Meningkatkan partisipasi dan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran PKN di kelas VIII-7 dengan menerapan metode kooperatif tipe STAD di SMP Negeri 01 Lebong tahun 2018

This study aims to determine the increase in active participation and learning outcomes of students in class VIII-7 at SMP Negeri 01 Lebong by using the STAD type cooperative learning method in the teaching and learning process in Civics subjects. This research is a classroom action research, which is a form of research that is reflective in nature by taking certain actions in order to improve and enhance learning practices in the classroom. The subjects of this research were students of class VIII-7 at SMP Negeri 01 Lebong. The results showed that the application of the STAD type cooperative learning method in Civics subjects can increase active participation and student learning outcomes. This is evident from the results of observations of increased active participation in student learning in cycle II. In Cycle I, students who carried out active participation that reached moderate criteria were 20 students, where the score obtained was still below 70. While those who reached good criteria were 13 students who had scored at least 70. In Cycle II, only 9 students reached moderate criteria, and 25 students got good criteria. From these data it can be seen that there is an increase, where in Cycle I those who got moderate criteria from 20 decreased to 9 students in cycle II, while those who got good criteria from cycle I were 13 students, increasing to 25 students. From these results, it can be said that the active participation of students has increased because it has met the predetermined criteria, where those who participate in active participation are at least 23 students by obtaining a minimum score of 70. Citizenship Education from the first cycle stage, the average obtained was 74.09, which rose to an average of 81.96 at the second cycle stage. From this average, it can be seen that there was an average increase of 7.87 from cycle I to cycle II. This shows that the acquisition of average student scores from cycle I (74.09) increased significantly in cycle II with an average score (81.96).