PENINGKATAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA KELAS IV PADA PEMBELAJARAN IPS MELALUI MODEL WORD SQUARE DI SDN 26 PELANGAI KECIL KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN

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This research is motivated by the lack of student interest in learning social studies , which have an impact on students' test scores were low daily . Then the researchers used a model of Word Square to increase student interest in this aspect of asking , answering questions , and doing exercises or assignments . The purpose of this study was to describe the increase in student interest in learning social studies fourth grade at SDN 26 Pelangai Kecil . This type of research is action research in two cycles , each cycle consisting of two meetings . Subjects were fourth grade students of SDN 26 Pelangai Kecil , totaling 20 people . The research instrument was teacher observation sheet activities , student interest observation sheet , questionnaire sheets , and achievement test . The results of the analysis of student interest in cycle I and II , the percentage obtained as follows: first cycle students' interest in asking a number of 36.67 % , an increase of 70 % in the second cycle ; student interest in answering questions first cycle 44.44 % , an increase in cycle II 75 % ; student interest in doing exercise first cycle was 70.83 % , an increase of 100 % in the second cycle . In the first cycle , the percentage of mastery learning students with a 55 % average increase in cycle II 62.50 80 % with an average of 79.75 . So this study concluded , learning social studies using the model of Word Square can increase student interest . Based on the results of the study suggested that teachers can use Word Square models to increase student interest.

Keywords : Interests , Word Square , IPS