Students’ Learning Outcomes Using Problem-Based Learning and Discovery Learning Models in Thematic Integrated Learning

The aim of this study is to compare students’ learning outcomes in thematic integrated learning using problem-based learning and discovery learning models. This was a comparative study. The sample of this research was 43, grade four students in selected elementary schools. A test was used to collect the data. The results of data analysis were produced using a simple statistic and showed that the value of the students’ learning results using the problem-based learning model was 89.51, while it was 89.50 using the discovery learning model. It can be concluded that both the problem-based learning and the discovery learning models can improve students’ learning outcomes in thematic integrated learning in elementary schools. The difference in the students’ learning outcomes and between the learning models was not significant because the models are cooperative learning models.