IMPROVING ACTIVITIES AND STUDYING OUTCOMES OF CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND CHARACTER BUILDING THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING MODEL

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to improve the activities and studying outcomes of Catholic religious education and character in basic competence for understanding the role and function of conscience so that it can act correctly and appropriately through the Discovery Learning Model. This research is a classroom action research study involving 10 Catholic students of XI IPS1 of SMA Negeri 1 Sedayu in 2019/2020. The action is carried out in two learning cycles. Data were collected using observational guidelines, tests in each cycle, and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that in the first cycle the average percentage of student learning activities amounted to 67.50% with classical completeness cognitive learning outcomes obtained by 60%, with an average value of learning outcomes of 77.5. In the second cycle the average percentage of student learning activities amounted to 90.63% with classical completeness of cognitive learning outcomes of 90%, with an average value of learning outcomes of 83.5. Thus the application of the use of the Discovery Learning Model can improve student learning activities and outcomes.