ABSTRACT

Wati, Suci Trisna.2018. The Implementation of Discovery Learning to Increase

Students Learning Outcomes at the Installing Multi-storey Electric
Power Installations of Class XII SMKN 5 Medan. Classroom action
research, Electrical Engineering Department. Engineering Faculty.
State University of Medan. Advisors: (I). Drs. Marsangkap
Silitonga,M.Pd

Key Words: Discovery Learning, Learning Outcomes, Installing Multi-storey

Electric Power Installations.
The aim of this research was to solve some problems on teacher and
students. The problem was obtained after researchers conducted observations in
the learning process by subject teachers Installing Electric Power Installation of
Multi-storey Buildings in class XII TITL 3 of SMKN 5 Medan on July 23, 2018
found that indicators of poor learning outcomes of students caused by: (1)
learning method used by teachers consist of presentations, assignments,
questioning and answering activities; (2) in the range of 90 minutes, teacher using
75 minutes to explain the material using the lecture method without learning’s
media and the remaining 15 minutes are used to frequently asked questions and
exercises in the student worksheet; (3) there are some students who get bored and
eventually rowdy and ignored the teacher's explanation. There is a student who
often draw when learning’s time; (4) learning support facilities and infrastructure
(projectors) are very limited.
Researcher chose to implement the Class Action Research and applying the
model of Discovery Learning with Scientific Approach to improve learning
outcomes of students who have not been optimal due to the lack of proper
learning methods. Researcher used cycle research model. The model used a spiral
cycle, this research model developed by Kemmis and Taggart. The spiral research
model includes planning, action, observation and reflection.
Application of Discovery Learning models can improve the results of class
XII student TITL of SMKN 5 Medan on the subjects of Installing Multi-storey
Electric Power Installations. This is shown by the results of study in the first cycle
from the knowledge-domain reached 78.85%, the attitudes-domain reached
80.77% and skills-domain reached 84.62%. The achievement percentage of the
knowledge-domain in cycle II was 88,46%, attitude-domain was 92,31% and
skill-domain was 92,31%.