EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE THINK PAIR SHARE DITINJAU DARI HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA

Abstract

Think pair share is a type of cooperative learning that stimulates students to think. This quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cooperative learning model of think pair share type viewed of learning outcomes of mathematics of grade eight students of MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar South Lampung second semester in academic year of 2012/2013. The study population was grade eight student of MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar South Lampung as many as 121 students were distributed into 4 classes. The samples were students of class VIII-A and VIII-B who were taken by purposive sampling. The data were obtained by test of student learning outcomes at the end of the study. The conclusion of this study was cooperative learning model of think pair share type was effective to improve student learning outcomes of mathematics of grade eight student of MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar South Lampung second semester in academic year of 2012/2013.

Think pair share merupakan tipe pembelajaran kooperatif yang dapat merangsang siswa untuk berpikir. Penelitian eksperimen semu ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe think pair share ditinjau dari hasil belajar matematika siswa siswa kelas VIII MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar Lampung Selatan semester genap tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Populasi penelitian adalah siswa kelas VIII MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar Lampung Selatan sebanyak 121 siswa yang terdistribusi pada 4 kelas. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa kelas VIII-A dan VIII-B yang diambil secara purposive sampling. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui tes hasil belajar siswa di akhir penelitian. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe think pair share efektif diterapkan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VIII MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Natar Lampung Selatan semester genap tahun pelajaran 2012/2013.

Kata kunci: efektivitas, hasil belajar, think pair share