Improving Students' Learning Interest and Outcome through STAD Cooperative Learning Model at SDN 8 Elementary School Kwandang of North Gorontalo Regency

摘要

The objective of this study is to improve students' learning interest and outcome in the topic of earth structure at grade V of Elementary School SDN 8 Kwandang, North Gorontalo Regency by using Student Team Achievement Divisions (STAD) cooperative learning model. The study involved 26 students as the subject. The action was performed in three cycles, consisting of three meetings of each cycle. It employed students' activity observation sheets, data collection instruments, students' learning interest and outcome assessment instruments. The data were descriptively analyzed using the percentage analysis. The results show that nine students (34.62%) lack of learning interest and 11 students (42.31%) have not met the mastery standard of learning outcome in cycle I. After cycle II, 11 students (42.31%) have a moderate learning interest and 17 students (65.38%) have complied with the learning outcome mastery standard. Moreover, students' learning interest and outcome are increased to the percentage of 80.77% (21 students) and 84.61% (22 students) respectively in cycle III. It arrives at the very good classification of learning interest and mastery standard of learning outcome. In conclusion, STAD cooperative learning model is able to enhance students' learning interest and outcome in the academic year of 2016-2017 at the research site. This study recommends several things, including (1) teachers should analyze learning materials and prepare a method before coming to the class in order to help students master the materials, (2) natural sciences learning should be started from an easy topic to the complex one that is adjusted to students' development level, (3) students are expected to be more creative and engaged in Natural Sciences learning to reach an active, innovative, creative, effective, and fun learning.