Jurnal Nalar Pendidikan

72-77

Authors: Abdul Karim

The Action Class Research aims to improving students learning achievement on operation system installation GUI-based by using Inquiry method. The research made in SMK Negeri 2 Takalar which choose the student at Computer and Network Technique Class. There are two cycle of these research until it was improve student achievement on the second cycle. The average of improving learning achievement could show on the distribution frequency of the score of students test table. Data on the first cycle show that the average of the class is 6, and maximum score is 77. While, on the second cycle, got average score of the class is 84, and maximum score is 91. The improving learning achievement of students on operation system installation GUI-based by using Inquiry method from the first to the second cycle is 21%. Based on the data, we concluded that Inquiry method on operation system installation GUI-based could improving students learning achievement in X grade of Computer and Network Technique Class SMK Negeri 2 Takalar. Keywords: GUI, Learning achievement, Inquiry

87-96

Authors: Fitriani , Yusminah Hala, A. Mushawwir Taiyeb

This research is a class act who held four meetings in two cycles using cooperative learning model make a match. The research subject is class X.1 SMA Negeri 1 Dua Boccoe in the second semester of the academic year 2015/2016. The data collection is done by using a questionnaire motivation, activity data using observation sheet activity and learning outcomes data obtained using achievement test cycle I and cycle II. Data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that: (1) There is an increased motivation to learn with the average value in the first cycle of 76 to 78 (2) There is an increase in the activity of learning, the value of the average percentage of activity in the first cycle by 86% to 95% in the second cycle. (3) The increase occurred in the first cycle of learning outcomes by 53% the percentage of completeness and the second cycle increased to 88%. Cooperative learning model make a match can increase motivation, activity and cognitive achievement of biology students. Keywords: Activities, Learning Outcomes, Make a Match, Motivation

108-115

Authors: Muh. Anas dan Warda Murti

Learning in school tended to focus on teacher until recently. Teacher's jobs is to deliver the subject materials and students learn to memorize all of the knowledge. Learning which oriented on the mastery of the material is only successful in in a short term memorization but fail to solve problems in future time. Project-based learning is used in order to make students active in learning and make teachers as facilitators. Moreover, the implementation of project-based learning will develop students’ life skills. This study aims at examining the influence of projectbased task towards life skill development and learning achievement of grade VIII students students in Junior high school (SMP). This study is a quasi experimental, that two samples were given a treatment using different learning methods and observe the influence toward life skill development and students’ learning achievement. The design used was Posttest Only Control Group Design with 37 students as the samples for the control groupn and 37 students as well as the experiment group. Data were collected using observation sheet to measure the life skill, multiple choice test to measure the result of cognitive learning of students. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially (t-test statistics with SPSS 17.0 program for Windows, conducted with the level of significant 5%). The results of study reveal that (1) the project-based task gives influence toward life skill development of grade VIII students and (2) project-based task gives influence toward learning achievement the outcome of Biology of grade VIII students. Keywords: Learning achievement, Life skills, Task-based project

124-130

Authors: Tarmo

This research is a classroom action research conducted during two cycles, which aims to improve the quality of teaching Sociology approach Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL). The subjects were students of class X-5 SMA Negeri 3 Sungguminasa many as 35 people. Improving the quality of teaching Sociology This includes the quality of the process and the quality of the results. The results of this study indicate that: (1) the first cycle students' average score is 70 of the ideal score of 100, with a complete student learn individually as many as 24 people with classical completeness 68%. (2) Cycle II students' average score is 79 of the ideal score of 100, with a complete student learn individually 35 or completeness classical 100%. (3) For the activity of the views of the three indicators, namely: physical activeness, liveliness mental and social activeness. Based on the research that has been carried out, both the liveliness of physical, mental and social getting better and improved from the first cycle to the second cycle. Keywords: Learnig outcome, Contextual approach, Teaching learning

137-143

Authors: Astria Hamzah

The objective of the research was to find out the improvement of the students achievement in writing skill by using videos in terms of content and language use. The researcher applied a pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test design. The subject of the research was the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Alla Enrekang academic year 2015-2016. The sample consisted of 26 students. The research was held in seven meetings. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test. It was proved by the students’ mean score in pre-test was 51. 73 and post test was 77. 79. It showed that the students’ writing skill in post-test was higher than pre-test. The value of t-test from content and language use was 21.0 and it was greater than t-table 2. 060 at the level of significant (p) = 0. 05 and degree of freedom (df) =26-1 = 25, it was found that the result of t-test value was greater than t-table (21.0>2. 060). So, there is a significant improvement of students’ writing skill on narrative text in terms of content and language use by using videos. Keywords: English Language, Videos, Writing Narrative Text