Abstract:
The research was applied in vocational high school Dwi Sejahtera
Pekanbaru. Subjects were students in first year of automotive department.
Consisted of 25 male students who have the academic ability of the
heterogeneous. The purpose of this research is to improve students' mathematics
learning outcomes, especially in materials equation and inequality with with
implementing cooperative learning approach to structural Think Pair Square. This
research is a class action research. There are two cycles in this study. Each a
cycle has four stages, the stages are planning, action, observation, and reflection.
The results showed a rise in student learning outcomes. In the first cycle showed
that the percentage of students who achieve the minimum mastery criteria is 56%
and the second cycle was 72%, this indicates an increase in learning outcomes,
before measures the percentage is only 28%. Conclusion the study shows that the
application of cooperative learning approach to structural Think Pair Square, can
improve student learning outcomes math first year of automotive department Dwi
Sejahtera Pekanbaru vocational high school with the subject matter on the
equation and inequality semester academic year 2012/2013
