Esti Aprilia Usman, Asrizal
Learning physics should be able to guide the students to identify and apply the principles they learned. The fact found in the field reveals that learning physics isn't optimal and students ' comprehension of learning is still weak. This has an effect on competency achievement that is not related to the demands of the 2013 curriculum. The learning resources available are not suitable for generating effective learning. A solution to this problem would be the use of learning resources in the form of study books in school.This research is a descriptive study. The thesis aims to describe the preliminary study of learning books production. The instruments used for the research were questionnaire sheets and interview sheets. Physics teachers and SMAN 2 Padang class X students were the research subjects. The preliminary study findings demonstrate. First, students ' competencies in physics of learning are still weak. Second, the teacher does not make optimum use of learning models and approaches that involve direct student activities. The learning books available do not provide the best direction for students in creating and applying concepts. This preliminary study explains the need to create a learning book using Inquiry-based learning model for physics learning of senior high school Class X. © 2020 IJSTR.
Universitas Negeri Padang, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Indonesia
