IMPLEMENTATION OF
DISCOVERY LEARNING MODEL
IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF
SMP NEGERI 1 SINGARAJA
Nelly Elitta ., Made Hery Santosa, S.Pd, M.Pd. ., I Nyoman Pasek
Hadi Saputra, S.Pd., M.Pd .
Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1) mendeskripsikan penerapan
discovery learning dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris untuk siswa
kelas tujuh di SMP Negeri 1 Singaraja, 2) untuk menemukan
masalah yang dihadapi oleh guru dalam penerapan discovery
learning, 3) untuk menemukan solusi yang yang diberikan oleh
guru dalam penerapan discovery learning selama proses belajar
mengajar siswa kelas tujuh di SMP Negeri 1 Singaraja. Penelitian ini
dirancang dalam bentuk penelitian kualitatif. Instrument yang
digunakan dalam pengumpulan data adalah peneliti, kamera video,
lembar observasi, pedoman wawancara. Data dikumpulkan dengan
merekam penerapan discovery learning model selama proses
belajar mengajar dan mentranskip data yang sudah dikumpulkan.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam proses belajar
mengajar, guru belum sepenuhnya menerapkan discovery learning
model. Ini sejalan dengan persepsi guru. Guru belum sepenuhnya
paham tentang discovery learning, oleh sebab itu guru mengalami
kesulitan dalam menerapkan discovery learning. Selain itu,
discovery learning sulit diterapkan dalam pembelajaran Bahasa
Inggris. Guru juga mempunyai masalah dalam menentukan materi
apa yang sesuai dengan discovery learning, terbatasnya waktu dan
fasilitas yang mendukung proses belajar. Untuk mengatasi masalah
dalam menentukan materi yang sesuai dengan discovery learning,
guru akan mendiskusikan materi itu dengan guru yang lain.
Sedangkan, untuk menimimalkan keterbatasan waktu, guru tidak
menerapkan semua step dari discovery learning sebagai solusinya.
Fasilitas kadang kurang mendukung proses belajar mengajar, oleh
sebab itu guru biasanya membawa fasilitas yang diperlukan untuk
mengantisipasi situasi jika fasilitas di sekolah tidak mendukung
Kata Kunci : Kurikulum 2013, discovery learning model,
pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this study were to 1) describe the implementation
of discovery learning model in teaching English for seventh grade
students of SMP Negeri 1 Singaraja, 2) to find out the problems
faced by the teacher in implementing discovery learning model
during the teaching-learning process in seventh grade at SMP
Negeri 1 Singaraja and 3) to find out the solutions given by the
teacher in implementing discovery learning model during the
teaching-learning process for seventh grade students of SMP Negeri
1 Singaraja. This study was designed in that form of a qualitative
research. The instruments which were used in gathering data were
a researcher, a video camera, an observation sheet, and interview
guides. The data were collected by recording the implementation of
discovery learning during teaching-learning process and
transcribing them. The result shows that in his teaching and
learning process, the teacher was not fully implement discovery
learning model. It was in line too with the teacher perception. The
teacher did not have clear understanding about discovery learning,
which causes him not to fully implement discovery learning. In
addition, discovery learning was difficult to implement in language
teaching. The teacher also had problems in determining the
learning materials which were suitable to the discovery learning
model, lack of time and the facilities to support the learning
process. To solve the problem in determining the learning
materials, the teacher discuss it with another teacher. While, to
maximize the limited time, the teacher did not apply all stages in
discovery learning completely as the solution. The facilities
sometimes did not support teaching and learning process, so the
teacher usually brought the facilities which were needed to
anticipate the situation in which facilities in school did not support