Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Science and Technology Applications, ICoSTA 2022, 1-2 November 2022, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia

Research Article

The Application of Crossword Puzzle in The Team Games Tournament (TGT) Learning Model to Improve Learning Motivation

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-11-2022.2326218,
        author={Mia  Marhamah Nasution},
        title={The Application of Crossword Puzzle in The Team Games Tournament (TGT) Learning Model to Improve Learning Motivation},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Science and Technology Applications, ICoSTA 2022, 1-2 November 2022, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOSTA},
        year={2023},
        month={1},
        keywords={crossword puzzle team games tournament (tgt) students motivation},
        doi={10.4108/eai.1-11-2022.2326218}
    }
    
  • Mia Marhamah Nasution
    Year: 2023
    The Application of Crossword Puzzle in The Team Games Tournament (TGT) Learning Model to Improve Learning Motivation
    ICOSTA
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-11-2022.2326218
Mia Marhamah Nasution1,*
  • 1: Physics Education Department, Postgraduate, State University of Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V, Medan 20221, Indonesia
*Contact email: miamarhamah232@gmail.com

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to ascertain whether adding crossword puzzles to the Team Games Tournament (tgt) for class VII B SMPN 2 Halongonan Timur will improve student' motivation to learn. The benefit of this study is that the use of crossword puzzles in TGT can improve students' learning motivation. SMPN 2 HALONGONAN TIMUR, namely from February to June 2022, served as the site for this study. A one-group pretest-posttest pre-experimental design comprised the research methodology. The ARCS motivation questionnaire, which includes indicators for Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction, is the tool utilized for data collecting. Data on student motivation for learning were examined using descriptive analysis. The medium category has an average improvement in student learning motivation of 0.40. Thus, it can be inferred that the inclusion of crossword puzzles in TGT can improve the class VII B SMPN 2 HALONGONAN TIMUR students' motivation to learn.