IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TYPE ROTATING TRIO EXCHANGE(RTE) IN SOCIAL STUDIES

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the implementation of cooperative learning in elementary school class. The type used is Rotating Trio Exchange (RTE) for 4 th grade students in elementary school in the topic of social studies. This research is class room action research based on qualitative descriptive approach. The data collection methods are observation and test. Learning process using cooperative learning with RTE type made the students be more active. As a result, the category of students’ act ivit y increase from inactive to active and the learning outcome in social studies also increase from fair category to excellent