Implementation of the Guided Inquiry Model with a Deep Learning Approach to Enhance High School Students' Problem-Solving Skills
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Students’ problem-solving skills in the excretory system topic remain relatively low. Observations and interviews at SMA Negeri 7 Jambi City revealed difficulties in identifying, analyzing, and evaluating solutions to problems. Therefore, an instructional model that enhances student engagement and problem-solving skills is needed, namely Guided Inquiry with a Deep Learning approach. This study aimed to examine its implementation and determine differences in students’ problem-solving skills before and after implementation. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method and pretest-posttest control group design was employed. The sample consisted of an experimental class taught using Guided Inquiry with a Deep Learning approach and a control class taught using Problem-Based Learning. Data were collected through essay tests, observations, interviews, and questionnaires. The results showed improved problem-solving skills in both classes, with greater improvement in the experimental class. Thus, Guided Inquiry with a Deep Learning approach positively affected students’ problem-solving skill.
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