scholarly journals STEM Based Learning to Create Joyful Investigating Pumpkins for Mathematical Learning on Primary School

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
Ghenny Aosi

This article was based on the results of classroom action research of STEM approach in investigating pumpkins at first grade of SDN 02 Aur Kuning Kota Bukittinggi. The students learn to know deeply about pumpkins that easily found in their sorrounding by investigating and combining science, mathematic, enggineering, drawing, and art in their learning process. The subject of this project was the first grader of 02 Aur Kuning elementary school students in Kota Bukittinggi. The methode used classroom action research methode in two cycles with two meeting per each cylce. Indikator of critical thinking that used in this study were basic operations of reasoning and metacognitive knowledge. The results of this research showed that by applying STEM approach in investigating pumpkin improved the learning outcome and students creative thinking in learning science and mathematic at elementary school in Bukittinggi.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Felakhah Khasanah ◽  
Ratnasari Dyah Utami ◽  
Sri Hartati

AbstrakKeterlibatan siswa Sekolah Dasar di dalam proses pembelajaran masih menghadapi berbagai permasalahan. Salah satunya adalah karena guru masih cenderung menjadi pusat atau aktor utama. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar dan sikap percarya diri peserta didik pada pembelajaran tematik materi energi melalui penerapan strategi pembelajaran berbasis masalah. Partisipan penelitian ini berjumlah 17 siswa Sekolah Dasar yang terdiri dari 6 laki-laki dan 11 perempuan. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus pembelajaran. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan tes, dimana data yang diperoleh dianalisa secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis masalah dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada materi energi, sikap percaya diri dan aktif di dalam proses pembelajaran.AbstractThe involvement of elementary school students in the learning process still faces various problems. One of them is because the teacher still tends to be the center or the main actor. This classroom action research aims to improve learning outcomes and students' self-confidence in the thematic learning of energy materials through the application of problem-based learning strategies. The participants of this study were 17 elementary school students consisting of 6 boys and 11 girls. This classroom action research was carried out in two learning cycles. The data collection techniques used were observation and tests, where the data obtained were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of this study indicate that problem-based learning can improve student learning outcomes in terms of energy, self-confidence and activeness in the learning process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Udin Joharuddin

Sports activity for grade V elementary school students is not an abstract experience. Therefore, the use of used cardboard props is very important to make it easier for students to learn the long jump practice. One of the alternative props that can be used in the long jump practice is used cardboard (KB). The purpose of this research is to find out that the use of used cardboard props (KB) can improve the long jump ability of grade V students of SDN 11 Durian Sebatang, Seponti District, Kayong Utara Regency. After carrying out Classroom Action Research for 2 cycles, in general it can be said that by using used cardboard props (KB) students' long jump abilities were quantitatively increased. In addition, the interest, attention, participation and presentation of students also increased.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
Sandi Maspika ◽  
Wahyu Kurniawan

ABSTRACTReading is the basic capabilities that must be mastered in order to understand the knowledge. In reality, not all children have a good reading skills. To overcome this problem researcher choosed VAKT method. Researcher believed toward VAKT method effective to improve literacy ability on early elementary school students. This study aimed to determine how the influence of  VAKT methods to improve reading ability at the beginning of first grade elementary school students. The subject on this study was the first grade elementary school students. The subject on this study consist of 5 students. Experimental design used in this study is quasi experiment. The data analysed by nonparametric (Wilcoxon). The results showed that VAKT method effective to improve reading skills at the beginning of the first grade students of elementary school. The result showed that (z = -2.023, p= 0,043 (p <0.050). This study concluded that there was a significant difference between the ability to read at the beginning of the first grade students of elementary school before and after treatment. The reading ability at the beginning of the first grade students after the treatment is better than before the treatment. Key words: Implementation VAKT Method, Early Reading Ability


