INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PEDAGOGY OF SOCIAL STUDIES, 5, (1), 2020, 9-16 9 | International Journal Pedagogy of Social Studies. Vol. 5 | No.1 | 2020 The Application of Group Investigation (GI) Method to Improve the Students’ Interpersonal Intelligence in Social Sciences Learning Fauzia Umami Shidiq 1 , Sapriya 2 , Eded Tarmedi 3 Social Studies Education Program, Faculty of Social Sciences Education Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia Abstract. This background of this research was the lack of the students’ interpersonal intelligence of Class VIII-A at SMP Negeri 14 Bandung during the learning of social sciences, marked by several students experiencing difficulties to socialize with their peers and tend to homogenicly choose their groupmates in order to form a group consisting of only their close friends. The Social Sciences’ course teachers then applied Group Investigation (GI) method to improve the students’ int erpersonal intelligence during the teaching of Social Sciences. Interpersonal intelligence is gravely needed by students in Social Sciences learning, because individuals with excellent interpersonal intelligence level area able to communicate well and not having any trouble in establishing relationships with others. Based on the observation’s result, this research was conducted to further acknowledge how was the students of VIII- A’s interpersonal intelligence during Social Sciences learning process through application of Group Investigation method (GI). The research method used was descriptive qualitative with a data processing system which was suitable with the observation’s results during the application of Group Investigation (GI) method in Social Sciences in class VIII-A. The research results obtained showed that the application of Group Investigation (GI) method conducted by the teachers through topics selection by groups, planning, plan execution or action, analysis and evaluation, group presentations and evaluations in Social Sciences learning indicated changes in the students’ interpersonal intelligence in terms of communication and cooperation. That being said, a conclusion that the application of Group Investigation (GI) method in Social Sciences learning can inprove the students’ interpersonal intelligence. Keywords: Interpersonal Intelligence, Group Investigation (GI), and Learning. Correspondence. fauziaumami10@gmail.com Article History. Received January 2020, Received in revised April 2020, Accepted June 2020 ©2020. International Journal Pedagogy of Social Studies. Department of Social Studies Education A. INTRODUCTION In social sciences learning, a learning pattern that is capable to support the achievement of the learning goals is needed. The teachers’ abilities and skills in choosing and using various models, methods, and learning strategies are always improved so that Social Sciences learning may truly be able to condition the efforts to prepare the students’ basic abilities and skills in order to become good human beings and citizens. The focus of the learning is not limited in the efforts to embed the students with several concepts of sheer memorization, but lies in the efforts to enable them to transform what they have learned as a provision in understanding and to play a part in living the life in their society, and as a provision for themselves to continue their education to a higher level. The learning of Social Sciences covers the aspects of character development, social skills and cooperation which have to be well implemented within every learning processes in schools. Reckoning that one of the most vital things which needs to be strived for in conducting International Journal Pedagogy of Social Studies p-ISSN : 2550-0600 e-ISSN 2549-6530