MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN KETUNTASAN HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN POE (PREDICT-OBSERVE-EXPLAIN) PADA SISWA KELAS VII B SMP NEGERI 2 BALUNG

Abstract

The goals of this research were: (1) to describe the improvement of students learning activities; (2) to describe the improvement of learning mastery; (3) to describe the improvement process of students learning activities; and (4) to describe the improvement process of learning mastery at VII B SMP Negeri 2 Balung Jember. The type of this research was classroom action research. The research methodology of this study used Hopkins scheme model which is spiral shaped. The data collection method of this research used observation, documentation, interview, and test. The data analysis used: (1) the percentage of students learning activities at first cycle was 66,41% classified as active and the second cycle, the percentage of students learning activities at second cycle was 80,56% classified as very active; (2) the improved of learning mastery using normalized gain in first cycle was 0,49 classified as being and the second cycle improved of learning mastery was 0,54 classified as being; (3) the process of increasing activity in which student learn to apply the stage of the learning model POE is to expose students to the issues and students are given the freedom of thought, practice and look for the explanation itself; (4) the process in improving the completeness result for problem solving learning is obtained by performing experiments and students through the scientific process that includes the student to make predictions, collect data, analyze data and formulate conclusions. Based on the result of both cycles, it can be seen that this research was successful.