Implementation of Small Laboratory-Based Guided Inquiry Learning Model to Improve Learning Outcomes

Abstract

This study analyzed differences in learning outcomes in the cognitive domain of students who studied through the mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model and the direct learning model. The sample of this study were 43 students of class VIII3 who studied through a mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model and 43 students of class VIII4 who studied through a direct learning model taken from a population of 180 people. This research is a type of quasi-experimental research. Data collection techniques were carried out through documentation, and multiple choice cognitive learning outcomes tests were tested and met the criteria as a standardized test (valid and reliable). The research data were analyzed statistically, the results were: (1) there was a significant difference between the average pre-test scores of students learning through the mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model and the significance value-based direct learning model. from 0.043; (2) the average post-test score of students who learn through the mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model is higher than the average post-test score of students who learn through the direct learning model based on a significance value of 0.044, and (3) the average gain value students who learn through the mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model are lower or equal to the average gain value of students who learn through direct learning based on a significance value of 0.279. These results indicate the influence of the mini-laboratory-based guided inquiry learning model on students' cognitive learning outcomes in the subject matter of vibrations and waves with a 95% confidence level or a 5% chance of error. This research can then be developed by adding other variables such as inquiry skills and students' understanding of concepts. The implication of this study is that teachers and students can implement small laboratories to support the learning process in the form of interactive learning