Submitted: .2023-07-25 Accepted: 2023-09-25 Published: .2023-09-30 PhysicsLearning and Education, page.154-165 | 154 Vol. 1 No. 2(2023) Needs Analysis of Discovery Learning Model in Physics Learning for Students Rio Fahlevi 1 , Silvi Yulia Sari 1* , Hufri 1 , Wahyuni Satria Dewi 1 1 Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka Air Tawar Padang 25131, Indonesia Corresponding author. Email:silviyuliasari@fmipa.unp.ac.id ABSTRACT Education is a basic need that must be done by every human being. In education, the Discovery Learning model is one of the innovative and appropriate models used in physics learning because this model prioritizes student discovery of the knowledge gained. The identification of problems expressed include: 1) The application of the learning model is not yet fully perfect; 2) Some students do not provide feedback to the teacher who teaches; 3) Student learning outcomes are still fairly low; 4) Student errors in understanding physics material; 5) The mechanics material used is momentum and impulse, and simple harmonic vibrations. Furthermore, the problem limitations used include: 1) Some students do not give feedback to the teacher; 2) Student learning outcomes are still fairly low; 3) The mechanics material used is momentum and impulse, and simple harmonic vibrations. This type of research is descriptive research that aims to determine the needs of the discovery learning model in the school under study. The research instrument was made with a questionnaire addressed to 2 physics teachers and students of class X Natural Science 1 - X Natural Science 6, an interview sheet addressed to 2 physics teachers. The data obtained that the discovery learning model has been applied and to determine the need for discovery learning models in learning, it is analyzed through student responses and teacher readiness with existing facilities and infrastructure. The advantages are effective to increase student activeness and the weaknesses are not all physics material that can be applied with the learning model, some students are still passive, limited time and student understanding is still low. Keywords:Learning model, Discovery learning, Learning model analysis, Physics learning. Pillar of Physics Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License. I. INTRODUCTION Education is a basic need that must be done by everyone. With education, humans can run their daily lives with various beneficial advantages. Education can be obtained formally, namely in educational institutions and non-formally, namely in the education of parents from an early age and the surrounding environment. Education in physics can be applied to the right learning model and is suitable to be applied in learning. The focus of this research is based on an effective and efficient learning model towards the physical sciences. If an educator is not able to apply the learning model well, then the learning objectives also cannot be achieved perfectly. The Discovery Learning learning model is one of the innovative and appropriate models used in science learning because this model prioritizes the results of student discovery of the knowledge obtained. The Discovery Learning learning model is a model for developing learning by actively discovering, investigating independently so that the results obtained will last in the memory of students [1]. From this learning model, students are expected to be able to understand the material in the form of concepts, facts and procedures from the material learned. The results of interviews with teachers revealed that learning has applied the discovery learning learning model. This choice is based on its effectiveness and significant influence on student learning outcomes. This learning model is also very limited in its application due to insufficient time and supporting tools for experimenting are also inadequate. Furthermore, students' understanding in analyzing material such as solving problems is very lacking so that students do not master the discovery learning learning steps. The advantages are found that this learning model can increase student activity, make effective learning, increase student understanding in terms of cognitive aspects, and make difficult material easy to understand. Physics Learnig and Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.