Penerapan Metode Eksperimen dalam Pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam untuk Meningkatkan Aktivitas Belajar Siswa Kelas IV Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah Kabupaten Ketapang
An Application of Experimental Method in the Science Learning to Increase the Fourth Grade Students Activities of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah Ketapang. Based on the early observation that had been made, there was a problem occurred in the science learning, The problem was the lack of students activities in learning. Related to the problem, improvements to enhance students learning were very important to be done. One of the improvements was by using experimental method. The purpose of conducting this research was to increase the fourth grade students learning process in the science learning of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah Kecamatan Matan Hilir Selatan Kabupaten Ketapang. Method of this research is Descriptive Method and the form of this research is Classroom Action Research while the character of this research was collaborative. This research had been done in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah Kecamatan Matan Hilir Selatan Kabupaten Ketapang. The sample of this research were teachers and students of the fourth grade. Techniques of collecting data were direct observation, students observation and test. The test was by giving tasks to the students. This research was conducted in 2 cycles with the result: the teachers ability in implementing learning, by giving experimental method to the students from cycle 1 until cycle II orderly can be concluded: early observation 2,84; 3,04 and 3,56. From these score that had been gotten, it showed that teachers ability by using experimental method increased. Likewise students activities score were 65,28% and 80,26%. It indicates that the effect of experimental method in the science learning to increase the fourth grade students activites of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah Ketapang was had a good impact
