THE EFFECT OF CONCEPT MAP ON STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ECOSYSTEM IN GRADE TEN SMA ISLAM AL ULUM TERPADU

This quasi experiment research aims to investigate the effect of Technique Concept map on the students learning outcome in ecosystem topic. The research conduct in grade X SMA Islam Al Ulum Terpadu Medan in Academic Year 2012/2013. The population of this research is 46 students and samples are total sampling consisting 46 students, as an experimental class (X- B) and 23 students of Control class (X-A) 30 items of multiple choice test were used, and validated before they were applied. The result shows that pretest in experimental and control class are (59.13 + 12.12 ) and ( 59.34 + 14.16 ) t test reveals t cal (-0.18 ) t table ( 1.687 ) : α = 0.05. Pretest has no significant effect in the student