Abstract:
Research on the application of learning methods Talking Stick has been done to
improve student achievement on the subject of colloid in class XI Science SMAN 7
Pekanbaru. Research is a form of experimental research with pretest-posttest
design. The study was conducted in the second semester 2013. The sample
consisted of two classes, namely class XI IPA2 as the experimental class and the
class XI IPA1 as a class controls randomly selected after tests of normality and
homogeneity tests. Data analysis technique used is the t-test. Based on the results
of the data analysis using t-test formula obtained t> t table ie 4.0529> 1.997
means that the application of learning methods Talking Stick can improve student
achievement on the subject of colloids in class XI Science SMAN 7 Pekanbaru, the
effect of an increase of 20.17 %.
