PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVISME PADA SISWA KELAS IV SDNEGERI 13 BALAI - BALAI KECAMATAN PADANG PANJANG BARAT

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The research is motivated from the fact that learning in Primary Schools oftendominated by teachers as a source of information. Based on experienceResearchers are seen from the data value of Deuteronomy Central Semester IIAcademic Year IPA 2014-2015 found learning outcomes of students is still low,the researchers conduct classroom action research to improve learning outcomesIPA using a constructivism approach in grade IV Elementary School 13 Balai – Balai.The approach used is a qualitative approach consists of two cycle includes fourstages: planning, action, observation, reflection. This research data in the form ofinformation about the process and the data action results obtained fromobservations and tests. Subject researcher is a fourth grade student who was 22people. Data analysis was performed with using qualitative and quantitative dataanalysis. Assessment is used in data collection is the assessment process (affectiveand psychomotor), assessment results (cognitive) and sheets that observed in theapproach constructivism from the aspect of teachers. In the assessment process(affective) obtained percentage of 86.37%, and for psychomotor percentage of81.82% is obtained. For knowing improving student learning outcomes wereanalyzed with the test held using assessment to grade the success of at least 70, inwhich the first cycle and II increased the average value that is in the first cycleobtained an average 74.55 and the second cycle the average 85.45.Dengan thus beconcluded that learning science by using constructivism approach IPA canimprove learning outcomes fourth grade students of SD Negeri 13 Balai – Balai.

 Keywords: Results Learning, Science, Constructivism