Improving the Learning Quality in the Vocational High Schools through the Implementation of Cooperative Learning Model

The purpose of applying the cooperative learning model within the study was to improve: (1) the vocational learning activities in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and (2) the vocational student achievement in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The cooperative learning models that had been applied in the study were the inquiry, the jigsaw, the think pare-share and the module model. Then, in conducting the study the researchers implemented the classroom action research method. The study was conducted in the Negeri 1 Seyegan State Vocational High School, Muhammadiyah 3 Yogyakarta Vocational High School, Muhammadiyah 1 Bantul Vocational High School and Negeri 2 Wonosari State Vocational High School. For the data collection, the researchers applied the observation, the testing, the documentation and the interview technique. Within the data analysis, the researchers made use of the Descriptive Quantitative Technique. The results of the study showed that: (1) the improvement of the vocational high school students' learning activeness has been equal to 27.56%; and (2) the improvement of the vocational high school students' achievement has been equal to 31.26%.