Peningkatan hasil belajar biologi siswa melalui penggunaan kartu indeks

Abstract

This research is a classroom action research (Classroom Action research) which aims to improve learning activities and improve student learning outcomes through the use of index cards in biology learning. The subjects of this study were eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Turatea, Kab. Jeneponto even semester of the academic year 2008/2009, amounting to 34 students. The implementation of this research consisted of two cycles and the data collected were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative analysis. Student activity data were analyzed in a descriptive qualitative manner and data on learning outcomes were analyzed quantitatively. The results of this study indicate that the application of learning strategies using index cards is an effective learning strategy to improve the activities and learning outcomes of students of class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Turatea Kab. Jeneponto. The increase was shown by the results of research from cycle I to cycle II, namely (1) the average value of student learning outcomes increased from 68.62 to 76.66 in both categories and an increase in the percentage of students who completed from 64.71% to 88, 24%. (2) student activities show improvement in listening to teacher explanations, asking and answering questions, group collaboration and working on worksheets, submitting responses / comments to other groups when presenting the results of student collaboration. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that an increase in activity and learning outcomes of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Turatea, Jeneponto Regency.

Keywords: Index Card, Learning Outcomes