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Reflection.
The researcher conduct research within two cycles consisting of eight stages: first planning, first implementation, first observation, and first
reflection and then continues through the same steps on the second cycle.In this research, have been conducted a collaboration between the researcher and
the subject teacher, and four observer include researcher.
B. Research Setting and Time
This study has been conducted at class X AK 4, SMK N 1 Klaten, which is located at Jalan Wahidin Sudirohusodo Number 22, Klaten on May
2014.
C. Research Subject and Object
The subjects of this research are the students of class X AK 4 SMK 1 Klaten academic year 20132014 on Accounting subjects. There are 36
students in the class. The Objects
of this research are the students’ learning activity during implementation of cooperative learning model type
Snowball Throwing
of the grade X AK 4 SMK N 1 Klaten Academic Year 20132014.
D. Operational Definition 1. Student Activity in Accounting Learning
In this research Student activity in Accounting Learning is student activities both physical and mental to make a better change through
interaction with the environment in an effort to achieve learning objectives
40 and bring about changes in attitudes and knowladge with the cognitive
processes involved in the subject matter of accounting. The activities that reflect the learning activity such as reading and understanding the learning
materials, take notes of the materials given by teacher, listening the teacher’s explanation and make a group discussion, Actively in asking
about the learning materials which are not yet understood, doing the assignment case independently, help other students who have difficulties
in understanding the learning materials, enthusiasm to work together in group, responding to
other students’ opinions during class discussion, Actively participate in group works that is doing in each step of learning
implementation from each research cycle. 2. Cooperative Learning Model of
Snowball Throwing
Type Cooperative Learning Model of
Snowball Throwing
Type is a learning method that begins with the formation of a group representing a
leader of the group to get the task from the teacher. And then, each student makes a question in a sheet of paper and rolls the paper into a ball shaped
like. Finally, the student throws the ball to the other students that students receiving the balls have to answer the questions obtained. Thus, each
member of the group has to be well prepared because in turns they have to answer the questions obtained in the ball. This learning method trains
students to be more responsive to receive messages from other students in the form of snowballs made of paper, and deliver the message to their
group members.
