This study aims to describe the increase in activity and comprehensive thematic learning outcomes based on discovery learning at Excellent Islamic School at grade IV, Bukittinggi. Due to a number of factors that cause low activity and learning outcomes, encouraging research motivation, among others, students are not accustomed to learning to find information on their own, are not accustomed to collecting and processing facts or information by themselves, and proving that the knowledge received is correct or incorrect. This type of research is a classroom action research using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research procedure was preceded by planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The research data is in the form of observations of the learning process and the results of the action. This research was conducted in the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The research subjects were 26 grade IV students consisting of 12 boys and 14 girls. The results of the research on the visual activity of students in cycle I got good category (78%) and cycle II got very good category (achievement 89%) with an increase of 11%. The oral activity increase 16% from 62% at cycle 1 to 78% at cycle II. The learning outcomes of students in cycle 1 were categorized as poor and in cycle II the average of the three subjects was categorized as good. From the research results it can be concluded that learning using the Discovery Learning model can increase the activity and learning outcomes of students in grade IV of Excellent Islamic School Bukittinggi.
Education in the age of the industrial revolution 4.0 requires teachers to become innovative; teachers need to be able to adapt science and technology innovations to learning trends in the classroom. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach is an alternative learning approach that allows students to have the complete skills desired by 21st century learning. Utilizing the STEM approach in a learning environment allows several topics to be effectively learned in a grade II elementary classroom. One STEM approach used ‘Potatoes in My Head’, has learners learn about food ingredients, using measuring instruments, as well as basic techniques of engineering. This paper is the result of best practices carried out by the teacher in the second semester of the 2018/2019 academic year and involved 29 second grade students at a public elementary school in Bukittinggi, Indonesia. The aim is to see the improvement of students’ learning outcomes and critical thinking skills. The knowledge was gathered through observation strategies and assessments of learning outcomes. The findings showed that the STEM approach in the Potatoes in My Head operation helped enhance learning outcomes and the students’ critical thinking skills.
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