Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning With a Sound Meter Application to Improve Understanding of Sound Waves

Linda Agustina

doi:10.47239/vqsjh625

Authors

Linda Agustina SMAN 1 Giri Banyuwangi, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47239/vqsjh625

Keywords:

Android application, inquiry-based learning, physics education, sound intensity, sound meter

Abstract

This study examined the implementation of inquiry-based learning supported by an Android Sound Meter application to strengthen students’ understanding of sound-wave concepts, particularly sound intensity level. The intervention addressed limited laboratory equipment and connected physics concepts with everyday noise measurements. A one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was implemented with 33 students in Grade XI MIPA 4 at SMAN 1 Giri Banyuwangi. Students followed an application-assisted inquiry sequence involving problem orientation, application integration, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, explanation, generalization, and reflection. The mean score increased from 61.33 (SD = 13.587) on the pretest to 80.091 (SD = 13.947) on the posttest, while the reported mastery proportion increased from 33.28% to 80.09%. The source manuscript also reports t = -0.562; because no degrees of freedom, p value, confidence interval, or test specification is provided, this statistic is not interpreted as evidence of statistical significance. The findings therefore support a descriptive improvement in conceptual performance and illustrate how smartphone sensing can facilitate contextual inquiry when conventional apparatus is limited.

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