COMPARISON OF STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN CLASSES TAUGHT BY USING LECTURE METHOD AND DISCUSSION METHOD ON BIOLOGICAL RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MATERIAL IN GRADE VIII JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL I LIQUICA DISTRICT - EAST TIMOR

Jo?ozito Bareto. 2017 \"The Comparative Study of Student Learning Achievement Between Classes Taught By Using Discussion Method On Biological Respiratory System Material In Grade VIII Junior High School of Liquica District of East Timor\"Supervisor I Prof. Drs. Josua Bire, M.A. M.Ed., PhD Advisor II. Gerardus Uda, M.Pd Examiner I Prof. Dr. Mintje R Oedjoen, M.Pd Examiner II Dr. Andy Nabu Sogen, M.Pd The aimsof study to determine the differences students? achievement and to know the response of grade VIII students of SMP Negeri I Liquica Timor Leste on biology subject of human respiratory system by using learning method. Discussion Method in using pre-test and post-test design as class (Experiment) the discussion method as class (Control). The Aspects studied include student?s achievement as an indicator of improving the learning outcomes. The steps used in this study are the initial of pre-test before teaching and learning process the human respiratory system in experimental class and control class to know the students\' achievement before being treated, then human respiratory system which is taught by using lecture and discussion method after completion the teaching is done post-test at the end of learning. The results of this study indicate that there is a difference between student?s achievement in biology subject sub subject of human respiratory system of learning that is the lecture method as the experimental class and the discussion method as control class has mastery. The lecture method is 74% and the discussion method is 93%.