INQUIRY LEARNING MODEL TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUCOMES OF ENGLISH FOR NURSING SUBJECT

Abstract

The aim of the research is to improve the learning outcomes of students in the D III nursing study program at Akper Kesdam I/BB Padang in the English for Nursing course, especially in understanding the main idea of a reading source by using Inquiry learning. This type of research is classroom action research which aims to increase activity and ability to find the main idea of a paragraph through the application of inquiry methods in understanding reading material. Data collection was carried out by conducting observations, interviews, filling out check list sheets, and competency tests. The research was carried out in the odd semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The research subjects were 41 nursing study program students who were taking the English for Nursing course. Each action taken in learning to read is recorded by the collaborator in a field note. During the action, student activities are always monitored and scored according to specified criteria. Meanwhile, to determine students' ability to find the main idea of a paragraph, a competency test was carried out. The results of this research showed that by applying the inquiry method in learning to read, there was an increase in activity and the ability to find the main idea of the paragraph. In pre-action learning, only 13 students (31.3%) had completed their learning, increasing to 29 students (70.73) in cycle I, and increasing again to 39 students (95.12%) in cycle II. Based on the results of this research, it was concluded that using Inquiry learning can improve English Learning Results. The implication of this research is that the Inquiry Method can not only be used as a way to improve English Learning Results but also helps students easily understand the main information from a reading.