Dwi Andini Putri
Department of Biology Education, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

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Deep Learning-Enhanced Discovery Learning: Impact on High School Students' Environmental Change Outcomes Dwi Andini Putri; Agung Setia Batubara
ETDC: Indonesian Journal of Research and Educational Review Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): September - December
Publisher : Education and Talent Development Center Indonesia (ETDC Indonesia)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51574/ijrer.v6i1.5306

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This study investigated the effect of the Discovery Learning model integrated with a Deep Learning approach on students’ learning outcomes in the topic of Environmental Change and Conservation. A quasi-experimental design with a Non-equivalent Control Group was employed, involving 70 Grade X students at High School 1 Batang Kuis, Indonesia, divided equally into experimental (n = 35) and control (n = 35) groups. Instruments included 20 higher-order thinking (C4–C6) multiple-choice items administered as pretest and posttest. Data were analysed using the Mann–Whitney U test and Normalised Gain (N-Gain) through IBM SPSS Statistics. Results showed that posttest mean scores were significantly higher in the experimental class (M = 89.57, SD = 7.51) than in the control class (M = 82.14, SD = 10.79). The Mann–Whitney test yielded a significant difference (U = 280.5, p = 0.03), with the experimental group’s mean rank (42.67) exceeding that of the control group (28.33). Furthermore, the experimental class achieved a high N-Gain category (0.78) compared to the moderate category of the control class (0.66). These findings demonstrate that the Discovery Learning–Deep Learning integration effectively promotes conceptual understanding and higher-order cognitive skills in biology education.