Abstract :
The objectives of this quasi experimental research were to discover applying
whether: (1) the learning achievement of students? Islamic eduction taught by
applying simulation instructional strategy were higher than students? learning
achievement in Islamic education taught by applying expository instructional
strategy, (2) the learning achievement of students? Islamic education with high
learning student independent than the learning achievement of students? Islamic
education with low learning student independent, and (3) there was are an
interaction between instructional strategy and learning student independentin
affecting the learning achievement of students? Islamic education.
The population of this study was all Grade XI students, State School Six,
Pematang Siantar regency, Based on cluster random sampling technique, one class
was chosen to be taught by applying simulation instructional strategy dan expository
strategy.. The research instrument were a test and questionnaire used to collect the
data on learning achievement and to understand students? characteristic of learning
student independet. The normality tests of learning achievement data ware Liliefors
test, homogenity test was Fisher test and Bartlett test. The technique of data analysis
was a two way ANOVA at the level of significance ? = 0.05 followed by Scheffe
test.
The research findings releaved that: (1) on average the students? learning
achievement taught by applying simulation instructional strategy X = 28.12 higher
than the average students? learning achievement taught by applying expository
learning strategy X = 27.00 with Fcount = 113.96 > Ftable = 3.984, (2) on average the
students? learning achievement with high learning student independent was X =
29.61 higher than the learning learning student independent with low X = 25.93 with
Fcount = 7.66 > Ftable = 3.984, and (3) there was an interaction between instructional
strategy and learning learning student independent toward learning achievement in
Islamic education with Fcount = 35.48 > F table = 3.984.
Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that students with high
learning student independent characteristic, the right instructional strategy used was
smulation and students with low learning student independent characteristic, the right
instructional strategy used was expository. The implication is that Islamic education
teachers should be trained to apply some instructional strategies in teaching, so that
the minimum criteria mastery can be achieved