PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2021) 58(2): 6437-6441 ISSN: 00333077 6437 www.psychologyandeducation.net PAIKEM: Fun Learning as a Strategy to Improve Learning Achievement of High School Students in South Aceh Muhammad Jafar 1 , RN Herman 2 , Rahmad Nuthihar 3 , M Chairul Basrun Umanailo 4 1,2 Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia 3 Akademi Komunitas Negeri Aceh Barat 4 Universitas Iqra Buru 1 jafar.m1968@gmail.com ABSTRACT This research is related to the role of teachers in the application of active, innovative, creative, effective, and fun learning (PAIKEM) to improve the learning achievement of high school students in South Aceh District. This research uses a quantitative approach with descriptive research type. The population of this study were students of class XI high school in South Aceh District for the academic year 2019/2020. There are 1376 students who are the population of this study. Given the large population, this study uses Cluster Sampling and Proposional Random Sampling to determine the research sample. The sample of this research is 176 students of class XI high school in South Aceh District. Data collection techniques were carried out through questionnaires and documentation. The data analysis technique uses a percentage in order to know the answer to each item and the product moment correlation formula to determine the level of the relationship between learning achievement and learning methods. The results showed that the role of teachers in implementing PAIKEM in South Aceh District was running well with a percentage of 38%. There is a positive and significant relationship between the role of teachers in the application of PAIKEM and student achievement (r = 0.203) so that the application of PAIKEM contributes 20%. It is hoped that teachers will always take the initiative in developing their expertise in implementing learning in accordance with PAIKEM so that the teaching and learning process is more enjoyable and can improve student learning achievement Keywords PAIKEM, fun learning, active learning, learning achievement Article Received: 10 August 2020, Revised: 25 October 2020, Accepted: 18 November 2020 Introduction Education is a human need in life. Qualitative growth and development of a person is also the result of the educational process, whether consciously or not. In simple terms, education intends to develop all the potential that an individual naturally has. The potential that exists in this individual will become a hidden resource without seeing and feeling the results if it is not developed effectively and creatively. Jamaliah, (2019) said that education that is able to build the future of students is education that is able to develop the potential of students. Every teacher must be able to apply active and creative learning so that students enjoy participating in the teaching and learning process. Students are also required to be able to overcome various problems in everyday life with the learning methods they have obtained. Therefore, appropriate learning methods and strategies are needed to help develop the potential of students. There are many learning methods and models that require students to be active, creative, and innovative. The teacher as a facilitator is expected to master the right model for the appropriate material so that student learning achievement increases and student learning motivation also increases (Arisetiyana et al., 2020). This is in line with the goals of education to develop and direct students to become human figures who have the main and perfect personality (Slameto, 2003). With a good education, humans can develop personalities, both physical and spiritual, for a better direction in their lives. For this reason, various strategies must be owned and tested by educators in order to see which strategies or models can develop students' creativity and motivation in learning. This is in line with Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System. Chapter I states that “Education is a conscious and planned effort to create an atmosphere of learning and the learning process so that students actively develop their potential to have religious spiritual strength, self-control, personality, intelligence, noble character, and skills needed by themselves, society, nation and state”. Education that is able to increase the learning motivation of students is education that has a positive influence on student learning outcomes. Learning achievement is the main measure to determine a person’s learning success. A person with high achievement can be said that he has succeeded in learning (Slameto, 2003). Therefore, in many schools, the teaching and learning process approach is emphasized to increase learning motivation as well as learning achievement (Alexopoulos, 2020). It must be admitted that among the determining factors whether or not students succeed in the teaching and learning process is the learning method. Apart from students, the most important element in learning activities is the teacher. Teachers as teachers who provide knowledge as well as educators who teach values, morals, morals and socially and to carry out this role are required to have broad knowledge and insight, which will later be taught to students so that they can improve student learning achievement. Student learning achievement can be achieved by learning activities that are liked and liked by students. Therefore, teachers are required to have a strategy in developing an active, creative, innovative, and fun learning process. In Indonesia, this learning process is called