The Effect of using Inquiry Based Learning Method on the students’ achievement in writing

Abstract

This study deals with the effect of using inquiry based learning method on the students’ achievement in writing. The objective of the study are to investigate the effect of using inquiry based learning method on the students’ achievement in writing. The subject was students of eight grade SMP Swasta Ali Imron Medan. The population was 53 students. Two classes were taken by total sampling which divided into two groups. 26 students in VIII A as Experimental Group and 27 students in VIII B as Control Group. It was an experimental research. The instrument used in this research was written test. The analysis were showed that the scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than scores of the students in the control group at the level of significance µ = 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 51, t-test > t-table 5.72 > 2.01. It means inquiry based learning method has a significant effect on the students’ achievement in writing