PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIVE TIPE JIGSAW UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR DAN SOFT SKILLS MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI

Abstract

Education takes the significant role in developing Indonesia to compete in global village era. Education processes has prior position in developing human resource, as well. The effort in accomplishing thegood quality of the students graduation which has credibility in all fields is a must. In spite of that, the importance of soft skill competence of university students to enhance their competence in competing in seeking job is also required. This research is aimed to know how the application of jigsaw method can improve students’ achievements and students’ soft skill of economic education department 2012B mainly in ekonomi pembangunan course of STKIP PGRI Jombang. By employing qualitative research as approach, this research is conducted in classroom action research technique. The subject of this research is 40 students of economic department in class 2012B who take Ekonomi pembangunan source, it consist of 7 male and 23 female. in addition, the result shows that there are some findings of the research; 1) the students achievements are significantly increased which can be seen from the result of pre-test and post-test degree on the point of 77%. 2) The students’ soft skill is also showed significant increase where their skill before the application of the jigsaw model is on average level, and after the treatment by employing cooperative learning of jigsaw model the students’ soft skill is categorized in good level.