Effect of Jigsaw Strategy and Learning Style to Conceptual Understanding on Senior High School Students

Amiruddin Kade,I Nyoman Sudana Degeng,Muhammad Nur Ali

doi:10.3991/ijet.v14i19.11592

Abstract

Conceptual understanding should have serious attention due to the low score of Physics subject on national examination in Palu. The difference between learning style and jigsaw strategy is able to combine abstract conceptualization and active experiment towards the conceptual understanding for students whose learning style is converger and diverger. The research design was quasi experiment. The sample is the eleventh class of Senior High School students in Palu that are chosen using cluster random sampling (multistage), that is, 167 students. The research instrument was Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) of conceptual understanding test on Physics (Tes Pemahaman Konsep Fisika or TPKF). The data was analyzed by using ANOVA, with the significant level is 5%. The result shows that: (1) cooperative learning strategy of jigsaw type has more benefits than direct learning strategy in conceptual understanding on Physics, (2) student group of which learning style was converger has higher conceptual understanding than that of which learning style was diverger, (3) there are interaction influence between learning strategy and learning style towards the conceptual understanding on Physics

Highlights

Learning style in 21st century is expected to make students to participate actively in developing self-understanding as well as their environment awareness [1]
Understanding as the representative of learning result should reached in all subjects, including Physics
Experiment group is treated by using cooperative learning strategy of jigsaw type (PKjigsaw), while control group is treated by using direct learning strategy (PL)

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Introduction

Learning style in 21st century is expected to make students to participate actively in developing self-understanding as well as their environment awareness [1]. Student ability demanded in Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) is their participation in learning process, in which students get involved by asking questions, holding discussion, and sharing ideas with teachers or other classmates. This ability is highly related to students understanding [3]. Understanding is the main foundation for self-improvement in using various methods to create ideas, creating new and valuable ideas, and explaining, revising, analyzing, and evaluating their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creativity [4]. Understanding as the representative of learning result should reached in all subjects, including Physics

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