The use of moodle as a learning management system to improve student learning outcomes

The purpose of the study was to determine the improvement of student learning outcomes by using Moodle as a learning management system during the covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic period requires students to carry out distance learning. A Learning Management System is a web-based software application that is designed to plan, implement and assess the learning process. This study was conducted by using quasi-experimental method. The sampling technique was random sampling. The population of this study was 11 classes with 301 eighth grade students of one of SMP Negeri in Medan. The sample of this study was one class, consisted of 28 eighth grade students. The research instrument used was multiple choices test with 4 options that measured learning outcomes in the cognitive domain. The average pre-test and post-test was respectively 31.61 and 79.82. The percentage of increasing N-gain score of student learning outcomes was 70%, in the medium category. The highest percentage of increasing N-Gain score was found in remembering indicator that was 76% in the high category. The result of the study showed that the use of Moodle as a learning management system can improve student learning outcomes on light and optical instruments.