Enhancing students’ learning outcomes using guided inquiry learning model

Janurita Panggabean

doi:10.33448/rsd-v9i11.10504

Abstract

This study aims to find out the enhancement of students’ performance and motivation using guided inquiry model in High School 2 Bandar, Simalungun. The methodology used is classroom action research with quantitative and qualitative approach. This study also used pretest and posttest as data collection which done in two cycle. The result showed that guided inquiry model could increase students’ performance and learning outcomes. The enhancement can be seen from (a) their average psychomotor score in the end of first cycle for 63 to be 71 in the second cycle; (b) their affective score that increased from zero to 19% in second cycle; (c) their high response toward guided inquiry model which showed that half of the students had very positive response and the other half had positive response. The analysis of students’ cognitive study obtained through pretest and posttest had average score in first cycle for 73 and increase to 76 in second cycle. Therefore, the guided inquiry learning model can increase students’ performance and learning outcomes.

Highlights

The implementation of 2013 curriculum required students to have good competence in every school subjects
This study aims to find out the enhancement of students’ performance and motivation using guided inquiry model in High School 2 Bandar, Simalungun
The result showed that guided inquiry model could increase students’ performance and learning outcomes

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Introduction

The implementation of 2013 curriculum required students to have good competence in every school subjects. Competency here refers to the ability to think, act and behave. Students should be involved directly during the learning process due to get experiences. Economics emphasizes on giving experience to develop the competence to make students able to understand the effect of learning economic in globalization era. Economics directed to “find out” and “act” in order to help students to understand deeply on economic nowadays. Economy as one of the school subject which develop the ability to think inductively and deductivelyhad role to solve problems related to the nation’s or company’s economy. It gives direct experience to expand the competence and make teacher able to develop teaching strategy which can enhance students’ motivation.

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