Author(s):  
Alif Rizkiana

<em>The arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction are basic mathematics that must be learned since the 1st grade of elementary school to make it easier for students to do mathematics in advanced grades. In this research, the aim is to improve the ability to do arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction with concrete media for grade 1 students at SD Negeri Bantarkawung 03. Through classroom action research, the quality of learning can be improved because the teacher immediately knows what needs to be improved. The number of respondents studied in this study were all first grade elementary school students, totaling 22 students. This research was carried out in 2 cycles. Based on the description of the implementation of the action, the results of the research and discussion, data were obtained that there was an increase in the ability to do arithmetic addition and subtraction operations in each cycle. It can be seen from the application of the pre-cycle, that is, 40% has increased to 20%, so the total is 60% in the first cycle, then it has increased in the second cycle, which is an increase of 27%, the total increase is 87%. The conclusion is that using concrete objects media can improve the ability of addition and subtraction arithmetic operations in grade 1 students of SD Negeri Bantarkawung 03</em>


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Ester Margareth Wagiu ◽  
Dylmoon Hidayat

<p class="abstrak">The problem of discipline is an issue that is considered common in the classroom setting.  The researcher found that the lack of discipline in some students in a grade 3 elementary school in Kupang made the atmosphere in the classroom uncomfortable and not conducive to learning. The researcher's aim was to integrate democratic-based rewards and consequences into the discipline process. Classroom Action Research was used with 4 students as the subjects. The study implemented in three cycles from October 16, 2017, to November 1, 2017. The instruments that were used in continuing to the next cycle were students' activities and observation; other instruments were observation of the method's implementation, mentor's interview, and students' questionnaires. The result of the research showed improved changes to student discipline from cycle one to cycle three.</p><p class="abstrak"><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: </strong>Masalah disiplin di dalam kelas adalah suatu kebiasaan yang sudah dianggap umum terjadi di dalam kelas. Pada saat mengajar peneliti menemukan masalah kurangnya disiplin pada beberapa siswa di kelas 3 sekolah dasar Kupang yang menjadikan kelas tidak nyaman dan tidak kondusif untuk dilaksanakan pembelajaran. Peneliti bertujuan untuk memadukan antara demokrasi, imbalan dan konsekuensi dalam proses pendisiplinan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode tindakan kelas dengan 4 orang siswa sebagai subyek. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan sampai tiga siklus dari tanggal 16 Oktober 2017 sampai dengan 1 November 2017. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk melanjutkan siklus adalah lembar observasi aktivitas siswa dan instrumen lainnya adalah lembar observasi penerapan metode, wawancara mentor dan angket siswa. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan adanya perubahan kedisiplinan yang lebih baik pada siswa dari siklus satu hingga siklus ke tiga.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Cindy Febilia Valentin ◽  
Desiani Natalina Muliasari ◽  
Winti Ananthia

Abstract:. This article is part of a classroom action research. The paper aims to describe how vocabulary chart is implemented in the writing learning process to develop elementary school students’ English as a Foreign Language (EFL) critical writing skills. The subject of the study is 28 primary school students grade 3 in one of the public schools in Bandung. The Classroom Action Research was employed in the study. The vocabulary chart was used in a 3-cycle lesson consisting of 9 meetings. This paper focuses on the implementation of vocabulary chart in the first cycle. This research is a qualitative research which used classroom observation, documentation, field note and student interview as the instrument of collecting data. After that the obtained data were discussed and processed to be  described, analyzed, and reflected. The data that has been described is then analyzed to  get the findings. In conclusion, the application of the vocabulary chart to develop elementary school students’ EFL critical writing skill can be implemented in two stages, namely: 1) the vocabulary chart delivery, and  2) the using of vocabulary chart in the students’ critical thinking. The study reveals that the vocabulary chart can develop elementary school students’ EFL critical writing skills.Abstrak: Artikel ini adalah bagian dari penelitian tindakan kelas. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan bagaimana bagan kosakata diimplementasikan dalam proses pembelajaran menulis untuk mengembangkan kemampuan menulis kritis bahasa Inggris siswa sebagai Bahasa Asing (EFL). Subyek penelitian adalah 28 siswa sekolah dasar di kelas 3 di salah satu sekolah umum di Bandung. Penelitian Tindakan Kelas digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Bagan kosakata digunakan dalam pelajaran 3-siklus yang terdiri dari 9 pertemuan. Makalah ini berfokus pada penerapan grafik kosakata dalam siklus pertama. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan observasi kelas, dokumentasi, catatan lapangan dan wawancara siswa. Setelah itu data didiskusikan dan diproses dengan cara yang dijelaskan, dianalisis, dan dipantulkan. Data yang telah dijelaskan dianalisis untuk melepaskan temuan. Dalam pengiriman grafik kosakata, dan 2) penggunaan grafik kosakata dalam pemikiran kritis siswa. Studi ini mengungkapkan bahwa grafik kosakata dapat mengembangkan keterampilan menulis kritis EFL siswa sekolah dasar.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1260
Author(s):  
Yunita Cahyarini ◽  
Maria Melani Ika Susanti ◽  
Maria Indarti Rustamti

