The Implementation of The Index Card Match (ICM) Learning Model to Improve Junior High School Students’ Social Studies Learning Outcomes

Abstract

This study is a classroom action research aiming to (1) determine the improvement in Social Studies learning interest among Grade VIII-G students at SMPN 12 Madiun City by implementing the Index Card Match (ICM) learning model, and (2) determine the improvement in Social Studies learning outcomes among Grade VIII-G students at SMPN 12 Madiun City through the implementation of the Index Card Match (ICM) learning model. The subjects of this research were 30 students from Grade VIII-G. The implementation was divided into two cycles, with data collected through tests. The data were analyzed quantitatively. The students' learning interest and Social Studies learning outcomes increased after the implementation of the Index Card Match (ICM) learning model over two cycles, with the following results: Pre-cycle / Initial Condition: The students' learning interest was in the low category, with an average score of 39.53 out of an ideal score of 100. The students' Social Studies learning outcomes were in the poor category, with an average score of 69.83. The highest score achieved was 90, the lowest score was 40, the median was 70, and the mode was 70. The number of students who achieved the Learning Objective Mastery Criteria (KKTP) was 11 students (36.67%). Classically, Grade VIII-G students had not yet met the KKTP in Social Studies learning, Cycle I. The students' learning interest fell within the moderate category, with an average score of 54.4 out of a possible 100. The Social Studies learning outcomes were in the moderate category, with an average score of 76. The highest score was 95, the lowest score was 55, the median was 75, and the modes were 75 and 85. The number of students who successfully achieved the KKTP increased to 19 students (63.33%). Classically, in Cycle I, Grade VIII-G students had not yet met the KKTP in Social Studies learning. In Cycle II, students' learning interest fell into the high category, with an average score of 75.47 out of a possible 100. The students' learning outcomes were in the good category, with an average score of 83.5. The highest score was 100, the lowest score was 65, the median was 85, and the mode was 85. The number of students achieving the KKTP increased to 24 students (80%). Classically, the students achieved the KKTP in Social Studies learning.