Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Discovery Learning Terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Teks Deskripsi Pada Peserta Didik Kelas IV SD Negeri Centre Mangalli Gowa

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of the Discovery Learning model on the descriptive text writing skills of fourth-grade students at SD Negeri Centre Mangalli Gowa. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method and a Nonequivalent Control Group Design was employed. The population comprised 64 fourth-grade students, selected via purposive sampling: Class IV-A as the control group (32 students) and Class IV-B as the experimental group (32 students). Data were gathered through observation, performance tests, and documentation, then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Independent Sample t-Test). The results demonstrate that the implementation of Discovery Learning progressed from "good" (first meeting) to "very good" (second meeting). Furthermore, the inferential analysis yielded a two-tailed significance value of < 0.001 (p < 0.05), indicating a rejection of H0 and acceptance of Ha. Thus, the Discovery Learning model exerts a positive, statistically significant effect on enhancing the descriptive text writing skills of primary school students.