Strengthening Motivation in Social Studies Learning Through Guessing Games Method Post Covid 19

Abstract

The changes of Covid-19 phases from pandemic to endemic have still left learning challenges. The students were used to learning online with a lot of learning limitations, but nowadays they start to go back learning normal. The changes of conducting learning from offline to online class and vice versa are certainly difficult situation. The students still require times to get used to and to be comfortable and motivated in learning. Building learning motivations for the students who have been comfortable enough with online classes has become problematic for students. This study explores the novelty of social studies learning using educative games that are fun for students. The method of this study was quantitative approach and used quasi experiment. The technique of collecting data used were pre-test and post-test, observation, and interview. The technique of analyzing the data used were prerequisite test with normality test, homogeneity test, hypothesis testing, and normalized gain test. Guessing games model can increase student participation, motivation and interest to independent learning era in the midst learning condition. Through the Guessing Games happy fun learning and getting new knowledge, enthusiasm and motivation for students to learning engagement process more active.