Comparison of Learning Methods Based on Animals Name and Conventional Learning to Improve Free Throw Shooting Skills in Basketball Games

Abstract

The method of animals name and conventional method are two methods that can be used by a teacher to train various basic techniques in sports including basketball, but rarely has the technique of animal names been the subject of investigation by previous researchers. This study aims to recognize the differences in the contribution of conventional learning practice methods and animals name method to shooting ability in basketball games. This type of research is an experimental one with a quantitative approach. The population in this study was class XI students majoring in social studies with a total of 315 students. The sample in this study was 42 students from 2 classes XI social studies B and XI social studies D, with 21 students in each class and the instrument in this study is in the form of treatment shooting with a free throw technique as much as ten times. This research shows that animals name method-based exercises significantly improve shooting skills in basketball games, while conventional-based learning methods do not have a significant impact on shooting therapy in basketball games. Thus, there are differences between the learning process using the animals name method and conventional methods, with an average of 80.77% in animals name and an average of 73.27% in conventional method. Thus, the researcher draws the conclusion that overall the animals name method is very effective compared to conventional methods, because the animals name method is very interesting, simple, and easy for students to do in the learning process. The limitations of the research are in terms of time, financial side, research subject and not many experts involved in this research.