Abstract
Group investigation has function to help teacher linked between materials taught in class with students’life condition. Group investigation also pushed students to relate the relation between the lesson and the real condition. The objective of this study is to increase students’ learning outcomes in economics through the application of group investigation learning model by using both quantitative and qualitative methodology. The subject of the study is students of High School 1 Bandar, Simalungun in 11th grade of social department. These students are given pretest and posttestin two assessments cycle to see the enhancement on their study interest. Pretest is given to see students’ ability before the new learning model is implemented, while posttest is used to know the success from using the new method. The result showed that group investigation learning model can enhance the economics learning activities and outcomes. The increased number of active students during the economic lesson using group investigation model proved that it is effective to enhance students’ study ability and interest.
Highlights
Education is always and cannot be separated from technology, especially in Indonesia nowadays
The fact that showed the enhancement of the less active students during the lesson did not mean that the learning process using group investigation was not successful
It occurred because the number of very less active or passive students decreased from its early cycle 67.66% to be 35.30% in first cycle and 8.83% in second cycle
Summary
Education is always and cannot be separated from technology, especially in Indonesia nowadays. It depends on how school and environment react to the globalization, whether they respond it positive or negative. Piaget theory claimed that children know and understand their environment through interaction and adaptation with their surroundings or environment itself(Wijayanti, 2015). According to this theory, students should build up their own knowledge through observation, experiment, discussion and others. Students should build up their own knowledge through observation, experiment, discussion and others The implication of this theory against science is teacher should give chance to students to think and use their thought
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