The Implementation Of Reciprocal Teaching Learning Strategies In Improving Students’ Questioning And Cognitive Ability On The Concept Of Human Digestive System Of Class Viiib Smp Negeri 7 Palu

The fundamental problem in this study, students of Class VIIIB SMP Negeri 7 Palu were the low ability to ask questions and the students' cognitive level was limited to C1 and C2. Therefore, a classroom action research was carried out aimed at implementing reciprocal teaching learning strategies in improving students' questioning and cognitive abilities on the concept of the human digestive system. This study uses classroom action. The subjects of this study were 25 students, the types of data were: qualitative and quantitative data. The research instrument consisted of tests, teacher observation sheets, student observation sheets and assessment sheets for questioning abilities and cognitive abilities. Techniques and data analysis, namely: Qualitative data is the percentage of data on the ability to ask questions, teacher and student activities, while quantitative data is the average data on cognitive abilities. The results of the data analysis showed that there was an increase in the students' questioning and cognitive abilities from the first cycle to the second cycle which had an effect on the increase in the achievement of learning outcomes indicators. Class VIIIB students' cognitive abilities. From the average of the first cycle was 66, increased to an average of 88 in the second cycle and had reached the predetermined completeness criteria minimum 70. The ability to ask questions in the first cycle the percentages were C1 72%, C2 60%, C3 56 %, C4 56%, C5 44% and C6 12%, increasing in the second cycle the percentage were C1 76%, C2 64%, C3 68%, C4 68%, C5 60% and C6 48%. Teacher and student activities have increased from cycle I to cycle II. The percentage of teacher activities in cycle I as 60, 83% increased in cycle II the percentage was 87.13%.