THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL TYPE JIGSAW TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACCOUNTING LEARNING ACTIVITY

Abstract

The type of this research is Classroom Action Research aimed to improve students’ Activity of Learning of Grade X AK 1 SMK Negeri 1 Klaten Academic Year of 2014/2015. The research is done in two cycles used two kinds of data collection techniques, i.e. observation and questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed by qualitative analysis using three steps, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion formulation. Then, the analysis is completed with descriptive quantitative analysis to calculate the score of Accounting Learning Activity. Based on the research result, the implementation of Cooperative Learning Model type Jigsaw is able to improve students’ Learning Activity of the grade X AK 1 SMK Negeri 1 Klaten academic year of 2015/2016. It is proven by the improvement of X AK 2’s average score of Learning Activity from 71,79% on the first cycle and reaches to 81,35% on the implementation of the second cycle. This improvement shows that using Cooperative Learning Model type Jigsaw, the students’ Learning Activity is increasing classically, without any domination from a few of students of the class.

Keywords: cooperative learning, Jigsaw, activity, learning activity