PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI DAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA SISWA KELAS V.E DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL WORD SQUARE DI SD KARTIKA I-10 PADANG

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This study aims to describe the increase in students motivation and learning outcomes using the Word Square model. This study is a classroom action research was conducted in two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings and one meeting for the achievement test. The research instrument used in this study is the observation sheet student motivation, student motivation questionnaire sheet, observation sheets implementation process of teacher learning, and student achievement test. Based on the analysis of student motivation observation sheet in the first cycle obtained by the average percentage of student motivation on indicators of students answering questions given by the teacher is 33.33 % and motivation of students who worked on the exercises is 73.80 %. In the second cycle obtained by the average percentage of student motivation on indicators of student motivation to answer questions given by the teacher is 78.56 % and motivation of the students do the exercise was 88.09 %. Based on analysis of student motivation questionnaire sheet in the first cycle obtained an average percentage score on indicators of student motivation to answer questions given by the teacher is 63.92 % and motivation of students working on exercises 69.52 % . In the second cycle obtained by the average percentage of students answering the question of motivation given by the teacher is 87.49 % and motivation of students working on exercises that is 89.87 %. Thoroughness of science learning outcomes of students in the first cycle 61.91 % (average of 79.14 learning outcomes) and increased in the second cycle with a percentage of 85.71 % (average of 84.23 learning outcomes). From the research conducted it can be concluded that by using a model of Word Square can increase the motivation of students to answer questions posed by the teacher and doing exercises. Therefore, the model can be used by teachers as a model of science learning in elementary school.

 

Keywords : Motivation, learning outcomes, learning science, Word Square model