Efforts to Increase Student Motivation and Learning Achievement through Wordwall Media-Assisted Problem Based Learning Model in Social Science Learning in Elementary School

Abstract

Abstract: The low motivation and learning achievement of grade IV elementary school students in the science subject is the background of this study. This research aims to improve students’ motivation and learning achievement through the application of the Problem Based Learning model assisted by Wordwall media. This research is a Class Action Research (PTK) with the Kemmis and McTaggart models which is carried out in two cycles, each consisting of the stages of planning, implementation of actions, observation, and reflection. The research subjects amounted to 21 grade IV students of SD Negeri 2 Karangnangka. Data was collected through observation, questionnaires, tests, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed using quantitative descriptive and qualitative descriptive techniques. The results of the study showed that the completeness of student learning achievement increased from 61.90% in the first cycle to 83.33% in the second cycle. Students' learning motivation has also increased, as shown by the average percentage of learning motivation from 64.28% in the first cycle to 88.69% in the second cycle. This improvement shows that the application of the Problem Based Learning model assisted by Wordwall media is able to increase student involvement during learning so that it has an impact on increasing motivation and learning achievement. Thus, the Problem Based Learning model assisted by Wordwall media can be used as an effective learning alternative to improve the quality of social studies learning in elementary schools.

Abstrak: Rendahnya motivasi dan prestasi belajar siswa kelas IV sekolah dasar pada mata pelajaran IPAS menjadi latar belakang penelitian ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi dan prestasi belajar siswa melalui penerapan model Problem Based Learning berbantuan media Wordwall. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan model Kemmis dan McTaggart yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, masing-masing terdiri atas tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 21 siswa kelas IV SD Negeri 2 Karangnangka. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, angket, tes, wawancara, dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan teknik deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketuntasan prestasi belajar siswa meningkat dari 61,90% pada siklus I menjadi 83,33% pada siklus II. Motivasi belajar siswa juga mengalami peningkatan, ditunjukkan oleh rata-rata persentase motivasi belajar dari 64,28% pada siklus I menjadi 88,69% pada siklus II. Peningkatan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa penerapan model Problem Based Learning berbantuan media Wordwall mampu meningkatkan keterlibatan siswa selama pembelajaran sehingga berdampak pada meningkatnya motivasi dan prestasi belajar. Dengan demikian, model Problem Based Learning berbantuan media Wordwall dapat dijadikan alternatif pembelajaran yang efektif untuk meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran IPAS di sekolah dasar.