PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA PELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA DENGAN METODE MAKE A MATCH DI SMP NEGERI 2 YOGYAKARTA

The aim of this research is twofold that is to increase students learning results on Bahasa Indonesia through Make a Match method at SMP Negeri 2 Yogyakarta and next is to know the enhancement of students learning results on Bahasa Indonesia by using Make a Match method. This experiment is an experimental method research that is a quasi experimental design, a kind of nonequivalent control group design. The choice of research subject with purposive sampling is based on certain consideration. Grade VIIC is an experimental group and grade VIIA is a control group. Data is gained through observing the learning process, interviewing teacher of Bahasa Indonesia, studying document to know the learning process, and giving pretest and posttest to get the variance of learning results before and after treatment. Content validity of Instrument is validated through moderator technique. Next, testing of the test results, measuring degree of the difficulties of items, and counting the differentiator of items. Data is analyzed by counting the average scores of the group and comparing the score before and after the treatment. The conclusion is that learning activities by using Make a Match Method is able to increase the students learning results. By means o f joyful learning, all students were actively involved in learning activities and it is able to increase the students learning results. The result of the research shows that the result of learning is increased. Grade VIIC, as experimental group, is increased to 86.8 from75.5, which the increase average is 10.7. While control group, grade VIIA, the increase is 75.6 from 75.3, the increase is 0.33. The difference in increase between experimental and control group is 11.2. This shows that the application of Make a Match method significantly increases the students learning results