The Effect of Cooperative Learning to Enhance Students’ Independence Learning in the 21 st Century

Abstract

The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative learning through lesson study in enhancing the students' self-learning in the twenty-first century. Classroom action research is the type of this study. The sample of this study was 24 students. The class is divided randomly into five small groups with 4 to 5 students. The cycle I showed that the average value of the motivation aspect was 3.17 or 79.25%; the discipline aspect was 3.37 or 84.25%; the initiative aspect was 3.21 or 80.25%, and the responsibility aspect was 3.25 or 81.25%. Cycle II found that the average value of the motivation aspect was 3.29 or 82.25%; the discipline aspect was 3.45 or 86.25%; the initiative aspect was 3.42 or 86.25%, and the responsibility aspect was 3.5 or 87.25%. In conclusion, it can be said that there was an improvement of students' autonomous learning by using Lesson Study.