Enhancing Student’s Learning Outcomes with Different Academic Level Using Metacognitive Strategies

Abstract

This research was carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the Search Solve Create and Share learning integrated with metacognitive strategy [SSCS + MS] on the learning outcomes of students. A quasi experimental design has been used to compare the effect of traditional learning, SSCS, and SCCS + MS learning on the learning outcome of tenth grade students in Kupang, Indonesia, conducted in three schools. Three natural science classes of the tenth grade in the first semester of each school were involved in this study. The rubric of the learning outcomes by referring to Hart (1994). The research data were analyzed by ANCOVA and Least Significant Different test. The results showed that SSCS+MS learning model provides a higher learning outcomes of low academic ability than the SSCS and Traditional learning. As for the percentage learning outcome of low academic ability student’s in SSCS+MS increase 34.06% higher than the high academic ability on the SSCS learning model 35.76% higher than SSCS and 35.76% higher than Traditional learning models and 42.54% higher than the high academic ability on the Traditional learning. These result indicate that SSCS+MS could empower students low academic. The SSCS + MS learning model improve the quality of learning.