Improving Student’s Motivation To Learning Math By Cooperative Learning Technique Make A Match

This study aims to enhance student’s motivation to learn mathematics by cooperative learning techniques make a match. This study is classroom action research who carried out collaboratively between researchers and mathematics teacher of class experiment and assisted by three observers at each meeting. Subjects were students of class VIII C SMP Negeri 14 Yogyakarta on scholl year 2008/2009, which consists of 35 persons with a heterogeneous capabilities. Research carried out in 2 cycles. Cycle 1 consisted of 4 meetings, and every meeting there which lasted for 2 x 40 minutes and some are held for 1 x 40 minutes. Cycle 2 consists of 2 meetings with each meeting lasted 2 x 40 minutes. The techniques to collect the data are done through observation, interview, questionnaire, and documentation. The results showed an increase in student’s motivation to learn mathematics after given action in the form of cooperative learning techniques make a match. In general, the implementation phase of learning is discussion on group using worksheet, the explanation the results of discussion by students, critism of the results of discussions, the game looking for a partner and asked questions among students, and group awards. Keyword: motivation to learning, cooperative learning technique make a match