MODEL MAKE A MATCH PADA MATERI CUACA: PENELITIAN TINDAKAN KELAS DI SEKOLAH DASAR

Abstract

Weather as a topic in grade III of primary school requires conceptual understanding closely tied to students' daily experience, yet it is commonly taught through lecturing, leaving students passive. This study describes the implementation of the Make a Match cooperative model on weather material and analyses the pattern of change in the learning outcomes of grade III students at SDN 2 Ciparay, Cidolog, Ciamis. This classroom action research was conducted in two cycles with twelve students through planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data were collected through end-of-cycle tests, observation sheets, and documentation, then analysed using comparative descriptive analysis and decomposed by the contribution of each stage. The class mean rose from 51.66 at pre-cycle to 70.00 in Cycle I and 80.83 in Cycle II, with classical mastery of 8.33%, 41.67%, and 83.33% respectively. Decomposition reveals two opposing movements: mean gain decelerated from 18.34 to 10.83 points, whereas the number of students crossing the mastery threshold increased from four to five. The findings indicate that Make a Match works primarily by lifting the lower tail of the distribution rather than by raising peak attainment.