understood will appear. Quizzes and team tournament
recognition will motivate students to get the highest
score by answering the teacher's questions correctly.
2.4 Steps for Cooperative Learning
TGT Type
According to Slavin (2009: 84-86), components in the
TGT: (1) Class presentations by the teacher to
introduce learning material given directly or discuss
in class. The teacher acts as a facilitator. Learning
refers to what is conveyed by the teacher to assist
students in participating in games and tournaments.
(2) Students are divided into groups consisting of four
heterogeneous students. The main purpose of group
formation is to convince students that all members of
the study group and all members prepare themselves
to participate in the best games and tournaments. It is
expected that each group member will do the best for
his group and the group effort will be done to help his
group members so that they can improve their
academic abilities and foster the importance of
cooperation among students and increase self-
confidence. (3) Games are made with the contents of
questions to test students' knowledge gained from
class presentations and group exercises. The game is
played with a table containing three students who are
represented by three different groups. Students take
numbered cards and try to answer questions
according to numbers. The rules allow players to
challenge other answers. (4) Tournaments are held at
the end of the week, after the teacher has made class
presentations and groups practice their tasks. For the
first tournament the teacher groups students with
similar abilities that represent each team. This
competition is an individual ability assessment
system in the TGT. This competition also allows
students from all levels in previous performances to
maximize their group's score to the best. (5) Group
awards can be obtained after participating in games
and tournaments, each group will earn points. The
average group points obtained from games and
tournaments will be used as a determinant of group
awards. Type of award according to predetermined
criteria. Group awards can be in the form of gifts,
certificates, and so on.
2.5 Strengths and Weaknesses of TGT
Cooperative Learning
2.5.1 Strengths
TGT is a learning method that provides full
opportunities for students to achieve competence
through group collaboration, resulting in multi-
directional interaction in learning. Can develop
academic learning outcomes acceptance of diversity
and development of social skills (Slavin, 2009: 121).
In addition to the emergence of students 'self-
confidence, the students' belief that they are important
and valuable individuals is very important to build
their ability to face disappointment in life and become
productive individuals (Slavin, 2009: 122).
Norms of group norms that are academic pros also
appear, in this case interest or motivation will grow
among students. When working on assignments,
students' behavior in class will improve, preference
for class and school, friendship or socialization will
also increase (Slavin, 2009: 142).
2.5.2 Weaknesses
TGT often experiences obstacles if it has
shortcomings in socialization. In this case, students
who cannot make friends will hamper the TGT
method so that it cannot run smoothly. This problem
often arises because of differences in gender,
ethnicity and academic ability (Slavin, 2009: 274).
Therefore; a) it takes a relatively long time to
understand the team's learning philosophy, so that
students who have more abilities will feel hampered
by other students who have abilities under it; b) with
the creation of conditions of mutual learning between
students, it could be possible to create an
understanding that is not supposed to or not in line
with expectations; c) Assessment based on group
performance, the teacher must realize that the actual
results and expected achievements are the
achievements of each individual student; d) is not an
easy job, to collaborate students' individual abilities
together with their collaboration abilities.
2.5.3 Obstacles in the Implementation of
TGT in Schools
First, there is no habituation for teachers so teachers
cannot directly implement the TGT type cooperative
learning model effectively, they need adjustments or
training in the first meeting, but at the next meeting
the teachers are able to do that more effectively.
Second, there is no habituation for students so
students also need time to adjust to the new activities.
Teachers are required to further improve the
discipline of learning, especially the habits of
students to speak up and work more efficiently.
Third, group activities that activate students
require relatively longer learning time. This problem
can be overcome by increasing the efficiency of time
use, determining targets and time for each activity,