Menghidupkan Kelas Jam Terakhir: Discovery Learning Dan Motivasi Belajar Akidah Akhlak Di MTs Mu'allimat Malang

Abstract

Studies on Discovery Learning have mostly measured learning outcomes and student activity in general subjects, while its role in sustaining motivation in last-period Akidah Akhlak lessons at pesantren-based madrasahs has rarely been examined. This study aims to describe the process and results of implementing Discovery Learning in Akidah Akhlak to improve students' learning motivation at MTs Mu'allimat Malang. This qualitative case study involved the Akidah Akhlak teacher and 24 eighth-grade students, using observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings show that Discovery Learning was implemented through four stages (planning, preparation, classroom presentation, and evaluation) and six syntaxes, from stimulation to generalisation, on the topic of social media etiquette in Islam. The implementation made students more active, critical, exploratory, and enthusiastic until the end of the lesson, in line with Uno's motivation indicators. Of the 22 students who sat the daily test, 20 (90.9%) met the minimum mastery criterion, with a mean score of 91.84. These findings indicate that guided discovery connecting akhlak material to students' digital lives can revive motivation in last-period lessons.