Improving Students’ Achievement of Social Science By Using Jigsaw CooperativeLearningModel at Primary School

Abstract

This study was aimed at determining the students’ achievement of Social Science at the Fifth Grade of State Primary School Bukittinggi, West Sumatera. This study was based on the problem that the students did not reach the standard minimum criteria score which was determined 70. The classroom action research was used in this study by using Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model. The finding showed that there was an increase on the teachers’ teaching skills and students’ achievement. The average score of teachers’ teaching skills in the first cycle was 2.6, the second cycle was 2.8 and the third cycle was 3.4 with a very good category. The students’ score was increased steadily from 67.9% (first cycle), to 75% (cycle II) and the final 92.5% (cycle III). This suggests that the use of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model improved students’ achievement of Social Science.