MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF SISWA MELALUI STUDENT FACILITATOR AND EXPLAINING

Abstract

This study aims to determine the differences in cognitive abilities between students who learned using the Student Facilitator and Explaining (SFAE) learning model and those who learned through conventional learning methods, as well as to examine the improvement of students' cognitive abilities after the implementation of the SFAE model in fourth-grade Fiqh learning at MI Ma’arif Maron. This study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental method with a Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The participants consisted of 49 fourth-grade students, including 24 students in the experimental class and 25 students in the control class. The research procedure included administering a pretest, implementing the SFAE model in the experimental class and conventional learning in the control class, and conducting a posttest. Data were collected through tests, observations, and documentation. The data were analyzed using the Independent Samples t-Test and the N-Gain test. The results showed a significant difference in cognitive abilities between the experimental and control classes, with a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 < 0.05. The N-Gain analysis revealed an average improvement of 81.11% in the experimental class (effective category), while the control class achieved 41.71% (less effective category). This finding demonstrates that the Student Facilitator and Explaining (SFAE) learning model has a positive effect on students' cognitive abilities in Fiqh learning among fourth-grade students at MI Ma’arif Maron.