IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACH THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING IN IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF NATURAL SCIENCE LEARNING AT THE FOURTH GRADE

HERIANINGTYAS, NUR LUTHFI RIZQA (SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY)

KALAM CENDEKIA PGSD KEBUMEN
Vol 6, No 5 (2018): KALAM CANDEKIA PGSD KEBUMEN

Abstract: Nur Luthfi Rizqa Herianingtyas. Implementation of Scientific Approach through Discovery Learning in Improving Critical Thinking Skills of Natural Science Learning at the Fourth Grade. The objectives of this research are: (1) to describe the steps in implementing the Scientific Approach through Discovery Learning; (2) to improve students' critical thinking skills; and (3) to improve Natural Science learning outcomes. This research is a collaborative Class Action Research (CAR). Subjects were fourth grade students of SDN 1 Kebumen in academic year 2014/2015, totaling 39 students consisting of 21 male students and 18 female students. The experiment was conducted in third cycles. The results show that: (1) the implementation of Scientific Approach through Discovery Learning has been carried out by the following steps: (a) Orientation; (b) Problem Statement; (c) Data Collection; (d) Data Processing; (e) Verification; and (f) Generalization; (2) Natural Science learning outcomes is increased in Energy-Saving theme; and (3) can improve students' critical thinking skills in Natural Science learning.