Implementation of an Inquiry Learning Model Based on Lesson Study as a Way of Improving Learning Outcomes on Contents Structure and Function of Plant Tissue to Students Senior High Schools in Malang Regency

Abstract

The observations and interviews with teachers and students of senior high schools in Malang Regency showed that 1) the teachers were implementing the curriculum of 2013, 2) the teachers had already implemented the practical methods yet had not applied the scientific approach, 3) they had not followed the scientific approach of learning process by not implementing performance assessment yet. While result of student interviews showed that the students were bored with the biology lesson due to the many contents that must be memorized. Based on the need analysis which had been done previously, it is necessary to study the implementation of inquiry-based learning according to lesson study in order to improve learning outcomes of the senior high schools in Malang Regency. The method which was used through lesson study activities together with the teachers of senior high schools in Malang Regency, comprised of three stages, namely, plan, do and see. The research was conducted in the 11th Grade of MIA in Malang regency with a total population of 180 students, started from 5th to 28th August 2016. The research was collaboratively conducted within the Biology Teacher Development Group (MGMP) in Malang regency. The lesson study consisted of three cycles. Cycle 1 was conducted in SMAN I Lawang, cycle 2 was in SMAN Kepanjen, and cycle 3 was in SMAN I Bululawang. The instruments used were the observation and interview sheets. The conclusion demonstrated that the implementation of guided inquiry model through lesson study could improve students’ learning outcomes, which included the cognitive competence, observation skill by using microscope, and communication skills of 11th Grade students of MIA in Malang Regency.