PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INKUIRI TERBIMBING BERBASIS MEDIA PHET UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS DAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA

APPLICATION OF PHET MEDIA ASSISTED GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND STUDENTS LEARNING INTEREST

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing berbasis media PhET terhadap peningkatan keterampilan proses sains dan minat belajar siswa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah one group pretest posttest design dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah 20 siswa VII-D SMP Negeri 28 Surabaya dengan 10 siswa laki-laki dan 10 siswa perempuan. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa instrumen tes tertulis dan angket. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan: (1) Metode pretest dan posttest untuk mengukur keterampilan proses sains (2) Metode angket digunakan untuk mengukur minat belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan keterampilan proses sains siswa dengan nilai N-Gain kategori sedang dan peningkatan minat belajar siswa dari kriteria cukup berminat menjadi berminat. Selanjutnya, kecenderungan siswa memberikan respons positif terhadap pelaksanaan pembelajaran. Simpulan hasil dari penelitian ini adalah penerapan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing berbasis media PhET dapat meningkatkan keterampilan proses sains dan minat belajar siswa.

This research aimed to determine the effect of guided inquiry learning implementation with PhET based media to improve students’ science process skills and students’ interest in learning. The type of the research was one group pretest-posttest design and quantitative descriptive. The subject in this research were 20 students VII-D of Junior High School 28 Surabaya with 10 male students and 10 female students. The instruments in this research were test sheet and questionnaires. Data were collected by (1) pretest and posttest of science process skills (2) questionnaire of students’ interest in learning. The research results showed that there were improvement in students' process science skills consider as moderate category in N-Gain score and students' interest in learning from moderately to sufficient criteria. The students gave a positive response in learning implementation. Conclusion of this research was that the implementation of guided inquiry learning based on PhET media can improve the students’ science process skills and students' interest in learning.