<![CDATA[Abstract: The purposes of research were to improve student’s study result of social sciences by implementation cooperative learning talking stick type. The background of the problem in this research was the poor students’ achievements in social sciences, it can be seen on students’ social sciences scores. There were 21 of 35 students who had not achieved the Achievement Standard (60.00%), while the ones who achieved were only 14 students (40.00%), and the average scores of the class was 65.14. The Achievement Standard that school determines is 70. The method of research was classroom action research implemented in two cycles that consist of planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data were collected by observation technigue, test technigue and documentary technigue. The instrument of data collection used observation sheet and test student’s result . At the first meeting in cycle I, the percentage of teachers’ activity was 62.50% which is categorized as good. At the second meeting, the percentage increased to 75.00% which is categorized as good. At the first meeting in cycle I, the percentage increased to 83.33% that is categorized as very good. At the second meeting the percentage increased to 91.66% which is categorized as very good. The students’ activities had increased. At the first meeting in cycle I, the students’ activities gained 70.83% which is categorized as good, while at the second meeting in cycle I the students’ activities gained 75.00% which is categorized as good. At the first meeting of cycle II, the percentage increased to 83.33% that is categorized as very good, while at the second meeting the percentage increased to 95.83% which is categorized as very good. The average of students’ achievements before the implementation cooperative learning talking stick type was 65.14 which increased to 72.14 in cycle I, and increased again to 85.57 in cycle II. The result of research showed that implementation cooperative learning talking stick type can improve student’s result of social sciences.Key Words: Study Result,Cooperative Learning Talking Stick Type, social sciences]]>
