ABSTRACT
............................ Efforts to Increase Learning
Outcomes Identify the IPA on How Green Plants Make Food through the use of
inquiry methods in Class V Sidodadi Elementary School. Classroom Action
Research (PTK). Studies Program. Open University. ..........................
2011.
The formulation of a structured problem is "What
is the use of inquiry methods can enhance students' learning material class V
of IPA on identifying how green plants make food?"
This class action research aims to obtain factual
information about the use of inquiry methods to increase student learning
outcomes.
Classroom Action Research Procedure implemented
through grooved process consists of four stages, namely: 1) planning, 2)
implementation; 3) Observation; and 4) reflection.
From the analysis of data on each cycle is known that
an increase in the thoroughness of student learning. In preliminary studies,
students who achieve 54% completeness. In cycle I students who achieve
exhaustiveness increased 31% from the initial study to be 70.83%. In the second
cycle students who achieve exhaustiveness increased 41% from cycle I to 100%.
The same thing happened on the seriousness of student learning.
Based on the results of data analysis of this study can be concluded
that: The use of inquiry methods can facilitate students in understanding the
learning material; Use inquiry methods to increase the seriousness of students
in learning; Use inquiry methods to improve student learning outcomes
