IMPROVING STUDENT'S MOTIVATION AND LEARNING RESULTS IN IPS LESSONS THROUGH THE DEBATE METHOD IN CLASS IV ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

This classroom action research aims to determine the increase in motivation and learning outcomes in social studies subjects through the Debate Method, in fourth grade students at SDN 1 Anggrek District, North Gorontalo Regency. The subjects of this study were 25 students, consisting of 12 male students and 13 female students. In understanding the concept of social studies learning, students experienced an increase in each indicator, where the indicator restated a concept in the first cycle of action to reach 70% then increased to 76% in the second cycle. Presenting concepts in various forms of representation in the first cycle reached 52%, an increase in the second cycle by 72%. Furthermore, the indicator explains that in the first cycle it is 58% then
in the second cycle it increases to 74%. The indicators analyzed in the first cycle reached 70% and increased in the second cycle by 77%. And on the indicator of developing in the first cycle of 56% then increased to 74% in the second cycle of action. Thus learning through the debate method can increase student motivation and learning outcomes.