Collaboration on Involvement in Improving Science Learning Outcomes through Group Investigation

Abstract

Group Investigation (GI) is a method that emphasizes participation and student activities to find the material of the lesson to learned through available materials and media such as textbooks, communities, internet, environment, and others. To date, group investigation has still not yet been closely investigated. Few published studies have focused on group investigation. However, no previous study has investigated group investigation in the third grade of primary schools specifically in science. The objective of the present work paper is to investigate GI and describe the process of a GI. This classroom action research uses the R&H classroom action research model. Participants in this study were third-grade students in one of the Elementary Schools in South Tangerang, Banten Province, Indonesia. Data has been collected through tests, observations, and documents. Data were analyzed using text analysis and descriptive statistics. This study has shown that GI is proven to improve elementary school students' science learning outcomes. The evidence from this study also suggests that GI is effective for encouraging students' involvement in learning, train students' higher-order thinking skills, and promote behavior collaboration to complete the task.