INCREASING THE LEARNING INTEREST OF CLASS VII-1 STUNDENTS IN THE AL-QURAN HADITH SUBJECT AT MTS BABUL ULUM PAJAK RAMBE MEDAN LABUHAN

Abstract

This study aims to determine (1) the learninginterest of seventh gradestudentsinAl-QuranHadithsubjectsbeforetheapplication of  inquiry  strategies;  (2)  To  determine  the  learning  interest  of seventhgradestudentsinAl-QuranHadithsubjectsincycleIafter the application of inquiry learning strategies; (3) Todeterminethe  learning  interest   of   seventh   grade   students  in   Al-Quran   Hadith subjects   in   cycle   II   after   the   application   of   inquiry   learning strategies;  (4)  To  find  out  the  obstacles  faced  by  teachers in implementing inquiry learning strategies. The  method  that  researchers  use  in  this  study  is  to  use  the Classroom   Action   Research   (PTK)   method   with   data   analysis techniques.  Analysis is done by collecting all the results  of question naires and interview sobtained from information. The  results  of  data  analysis  showed  that  there  was  anincreasein the  learning  interest  of  students  in  class  VII  Babul  Ulum  Pajak Rambe  Medan  starting  from  theimplementation  of  pre-action  to cycleII.  (1)   Pre-action  results  showed   that   the   average  individual score  was  25%;  (2)  In  cycle  Ishowed  anincrease  whereindividual students  were  55%;  (3)  The  results  of  cycleII  reached  an  average of  80%;  (4)  The  obstacles  faced  by  teachers  in  applying  inquiry strategies    are;    (a)    Difficulty    controlling    student    activities    and success;   (b)   Difficulty   planning   learning   because   it   collides   with students'   habits   in   learning;   (c)   Teachers   lack   application   through technology.