Integrating an Anatomical Torso Model and Make a Match in Sixth-Grade Lessons on the Human Digestive System
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https://doi.org/10.30605/cjpe.10.1.2027.9784Keywords:
Learning Outcomes, Torso Media, Make A Match Model, Digestive System, Classroom Action ResearchAbstract
This study was motivated by the low learning outcomes of sixth-grade students on the human digestive system topic at SDN Pleburan 04 Semarang, where only 42.9% of 21 students reached the minimum mastery criterion (KKM = 75) in the pre-cycle assessment, with a class average of 64.38. This action research aimed to describe the implementation of Torso media combined with the Make a Match cooperative learning model and to determine its effect on improving students' learning outcomes. The study used a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design following the Kemmis and McTaggart model, conducted in two cycles, each consisting of two meetings covering planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data were collected through written tests, observation sheets, interviews, and documentation, and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results showed that the class average score increased from 64.38 in the pre-cycle to 74.00 in Cycle I (61.9% mastery) and 84.57 in Cycle II (85.7% mastery), while teacher and student activity scores also improved from the “Good” to the “Very Good” category. Since the classical mastery in Cycle II exceeded the success indicator (75–80%), the research was stopped at Cycle II. The combination of Torso media and the Make a Match model is concluded to be effective in improving elementary students' learning outcomes on abstract, concrete-object-dependent topics such as the digestive system.
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