PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODUL BERBASIS GUIDED INQUIRY TERHADAP PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR DAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA

This research aimed to reveal the effect of guided inquiry based learning module using on (1) improvement of student’s learning motivation and (2) improvement of student’s critical thinking skills. This research is considered as quasi experiment research, Posttest Only Control Group Design was used as research design to facilitate the data collection. Population of this research were all students in X grade of SMA N 1 Ngemplak, Boyolali. The sample of this research was established by Cluster Random Sampling. The samples are X-6 as experimental class and X-8 as control class. Experimental class has given guided inquiry based learning module as a treatment, while control class has not given guided inquiry based learning module. The data were collected using test (post-test) and non-test (observation sheet, questionnaire, and documentation). Hypothesis was analyzed using Independent Sample t-test by SPSS 16 software with 0.05 significant index. The procedure of this research was planning, collecting data, and data analysis. The first hypothesis test’s results of this research showed that guided inquiry based learning module using had effect on improvement of student’s learning motivation with p-value = 0,00, and the second hypothesis test’s results showed that guided inquiry based learning module using had effect on improvement of student’s critical thinking skills with p-value = 0,00. Key Word: guided inquiry based learning module, learning motivation, critical thinking skill