PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MENULIS KALIMAT TANGGAPAN PADA MURID KELAS VII B DI SMP NEGERI 6 MADIUN DENGAN STRATEGI SNOWBALL THROWING

Abstract

This classroom action research was initiated by the ineffectiveness of the lecture method in Indonesian language instruction for 30 students in class VII B at SMP Negeri 6 Madiun. Furthermore, high classroom temperatures and student physical fatigue contributed to a decline in student concentration during learning activities. Therefore, an adaptive learning strategy is required to enhance active participation within the classroom. This study aims to determine the improvement in student learning outcomes regarding response text material through the Snowball Throwing strategy (a method involving paper balls containing sentences thrown alternately among peers). Research data were collected through student profiling during the initial diagnostic test and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the findings. The results indicate that the Snowball Throwing strategy in Indonesian language learning can enhance students' ability to write response sentences. From the pre-action phase to Cycle 1, there was a minor increase with an average score improvement of 0.8, or equivalent to 1.08%. Meanwhile, the increase from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 reached an average score improvement of 5.5, or equivalent to 7.3%. Consequently, an overall improvement across both actions was observed, amounting to 6.3, or equivalent to 8.38%.