The Effect of Preliminary Test to Cognitive Learning Competency of Biology Students in the Inquiry Learning Model in Class VIII Junior High School (SMP Negeri 12) Padang

摘要

This research began with unsatisfactory biology learning outcomes. This is due to students having not mastered the subject matter, there needs to be a solution so that students get good learning outcomes. The inquiry learning model is used by adjusting the 2013 curriculum which gives students the opportunity to learn. The initial ability of students needs to be known by the teacher before starting learning, to find out whether students have knowledge before participating in learning. This research is a quasi-experimental study. The population of this study were students of class VIII 12 of SMP Negeri 12 Padang who were registered in the 2018/2019 school year. Sampling was done using Simple Random Sampling technique and obtained class VIIIA as an experimental class and class VIIIC as a control class. The instrument used was an objective test. Data analysis techniques to test hypotheses are t-test and two-way anova test. From the results of the study show that the cognitive competence of learning students who learn with inquiry learning models is better than the competence of cognitive domain learning students who follow conventional learning. There is no interaction between the use of inquiry learning models and the initial ability of students' cognitive learning competencies.