The Application of Snowball Throwing Cooperative Model assisted by KOKAMI Media to Increase Students' Activeness and Learning Achievement in Learning Mathematics Volume of Cube and Beam Spaces in Fifth Grade at Public Elementary School 3 Adisana

Abstract

 This study aims to enhance student engagement and learning achievement through the implementation of the Snowball Throwing cooperative learning model assisted by KOKAMI media in the mathematics subject, specifically in the topic of volume of cubes and Block Spaces, for fifth-grade students at Public Elementary School 3 Adisana. This research adopts a classroom action research design conducted in two cycles, with each cycle consisting of two sessions. The subjects of this study are 25 fifth-grade students (15 males and 10 females) from Public Elementary School 3 Adisana in the academic year 2022-2023. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis follows the Kemmis and McTaggart action research model, consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection, implemented in two cycles, with each cycle consisting of two sessions. Student engagement levels are obtained from student engagement observation sheets, while student learning achievement data are obtained from evaluation sheets. An improvement in student engagement is observed from cycle I, categorised as sufficient, to a good level in cycle II. Moreover, there is an improvement in student learning achievement, with a majority of students achieving the Minimum Competency Criteria (KKM) in cycle II, meeting the Minimum Competency Criteria set by both the school and the curriculum. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the implementation of the Snowball Throwing cooperative learning model assisted by KOKAMI media can enhance student engagement and learning achievement in the mathematics topic of volume of cubes and Block Spaces for fifth-grade students at Public Elementary School 3 Adisana in the academic year 2022-2023.