PENERAPAN MODEL STAD DENGAN MEDIA DIGITAL WORD SQUARE UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP PADA KOMPETENSI DASAR UANG DAN LEMBAGA KEUANGAN

Abstract

The Economics learning in SMP Nasima Semarang did not use an approach which involved students’ roles and potencies. Thus, it needs the STAD (Student Teams Achievement Division) learning model and Digital Word Square technique through class action research to solve the problem. The data showed that students’ activities such as motivation and activeness on the 1^st cycle and 2^nd cycle increased significantly. Whereas, the average of evaluation test result on the 1^st cycle was 6.00 and rose to 8.57 on the 2^nd cycle. It increased up to 29.98%. Based on the data above, It can be seen that the STAD learning model and DigitalWord Square technique was effective to improve students’ competencies to understand the concept of Money and Banks for the 9^th Grade of SMP Nasima’s Students in the academic year of 2011/2012.