School Background RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
2 Accounting Learning Achievements was low
The low level of Accounting learning achievement in grade X Ak 2 can be seen from the results of final test that 40,63
students did not meet the requirements set by school regulation, i.e. 13 students from 32 students. This showed that
Accounting teaching learning process in the classroom was not good.
b. Teacher
The problems must not be only seen from students’ side but
from teacher’s side as well. The problems faced by teacher in the learning process of Accounting in the classroom are teaching
techniques being used and conventionally-used learning model i.e., lecture and doing exercises. Students were not actively involved in
the learning process, so teacher dominated the teaching learning process in the classroom.
From some existed problems, it can be inferred that the learning process in Accounting of grade X Ak 2 SMK N 7
Yogyakarta required actions to improve the learning achievements of students. In this case, the researcher applied Blended learning
Model based on Social Media Edmodo to increase Accounting learning motivation and learning achievements.
2. Cycle I
Learning Accounting using Blended Learning Model based on Social Media Edmodo cycle I was implemented in 2 times each of the
meetings divided into two-hour lesson. The first meeting on Saturday, 6 February 2016 at fifth and sixth period and on Saturday, 13 February,
2016 at fifth to sixth period with the material is Adjustment Entries. The stages are:
a. Planning Stage
At this stage, the researcher did some plans before conducting an action research. Researcher did discussions with
teachers of the subject to prepare learning that was going to be implemented. Planning activities implemented include:
1 Preparing the materials in accordance with the Basic
Competence KD i.e. adjustment entries. This material is drawn from the Accountancy syllabus of grade X in even semester.
This Composed material will be uploaded on Edmodo group and downloaded by each student to help the learning process.
2 Devising lesson plan RPP as a guide in implementing Blended
learning model. RPP was structured based on the existing syllabus, learning activities allocated time that have been
discussed with subject’s teacher beforehand.
3 Creating learning media used in the learning process. Learning
media used are exercises from textbooks to find out students’