<![CDATA[Based on observations of a grade 10 social studies-track 2 class, students appeared less active in learning. Many students in the class looked sleepy, were too embarrassed to ask questions, did not want to join in discussions with their friends, and were too lazy to do the tasks. This research aims to understand whether the Team Game Tournament (TGT) method can increase the activeness of students. The method of Classroom Action Research is the model Kemmis and McTaggart administered in two cycles. The research was done at a school in Makassar with 25 students from the grade 10 social studies-track 2 as research subjects. The data were collected using mentor observation sheets, students' questionnaires and reflection journals. The results of the analysis show that the students’ activeness in participation, students’ activeness in sharing opinions, and students’ activeness in listening and discussing have reached the standard of success and received a "good" minimum predicate with 68%, 72% and 92% respectively. Over all, the result of this research can be concluded that TGT method can improve student learning activity.BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Hasil observasi dalam kelas menunjukkan bahwa siswa kelas X IPS 2 kurang aktif di dalam pembelajaran. Banyak siswa yang tidur-tiduran, malu bertanya, tidak mau berdiskusi dan malas mengerjakan soal-soal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah metode Team Game Tournament (TGT) dapat meningkatkan keaktifan belajar siswa dan langkah-langkah penerapan metode TGT yang dapat meningkatkan keaktifan belajar siswa. Penelitian tindakan kelas dengan model Kemmis dan McTaggart yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus dilakukan di salah satu sekolah di Makassar dengan subjek penelitian siswa kelas X IPS 2. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan instrumen lembar observasi, lembar angket dan jurnal refleksi. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa keaktifan siswa dalam berpastisipasi di dalam kegiatan pembelajaran, keaktifan siswa dalam mengajukan pendapatnya dan keaktifan siswa dalam menjawab soal atau memecahkan soal mencapai standar keberhasilan dan mendapat predikat minimal “baik” dengan presentase secara berurutan yaitu 68%, 72% dan 92%. Hasil penelitian secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa metode TGT dapat meningkatkan keaktifan belajar siswa.]]>
