The Influence Of Inquiry Method To Ward The Result Of Learning Achievement Of Social Knowledge Lesson Of Class VIII State Junior High School Sorek Dua

Abstract

Based on result of student learning of class Junior High School eighth grade students Sorek Dua Second Semester Academic Year 2012/2013 ± 56.7% of 30 students the score is low (not satisfying yet) that is under KKM (Complete Minimal Criteria 71) especially social lesson, this case is because of method that is applied by the teacher in conveying lesson is lack of variation. The success of learning doesn’t only depend on student, but also teacher role. In order social lesson becomes active, creative, afektive and interesting, teacher should do some ways. One of evective way is through implementation of learning using inquiry method . This research is aimed in finding out how big the influence of inquiry method in improving the result of student learning of class Junior High School eighth grade students Sorek Two. The student consist of class VIII A the number of student is 30 students as experimental class and class VIII B the number is 28 student as control class. Consists of two actions, they are pre-test (before implementing method) and pos-test (after implementing method). Before action given, the result isn’t satisfying. The result of class VIII B is higher than class VIII A even they are given the same material and method. So that, inquiry learning method is applied. After post-test given to both class, where experimental class (VIII A) uses inquiry method and control class (VIII B) stay using old method. The result is very satisfying. Where occurring the improvement of the result of class VIII A as many as 90% of 30 students until it is above CCM of class VIII B as many as 86,7%.