The Effect of Discovery Learning Model on Students’ Ability in Determining Character Education Values in Folklore at The Tenth-Grade Students of SMA Negeri 3 Ambon, Indonesia

Abstract

This research is aimed at finding out the effect of the discovery learning model on students’ ability in determining character education values in folklore at the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 3 Ambon. This belongs to experimental research. This research data is the students’ test results in determining character education values in folklore. The number of the sample is 38 students (the experimental class) and 35 students (the control class). SPSS version 23 is used to analyze the data. The result shows that there is an effect of the discovery learning model on students’ ability in determining character education values in folklore at the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 3 Ambon. It is proved through the result of the independent sample t-test which is t-count > t-table (4.353 > 1.994). Keywords: experimental research, discovery learning model, learning achievement, character education values. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-29-07 Publication date: October 31 st 2020