The Differences Between Learning Model of Inquiry and Direct Instruction Toward Learning Outcomes of Discus Throw

Abstract

Determination of the learning model in the process of teaching and learning activities will determine the success of students, especially in physical education lessons. A Teacher is demanded to be able to choose the right learning model according to the needs in the field. The study in this research means to find out the differences of learning model of inquiry and direct instruction on learning outcomes of discus throw. The subject of the study is students of grade IX in State Junior High School 3 Pekanbaru. The research method is an experiment, which each group is 15 students in inquiry learning models and in direct instruction models. The instrument in this research is the discus throw which consists of the phases of holding the discus, beginning, throwing, and followthrough. T-test is analysis technique of the data in this study by presenting two different learning groups. The result of the research is found the difference of the learning outcomes of discus throwing on students of grade IX in state junior high school 3 Pekanbaru by implementing both of inquiry learning model and direct instruction in learning of discus throw. Inquiry learning model in this study shows better results than direct instruction. The gain of an average value of student amount 13.5, whereas the average value of students in direct instruction is 12.0. So that it can be concluded that the inquiry learning model is better tobe implemented for learning of physical education especially on discus throw lesson than the implementation of direct instruction in State Junior High School 3 Pekanbaru.