opportunity to look back on the material covered in the lesson and check students understanding of the lesson contents. So the students will be
more active because they work together in groups to understand the learning material provided by the teacher. This model puts the students at
the center of learning, they are given the space to be actively participated in the learning process. Beside that, based on the observation that have
been made by the researcher and discussion with accounting teacher, this model is very suitable with the characteristics of the students in grade X
Accounting 2 at SMK Negeri 1 Bantul Academic Year of 20142015 In accordance with the analysis of the situation that has been
mentioned above, the researcher intends to conduct a research whic is entitled The Implementation of Cooperative Learning Model type
Numbered Heads Together NHT to Improve Students Accounting Learning Activity of the Grade X Accounting 2 at SMK Negeri 1 Bantul
Academic Year of 20142015.
B. Identification of the Problems
Based on the background of study, the identified problems are: 1. The conventional learning model used by the teachers have not been able
to improve students’ learning activity, because they only act as a listener and a recipient of the material presented by the teachers.
2. Only 10-12 or about 31-37 students who are actively participated in the classroom during the learning process.
3. Only 5-6 or 15 - 18 students who were able to answer and give an exact argument when asked a question by the teacher.
4. Teachers are rarely use the cooperative learning model type Numbered Heads Together NHT.
C. Problems Restriction
Based on the background and identification of problems described above, it is necessary to make a limitation of the problem, so the researcher will be more
focused on exploring and overcoming the problems existing in the teaching and learning activities. It is also intended to avoid double interpretation, this research
will limit the problem of improved students accounting learning activities studying through the implementation of cooperative learning model type Numbered Heads
Together NHT of the Grade X Accounting 2 at SMK Negeri 1 Bantul Academic Year of 2014 2015, on the basic of competence to manage financial
administration.
D. Problems Formulation
According to the limitation above, the researcher formulate the problem as follows:
“Can the accounting learning process using cooperative learning model type Numbered Heads Together NHT improve students learning activities of
the grade X Accounting 2 at SMK Negeri 1 Bantul?”
E. Objective of the Research
This research was conducted to lead to the goal to be achieved. The objective of this research is to see an increase the students accounting
learning activity through the implementation of cooperative learning model type Numbered Heads Together NHT in grade X Accounting 2 at SMK
Negeri 1 Bantul Yogyakarta academic year of 20142015.
F. Significances of The Research
