<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research aims to improve the learning activity and achievement of a 10<sup>th</sup> grade class made up of 30 students in a vocational high school located in the city of Surakarta, Indonesia, by applying the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) approach. The experiment was divided into two stages of four activities each: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The comparative descriptive procedure was then used to analyze the data. Prior to the researach implementation, the learning activity was relatively low in the pre-stage of the experiment. However, after the NHT approach, the percentage of active students increased in stage 1 and stage 2. The result of the test also suggested a similar trend in student achievement. From this it can be concluded that the application of the NHT learning model improves engagement within the learning activity as well as the level of achievement.</p></abstract>

This research aims to improve the learning activity and achievement of a 10th grade class made up of 30 students in a vocational high school located in the city of Surakarta, Indonesia, by applying the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) approach. The experiment was divided into two stages of four activities each: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The comparative descriptive procedure was then used to analyze the data. Prior to the researach implementation, the learning activity was relatively low in the pre-stage of the experiment. However, after the NHT approach, the percentage of active students increased in stage 1 and stage 2. The result of the test also suggested a similar trend in student achievement. From this it can be concluded that the application of the NHT learning model improves engagement within the learning activity as well as the level of achievement.

Student Improvement by Applying the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Approach to Basic Subjects of Vocational Competence in a Vocational High School in Indonesia

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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This research aims to improve the learning activity and achievement of a 10th grade class made up of 30 students in a vocational high school located in the...

Student Improvement by Applying the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Approach to Basic Subjects of Vocational Competence in a Vocational High School in Indonesia

Published Online: Jan 11, 2018

Page range: 94 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2017-0018

Keywords
Numbered Head Together, vocational education, student achievement, sustainability

© 2017 Veronika Marta Wora et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Student Improvement by Applying the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Approach to Basic Subjects of Vocational Competence in a Vocational High School in Indonesia

Published Online: Jan 11, 2018

Page range: 94 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2017-0018

KeywordsNumbered Head Together, vocational education, student achievement, sustainability

© 2017 Veronika Marta Wora et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Numbered Head Together, vocational education, student achievement, sustainability