The Effectiveness of Discovery Learning with Truth or Dare Technique in Improving Students' Logical Thinking Ability

Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received: September 23, 2020 Accepted: October 20, 2020 Published: November 27, 2020 This research originated from a phenomenon that shows the low ability of students to think logically. This study aims to provide solutions to improve students' logical thinking skills using models discovery learning with techniques truth or dare. This type of research is a quasi-experimental with a two-group pre-test post-test design. The data were collected using a pre-test and post-test of students' logical thinking abilities. The population in this study were students of class VII SMPN 5 Ponorogo. Those who were randomly selected as samples were class VII-F as the experimental class and class VII-I as the control class. Furthermore, data analysis was performed using the t-test. The results showed that the effectiveness of the model of discovery learning techniques truth or dare with conventional learning has significant differences. The ability to think logically between students who use the model discovery learning technique truth or dare is higher than the logical thinking skills of students who use conventional learning. The use of this learning model provides the opportunity for students to find concepts related to the material independently. As a result, students can hone and optimize their logical thinking skills to solve the problems they face during the learning process.