. Test the hypothesis produce value the significance of 0.000 < 0.05 which shows that the scientific inquiry learning model influences the students generic science skill.