PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INKUIRI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN RASA INGIN TAHU SISWA PADA MATERI SISTEM REPRODUKSI KELAS XI MIA 8 SMA NEGERI 1 KARANGANYAR TAHUN PELAJARAN 2014/2015

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The research aimed to enhance student’s curiosity by implementation of inquiry learning model on reproductive system at  grade XI MIA 8 SMAN 1 Karanganyar academic year 2014/2015.This research was a Classroom Action Research that performed within 3 cycles. Each cycle consisted of 4 steps, there are planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subject is 31 students of grade XI MIA 8 SMAN 1 Karanganyar academic year 2014/2015. Data were obtained by observation, test, interview, and documentation. The data were analyzed by qualitative descriptive technique. To measure student’s curiosity student’s activity had been observed and questionaire had been distributed as well. Precycle showed that student’s curiosity of grade XI MIA 8 SMAN 1 Karanganyar were low in each aspect, 1) Curiosity to get information and intellectual fact was 30,64%, 2) Curiosity to accommodate the experiences with sense was 38,71%, 3) Desire to knowing more about the part of science which exist was 32,26%, 4) Curiosity to explore existing knowledge was 48,39%.

keywords: inquiry learning model, curiosity