The Effect of Jigsaw Type Cooperative Learning Model and Learning Motivation on Understanding Concept of Changes in the Objectives of SD Students

Abstrack This study aims to see the magnitude of the influence of the jigsaw type cooperative learning model and learning motivation on the understanding of the concept of changes in the nature of objects in elementary students. This research is a quasy experiment with the research design used is Randomized Group Only Design. The population used in this study was 55 students in grade 5 in the third cluster of elementary schools in Talamau District, West Pasaman Regency. The instrument used in this study was to use a questionnaire that measured the experience of motivation and understanding the concept of changes in the nature of objects measured by using multiple choice tests and entries. The results show that: First the conceptual understanding of students taught by the model of jigsaw cooperative learning is better than the conventional learning model. Second, the conceptual understanding of students who are highly motivated is taught by the model of jigsaw cooperative learning which is higher than the conceptual understanding of students have high motivation taught by conventional models. Third, the conceptual understanding of students who have low learning motivation taught by the jigsaw cooperative learning model is higher than the conceptual understanding of students who have low learning motivation taught by conventional models. Fourth there is no interaction between the jigsaw type cooperative learning learning model and learning motivation towards understanding concepts.