PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI DAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR SISWA MELALUI PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE WORD SQUARE PADA MATA PELAJARAN BIOLOGI KELAS X

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Action research has been done to improve student motivation and learning activities
in the subjects of biology class X.3 SMAN 1 Siak Hulu using Cooperative Learning
Model Type Word Square. The research was conducted in October and November
2013. The subjects were X.3 grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Siak Hulu Academic
Year 2013/2014, amounting to 30 people consisting of 14 sons and 16 daughters.
Parameters measured were student motivation and learning activities. The results
showed increased student motivation. Before the action the average student
motivation is 2.92 (medium category), the first cycle increased to 4.21 (high
category). In the second cycle students 'motivation has increased by an average of
4.56 students' motivation (high category). The average percentage of student learning
activities showed an increase, in the first cycle category with a sufficient percentage
of 66.95 % and the second cycle includes both categories with an average percentage
of 84.45 %. From the results of this study indicate that learning through Cooperative
Learning Model of Word Type Square can increase student motivation and learning
activities in the subjects of biology classes at SMAN X.3 1 Siak Hulu Academic Year
2013/2014.

Keywords: learning activities, cooperative, learning motivation, learning, word
square