THE EFFECT OF TALKING STICK LEARNING MODEL ON STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING AND INDEPENDENCE IN CITIZENSHIP SUBJECTS

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Students often feel bored, unfocused, and experience difficulties in understanding the material explained by the teacher because the methods used are monotonous. Some students are noisy, joke around, move around the classroom, and frequently leave and enter during lesson hours. The teacher rarely employs alternative learning models to make the lessons engaging and appealing to the students. Consequently, students’ understanding and independence are still not optimal.

PURPOSE

This study aims to examine the effect of the Talking Stick learning model on students’ understanding and independence in Civic Education for Grade II at SDN Tengket 2 Arosbaya.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This study on the effect of the Talking Stick learning model on students’ understanding and independence in Civic Education for Grade II at SDN Tengket 2 Arosbaya is a quantitative study using a one-group pretest-posttest design.

RESULT

The average results of students’ understanding and independence indicate that the implementation of the Talking Stick learning model can improve students’ comprehension. The paired sample t-test analysis yielded a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05.

CONCLUSION

There is a significant effect of the Talking Stick learning model on students’ understanding and independence in Grade II Civic Education at SDN Tengket 2 Arosbaya.