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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design
The type of this research is Classroom Action Research. Classroom action research is an action which is deliberately raised and occured simultaneously in
the classroom. The action is given by the teacher or by the direction of the teachers and conducted by students Suharsimi Arikunto, 2008: 3. This
Classroom Action Research is done collaboratively where the researcher was collaborates with subject teachers in conducting this research. This research
will be conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, including planning, action, observation, and reflection. The model of Classroom Action
Research can be described in following chart:
Figure 2. Classroom Action Research Model Suharsimi Arikunto, 2008: 16 Reflection
Planning
CYCLE I
Observation Planning
Action
Reflection
CYCLE II
Observation Action
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B. Research Place and Time
This research is done in Grade XI Accounting Study Program at SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Moyudan which is located in Ngentak-Klangon Sumber
Agung Moyudan Sleman Yogyakarta in November 2014.
C. Research Subject and Object
The subject of this research is 21 students of Grade XI Accounting Study Program at SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Moyudan Academic Year of 20142015.
While the object of this research is the implementation of Cooperative Learning Model Type Think Pair Share TPS as an effort to improve students
learning outcomes in accounting of Grade XI Accounting Study Program at SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Moyudan Academic Year of 20142015.
D. Operational Definition
1. Accounting Learning Outcomes
Accounting Learning Outcomes is the level of ability possessed by students after receiving a learning experience in cognitive, affective, and
psychomotor domains at the accounting subjects on the core competence to managing inventory cards that can be demonstrated by a measurement in the
form of numbers or score of the post test results. Cognitive domain can be measured using the test, while the affective and psychomotor domain can be
measured by observation.
2. Cooperative Learning Model Type Think Pair Share TPS
Cooperative Learning Model Type Think Pair Share TPS is a learning that is done in pairs by placing students in a study group that consist of two to
six students who have the different ability, gender and races. In this model, the teacher gives students a question or problem to be solved, then the
teacher gives them the opportunity to think about the answer Think. After that, the teacher asks students to discuss in pairs Pair. Finally, students will
share the results of their discussion in front of the class Share.
E. Data Collection Technique
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