Improving Student Learning Liveliness Using Cooperative Learning Methods

Abstract

Research about the improvement of student learning liveliness used cooperative learning methods was motivated by the fact that many students who were not interested in the learning activities carried out. This study aimed to develop a learning method that can improve the quality of the process and learning outcomes of the Andalas University, Faculty of Social and Political Science students. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods and using the concept of student-centered learning and cooperative learning. The results showed that the learning process using cooperative learning methods were able to increase student interest and learning activity. Liveliness began to develop and ratings increased compared to before. However the impelementation of learning process used cooperative learning methods yet was not maximum, so the result gotten, was not in a maximum level either, this happened because it was a trial process, yet it was not 100 percent conducted.