An Effort to Improve the Playing Skill Through the Application of Tool Modification in Small Ball Game: A Classroom Action Research

摘要

This research is motivated by the low aspect of skill of students in kasti ball game. The tool used is difficult because it does not match the characteristics of students an Elementary School in Majalengka Regency. The purpose of this study was to improve the playing skills in small ball game learning. The method used in this research was the classroom action research (PTK), while the instrument used was the Games Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI). The subjects of the research were 20 fifth grade students, consisting of 10 male students and 10 female students. This research was conducted at an Elementary School in Majalengka Regency. Research data were taken by using observation sheets of play skill assessments, field notes, and research documentation. The results of this study showed that the application of modification tools in small ball game learning could provide positive benefits to the learning process for students, showed by the increase from cycle I to cycle II. Based on data processing and analysis, it showed that the application of tool modification could improve students' playing skills in small ball game learning. It can be concluded that the results showed the improvement of each action and showed that the application of the modification of learning tools could improve the playing skills of the fifth grade students of an Elementary School in Majalengka Regency.