Implementation of Cooperative Learning Strategy of STAD type to Improve Learning Result of Social Sciences Studies of Faculty Educational Sciences Students of Elementary School Teacher Education Program Medan State University

Abstract

Social science basic concept studies, given in the first semester, is a description of the effort to achieve the Competency Standards of Elementary School Teacher Education Program, Faculty of Education Science, of graduate level, Medan State University Through this course students are expected to have knowledge of the basic concepts of social science to develop teaching materials in social studies in accordance with the needs and environment. This research applies classroom action research model which refers to four stages of research: planning stage, action implementation, observation, and reflection. Subjects in this study are students of Class A Regular Elementary School Teacher Education Program, graduate level, Faculty of Education Science, Medan State University, amounting to 33 people. While the object of this research is to increase the ability of mastery of Social Science subject matter by using STAD type cooperative strategy. The result of data analysis in cycle I is that the average score of social science skill mastery subject of social science paradigm by students is 75.3% while the average score of the class is 48.5%. So that learning needs to be continued to second cycle. While the results of data analysis in cycle II show a very significant increase of 93.9% while the average score of the class is 88.6%. So that the learning process is declared complete and on this cycle II. Based on the results of this study it is suggested to other lecturers to use STAD type cooperative strategy in every learning process.