THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POE (PREDICT OBSERVE EXPLAIN) MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENT™S CONCEPT UNDERSTANDING ON NEWTON™S LAW

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the improvement of student™s concept understanding on Newton's Law with the implementation of POE learning model. This research type is quantitative and using pre-experiment method with one group pre-test post-test design. In this study, the measurements in the form of pre-test to the subject and then treated with the POE learning model and within a certain time post-test is given. The population in this research is all students of class VIII in SMP 5 Singkawang city. The sample of the research is the students of class VIII E which amounted to 20 people and the sampling technique using purposive sampling. The result of data analysis using N-gain equation shows improvement of student™s concept understanding by 0,64 with medium category.