Impact of Small Group Discussion on Student Outcomes in IPAS Water Cycle

Abstract

Learning outcomes refer to change which results in shifts in attitudes and behavior. This study aims to determine the effect of implementing a student-centered learning method based on small group discussions on students' learning outcomes. The research method used is a quasi-experiment. The sampling was based on existing class groups rather than individuals, using cluster random sampling techniques. Based on the t-test calculations for the posttest data, the t-value obtained is 3.661, which is greater than the critical t-value of 2.024. Therefore, it can be concluded that t ≥ t table: Ho is rejected, indicating an effect on students' learning outcomes in IPAS when using the student-centered learning method based on small group discussions. The results of the N-Gain Score test for pretest-posttest also show that the effectiveness of the student-centered learning method based on small group discussions is higher, at 91.54%, compared to the conventional method at 43.80%. Thus, there is a significant difference between the IPAS learning outcomes of students taught using the student-centered learning method based on small group discussions and those taught with the conventional method in the fourth grade of SDIT Insan Madani Jakarta.