Improving Mathematics Learning Outcomes Using the Inquiry Method with Google Classroom

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to improve students’ learning outcomes on quadratic equations through the application of the inquiry method with google classroom. The research method used classroom action research on 15 grade IX students at Kasih Bangsa Junior High School, Tangerang. The instrument as a data collection tool uses description questions, student and teacher activity observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis technique uses triangulation. The results and research findings on student activities have increased from cycle’s I-III, the average percentages in cycles I-III are 75%, 82.5%, and 87.5%, respectively. The observation of teacher activities also increased, namely obtaining an average score of 3.33, 3.63, and 4.2 from a maximum score of 5. The results of the evaluation using 5 items of description tests for each cycle also increased, with an average score of 60.33, which rose to 72, and in the third cycle, it rose again to 75. Because it has reached the research target, namely the average value has exceeded the KKM and the KKM reached 86.21%, it can be concluded that through the application of the inquiry method with google classroom, it can improve students' mathematics learning outcomes of class IX on quadratic equation material.