This classroom action research aimed to improve creative thinking skills and social studies learning outcomes by implementing problem-based learning model. This research was motivated by the low creative thinking and learning outcomes of the fifth grade elementary school students. Data on creative thinking and learning outcomes in this Classroom Action Research were collected through interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The subjects of this study were 46 students of grade V. This research was carried out in two cycles with the research procedures consisting of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The results showed that problem-based learning model improved the students’ creative thinking and learning outcomes for social studies material at grade V elementary school. This was showed in the increase of the creative thinking variable with an average initial condition value of 36.83 (creative enough), the first cycle of 43.04 (creative enough) and the second cycle of 45.07 (creative). The variable of students’ learning outcomes in the initial data showed an average value of 68.09, the first cycle was 70.33, and the second cycle was 78.59.


Author(s):  
Idris Idris

[Title: Improving Students' Learning Achievements Using Demonstration Methods on Electrical Material]. This study aims to improve the learning achievement of class VI Elementary School students in electrical materials using the demonstration method. This study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) with the research subjects being class VI students of Sandik 2 Elementary School totalling 19 students. Formative test instruments on electrical material and observation sheets were used to collect data on student learning achievement and implementation of learning using the demonstration method. The results showed that 80% of the total students had reached 70% of the level of mastery of the concepts given. The results of the observations also show an active and well-functioning learning atmosphere. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the use of demonstration methods can improve student learning achievement on electrical material.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-59
Author(s):  
Gio Mohamad Johan

This study aims to determine the use of media Pop-Up Book in improving the writing skills of essay descriptions of elementary school students. The research is motivated by the problem of the difficulty of elementary school students writing a description essay. This research is a classroom action research by adapting Kemmis Mc Taggart's model. The instruments used in this study include learning plan sheets, observation sheets, questionnaire sheets, and tests. Based on the results of research conducted on students in fourth-grade of SDN 2 Galagamba, it can be concluded that the Pop-Up Book media can improve the writing skills of essay description of elementary school students. An interesting finding in this study is that the efforts of teachers to teach each student are different, it depends on the level of teacher creativity in the process of managing learning in the classroom. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan media Pop-Up Book dalam meningkatkan keterampilan menulis karangan deskripsi siswa sekolah dasar. Adapun penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh permasalahan kesulitan siswa sekolah dasar dalam memulis karangan deskripsi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan mengadaptasi model Kemmis Mc Taggart. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini antara lain lembar rencana pembelajaran, lembar observasi, lembar angket, dan tes. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan pada siswa kelas IV SDN 2 Galagamba, dapat disimpulkan bahwa media Pop-Up Book dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis karangan deskripsi siswa sekolah dasar. Temuan menarik dalam penelitian ini yakni upaya guru dalam membelajarkan setiap siswa berbeda-beda, hal tersebut bergantung kepada tingkat kreativitas guru dalam proses pengelolaan pembelajaran di kelas. Kata Kunci:  menulis, karangan, pop-up book, siswa, sekolah dasar


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizatrisna Rizatrisna

This research is motivated by student activities that are still low so the purpose of this study is an effort to increase student activity in learning. One of the actions taken by the researcher is through the demonstration method. This research is a classroom action research conducted on grade I students of SDN 42 Mandau with a total of 23 students. Data were collected using an observation sheet to observe teacher actions and student activities. The results showed that the demonstration method can increase the learning activities of 42 Mandau elementary school students with a percentage of teacher action by 56% and 59% of student activities included in the sufficient category in the first cycle. Then an increase in the second cycle with the percentage of teacher action by 79% and 80% of student activities belonging to either category.


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