Meningkatkan Aktivitas Belajar Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran IPA Dengan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Group Investigation

Abstract

Kurangnya antusias siswa dalam menyimak, menyampaikan pendapat, dan rendahnya hasil belajar pada mata pelajaran IPA melatarbelakangi dilakukannya penelitian ini. Tujuan umum penelitian ini untuk meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa melalui model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe group investigation pada materi cahaya dan alat optik. Tujuan khusus penelitian adalah mendeskripsikan: (1) keterlaksanaan RPP, (2) aktivitas belajar, dan (3) hasil belajar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan model Hopkins, terdiri atas dua siklus dengan masing-masing siklus dua pertemuan. Perangkat dan instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah silabus, RPP, hand out, LKPD, lembar pengamatan keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dan lembar pengamatan aktivitas siswa. Data diperoleh melalui tes dan pengamatan, dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Temuan penelitian yaitu: (1) keterlaksanaan RPP yaitu 77,98% (baik) pada siklus I 95,45% (sangat baik) pada siklus II; (2) aktivitas belajar siswa pada siklus I berkategori aktif, dan pada siklus II berkategori sangat aktif; (3) hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I yaitu 75% (tuntas) pada siklus II 91% (tuntas). Diperoleh simpulan bahwa aktivitas belajar siswa VIII G SMP Negeri 1 Banjarmasin pada materi cahaya dan alat optik meningkat saat diterapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe group investigation (GI).

Kata kunci: Kooperatif tipe group investigation, PTK, cahaya dan alat optik, aktivitas belajar, dan hasil belajar.

Abstract: The lack of students’ enthusiasm in listening, giving opinion, and the low learning outcomes in the science subjects underlid this research which aimed to improve.  The general object of this research is to imptove students’ learning activity through cooperative learning model of group investigation type on the teaching material of light and optical instrument. Specific objectives of the study were to describe: (1) the implementation of RPP, (2) the learning activities, and (3) the learning outcomes. This study was a classroom action research with Hopkins model, consisting of two cycles with two meetings of each. The research equipments and instruments used were a syllabus, RPP, hand out, LKPD, observation sheets of learning activity and student activity. The data obtained through the test and observation was analysed qualitative and quantitative descriptively. The research findings were: (1) the implementation of RPP was 77,98% (good) in the cycle I and 95,45% (very good) in the cycle II; (2) the students’ learning activity in the cycle I was categorized as active and in the cycle II was categorized as very active; (3) students’ learning outcomes in the cycle I was 75% (complete) and in the cycle II was 91% (thorough). The conclusion was that VIII G students’ learning activity of State Junior High School 1 of Banjarmasin on the material of light and optical instruments increased when cooperative learning model of group investigation (GI) was applied.