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The Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Learning Module to Improve the Cognitive Learning Outcomes

The needs of the 21st century in education need the creating of young people to have life skills. The life skills can be trained through the learning process and identified through student learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are one of the factors in successful learning. Therefore, a solution is needed to optimize student learning outcomes in the learning process by using the teaching material in the form of the module. The objective of this research is to know the effectiveness of inquirybased learning module to improve learning outcomes. This research was conducted in one of high school in Surakarta, Indonesia. The research method is quasi-experiment, used pretest and posttest design by using two randomly selected classes those were experimental class used an inquiry-based learning module and control one used modules made by biology teachers in Surakarta. The results showed that there were significant differences of learning outcomes between the control and the experimental classes based on the independent samples t-test test results, also seen with the n-gain scores that obtained at 0.390 (middle) in the control class and 0.749 (high) in the experimental class. Based on the research result, it can be concluded that an inquiry-based learning module is effective to improve the learning outcomes. Keywords—module, inquiry-based learning, learning outcomes

Analisis Potensi Bahan Ajar Biologi Kelas XI Pada Kurikulum 2013 Dalam Memberdayakan Kemampuan Berkomunikasi Siswa

The purpose of this research was to analyze the biology materials of the eleventh grade on the material of the human excretion system on the potential of empowering students communication skills in one of the Senior High School inxa0 Madiun xa0Regency. The research uses the descriptive method. The Technique of collecting data with teaching materialxa0 is observed xa0potency of empowering its communication skill directly based on communication skill assessment instrument covering twelve indicators whichxa0 are divided xa0on the four aspects namely expression aspect, evaluation, response, and negotiation. The teaching materials thatxa0 were analyzed xa0included two biology books from two different publishers, especially the material of human excretion system in Basic Competence 3.9 and 4.9 from 2013 curriculum. Data analyzed uses descriptive quantitative analysis. The result of analysis shows that the potential of empowerment of communication skill in teaching materials is still low, it’s indicated by the low of indicator and the low percentage of indicator that emerged, from the twelve indicators only four indicators that emerged: the first indicator 27,3%, the third indicator 18,2%, the eighth indicator 27,3%, and the twelfth indicator 27,3%. Based on the results of the analysisxa0 can be xa0concluded that the biology materials eleventh grade on the material excretion system used in one of the Senior High School inxa0 Madiun xa0Regency has not the potential toxa0 empower xa0students communication skills.