IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING THROUGH TWO STAY TWO STRAY STRATEGY

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dita Masyitah Sianipar And Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Way

This study deals with the way to improve students’ achievement in speaking particularly through Two Stay Two Stray Strategy. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of of the research was class X-AP SMK Swasta Harapan Danau Sijabut in Asahan Regency that consisted of 34 students. The research was conducted in two cycles consisted of three meetings in each cycle. The instruments of collecting data for quantitative data used Speaking Test and instrument for analysis of qualitative data used observation, interview and questionnaire sheet. Based on the speaking test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 61,47, in the test II the mean was 67,41 and the test III the mean was 78,52. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process run well and lively. Students were active and interest in speaking. The using of Two Stay Two Stray Strategy is significantly improved students’ achievement in speaking.

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT ON WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF TEAM PAIR SOLO

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedi Sanjaya ◽  
Sumarsih Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraphs through the application of Team Pair Solo. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class X/A SMA Nurul Ilmi Padangsidempuan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and Qualitative data (observation sheet, interview and questionnaire sheet). Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 66,4375, in the test II the mean was 78,125 and the test III the mean was 87,5625. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interest in writing. The result of the research showed that TPS can improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph. Key Words: Achievement, Descriptive, Paragraph, Team Pair Solo

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evi Ramini ◽  
Elia Masa Gintings
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACT This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing procedure text through Numbered Heads Together Technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class IX/A SMP SWASTA UPMI MEDAN that consisted of 30 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and Qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, interview and questionnaire sheet). Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 67,6, in the test II the mean was 74.5 and the test III the mean was 86.56. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interest in writing. The result of the research showed that NHT can improve students’ achievement in writing procedure text. Key Words: Writing, Procedure Text, Number Heads Together

Improving Students’ Vocabulary Achievement Through Word Webbing Technique

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Agustini And Yunita Agnes Sianipar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
Vocabulary Achievement

This study attempts to Improving Students’ Vocabulary achievement Trough Word Webbing Technique. The objective of the study is to discover whether the use of word webbing technique could significantly improving students’ vocabulary. This study conduct by applying Classroom Action Research which was carried out in two cycles in six meetings. The subject of this study of SMPN 4 Takengon, Aceh Tengah which consisted of 40 students. The quantitative data were collected by using observation sheet, questionnaire sheet and diary field. Based on the vocabulary test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. The mean of students’ score cycle (80) was higher than the fist cycle (67,75) and orientation test (55.25). based on observation sheet, questionnaire sheet and diary field, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. The students were more active and more enthusiastic during the teaching learning process in the second cycle than the first one. The result of the research showed that is use of word webbing technique significantly improving students’ vocabulary.

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH TEAM GAMES TOURNAMENT

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
DesiYusnanda Sari And Sri MindaMurni
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Reading Scores ◽  
Team Games ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Data Reading

This study attempted to improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement in descriptive text through Team Games Tournament (TGT) method. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class IX SMP PAB 10 Medan Estate which consisted of 25 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments for collecting the data were quantitative data (reading evaluation) and qualitative data (diary note, observation sheet and interview sheet). Based on reading scores, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the test I the mean was 65,33, in the test II the mean was 71,72 and the test III the mean was 84,54.Based on diary note, observation sheet and interview sheet, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in reading. The result of the research showed that Team Games Tournament (TGT) method significantly improved students’ achievement in reading comprehension especially in reading descriptive text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE PROCESS GENRE APPROACH

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wuri Handayani And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Score Test ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
Interview Questionnaire

This study attempts to Improving Students’ Achievement Through the Process GenreApproach. The objective of the study is to discover whether the use of the ProcessGenre approach could significantly improve students’ writing achievement. This studyconduct by applying Classroom Action Research which was carried out in two cycles inten meetings. The subject of this study of SMA Panca Budi Medan which consisted of39 students of class X – 2 reguler.. Orientation test was done in the first meeting, test IIwas done in the fourth meeting, and test III was done in the last meeting. The mean ofstudents’ score test III (76,242) was higher than the test II (66,878) and test I (57,606).Besides, the qualitative data was taken from observation sheet, interview, questionnaire,and diary notes. It was found that teaching learning process ran well. By applying theProcess Genre Approach in the classroom, the students understood the content ofdescriptive text easily. They also were active and enthusiastic during the teachinglearning process. The result of the research showed that the application of the ProcessGenre approach significantly improved students’ achievement in writing descriptive text

