COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INQUIRY LEARNING AND PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES

Abstract

This study is a quasi-experimental study using the Matching Pretest-Postest Control Group Design. The population of this study was all students of class VII of SMP N 15 Yogyakarta consisting of 10 classes. The sampling technique used in this study was cluster rundom sampling, so that 3 classes were obtained as research samples, namely class 7A as the control class, class 7B as the experimental class using problem-based learning, and class 7C as the experimental class with learning using inquiry learning. The data collection techniques used were test and non-test techniques. The test technique was used to determine the achievement of process skills and problem-solving abilities of students, while the non-test technique was used to determine the achievement of process skills of students. The data analysis technique used was a multivariate test followed by a univariate test using the right-tailed t-test with a significance level of 0.05. The results of this study indicate that there are differences between inquiry-based learning and problem-based learning in terms of process skills and problem-solving ability aspects of students, there are no differences between inquiry-based learning and problem-based learning in terms of process skills, there are differences between inquiry-based learning and problem-based learning in terms of problem-solving aspects, the achievement of process skills of students who use inquiry learning is less than or equal to students who learn with problem-based learning, the achievement of problem-solving of students who use problem-based learning is better than students who learn with inquiry learning.