THE EFFECT OF GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING MODEL ASSISTED BY VIRTUAL LABORATORY TO STUDENT’S LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEMPERATURE AND HEAT TOPIC IN CLASS X OF SMA N 1 LANGSA ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
ABSTRACT: The aim of this
research was to know the effect of guided inquiry learningmodel assisted by
virtual laboratory to student’s learning achievement in temperature and heat
topic in class X of SMA N 1 Langsa Academic year 2014/2015. The research method
was quasi experimental. The population were all students of class X SMA N 1
Langsa Academic Year 2014/2015 that consist of 11 classes. Two classes selected
by cluster random sampling as sample. One class as experiment class using
guided inquiry learning modelassisted by virtual laboratory and another class
as control class using conventional learning. The instrument in this research
were multiple choices and observational sheet. Multiple choices with 5 options
and 20questions were valid while observational sheet is used to measure thestudent’s
activity during learning process. The results that were obtained: post test
mean value of the experiment class was 78.70 and 63.54 was the mean value of
the control class. Normality and homogeneity of the test result from the both
samples was normal and homogenous. From the calculation of t test for post test
data, obtained that tcount value was bigger than ttable value. Based on the
observation that has been done by observers with using observational sheet
obtained that student’s activity inexperiment class is greater than control
class. So, it can be concluded that there was the significant effect of guided
inquiry learning model assisted by virtual laboratory to student’s learning
achievement in temperature and heat topic in class X of SMA N 1 Langsa Academic
year 2014/2015.
Keywords: Guided inquiry
learning model, virtual laboratory, student’s learning achievement, student’s
activity
Author: Mawarni Saputri and
Motlan
Journal Code: jpfisikagg160014