IMPROVING GRADE V STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH FLASH CARDS

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabatini Sitorus And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Flash Cards ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Achievement

This study attempts to increase students’ vocabulary achievement by using flash cards. The objective of the study is to investigate whether the using of flash card can improve students’ vocabulary achievement. This study conduct by applying Classroom Action Research which was carried out in two cycles in six meetings. The subject of this study of SD Negeri 174559 Siraituruk, Porsea which consisted of 34 students. For collecting data, the instruments used were quantitative (vocabulary test) and qualitative data (interview sheet, observation sheet, and diary notes. Based on the data, it was found that the mean of the second cycle (80, 44) is higher than the mean of first cycle (64, 85) and pre-test (44, 41).  Based on interview sheet, observation sheet and diary notes, it was found thee students were more active and more enthusiastic during the teaching learning process in the second cycle than the first one. It was concluded that teaching vocabulary by using  flash cards can improve the students’ vocabulary achievement.

IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY THROUGH LUSTERING TECHNIQUE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisda Yuniati Tumanggor And Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Vocabulary Score

This study attempts to improve students’ vocabulary achievement through Clustering Technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII-B SMP Katolik Trisakti 2 Medan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consisted of three meetings. The instruments for collecting data were vocabulary tests for quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet for qualitative data. Students’ score kept improving in every test. In the first cycle test, the mean of vocabulary score was 64.68. And in the second cycle test, the mean of vocabulary score was 79.85. Based on diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, teaching and learning process had done effectively showed the improvement. Every student was studied actively. And from the research can be concluded that Clustering Technique can improve students’ achievement in vocabulary.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinda Fatariq Andika Lubis And Lidiman S.M. Sinaga
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Significant Achievement ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study attempts to improve students’ speaking achievement through think-pair-share technique by conducting action research method. The subject of this study was XI-IPA 1’s students which consisted of 36. This study was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consisted of three meetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative (speaking test) and qualitative data (diary notes and observation sheet). Based on the data analysis from each activity, there is a significant achievement in cycle I and cycle II. In the speaking test, the students’ score kept improving in every test, the mean of the students’ score in cycle I was 66.11 and cycle II was 73.27. Based on diary notes and observation sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. The result of the research showed that by applying think-pair-share technique in teaching English, especially in speaking is effective to improve the students’ speaking achievement.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING SHORT FUNCIONAL TEXT CONGRATULATION AND COMPLIMENTING USING PICTURE SEQUENCES

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
Januar Tri Sejati ◽  
Mohamad Ikhsan Aditia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Academic Year

This study was aimed to improve student’s ability in writing short funcional text congratulation and complimenting using picture sequences at X MA Nurulhidayah Batujajar in the academic year of 2018/2019 as the subject of the study consists 32 students. This study was conducted for two months.The CAR was done based on Kurt Lewins’ design. The writer did two cycles which each cycle consists with planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. For data were gathered through qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were gained by analyzing the interview and observation result, while quantitative data were obtained from the students’ writing score of pretest and posttest.The finding of this study showed that there was improvement on the student’s ability in writing short funcional text congratulation and complimenting using picture sequences. It can be seen from the mean score of pretest was 56.75. Then, the mean score of posttest cycle 1 was 66.37 and the mean score of posttest cycle 2 was 72.62. so the criteria of success was achieved. from the result of questionnaire, it showed that there was improvement of positive responses in the teaching-learning process of writing short funcional textcongratulation and complimenting. Related to the result of observation and interview, it can be concluded that the students’ ability in writing short funcional texcongratulation and complimenting using picture sequences improved and the students’ were motivated in the teaching-learning process.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunita Khairani And Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Report Text

This study attempted to improve students’ achievement in writing report text through numbered heads together. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII/B at SMP SWASTA UPMI Medan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instrument for collecting quantitative data was a writing test and the instrument for collecting quantitative data included diary notes, observation sheets, interview and questionnaire sheets. Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In test I, the mean was 66,4375, in test II the mean was 78,125 and in test III the mean was 87,5625. Based on the observation sheets and questionnaire sheets, it was found that the teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interested in writing. The result of the research showed that Number Heads Together (NHT) significantly improved students’ achievement in writing report text. Key Words: Writing, Report, Number Heads Together.

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