Student Perceptions of Class Management With Cooperative Learning Methods Using "Couple Cards" on Student Satisfaction

Abstract

This research is entitled "Students' Perceptions of Class Management Through Cooperative Learning Methods Using "Couple Cards" on Student Satisfaction." The problem raised in this research is the existence of student behavior that can cause the teaching and learning process to become less conducive. This is suspected to be students' perceptions regarding classroom management by teachers that do not meet expectations. Apart from that, learning so far still tends to be monotonous and has not been varied with more varied methods. Therefore, this research aims to evaluate the contribution of using cooperative learning methods using "couple cards" to student learning satisfaction. This research uses a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The population used as a data source in this research was 607 students. From this population, 86 students were taken as samples. Based on data processing calculated using the WMS (Weight Means Scored) technique, it was found that the average general trend for student perceptions regarding classroom management through cooperative learning methods using "couple cards" was in the good category and the average general trend for student satisfaction was also is in the good category. It can be concluded that students' perceptions regarding classroom management by teachers provide a positive and significant contribution. Because it is known that there is a fairly strong contribution, the implication is that the better the classroom management, the more satisfied the students will be with school services, in this case the teacher's service in classroom management. This provides guidance for schools to improve teachers' abilities in classroom management and to improve school quality, schools need to pay attention to students' perceptions of the services provided.