scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF THINK-PAIR-SHARE STRATEGY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY

Author(s):  
Supraba Ardhy

The aims of this research were to find out (1) the extent to which Think-Pair-Share strategy improves speaking ability of the fourth semester students of Cokroaminoto Palopo University; (2) the students’ perceptions on the application of Think-Pair-Share strategy in speaking activities. This research was carried out in the fourth semester students of English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Cokroaminoto Palopo University. The method used was quasi-experimental research with pre-test, ten meetings of treatment, and post-test. The sample was selected through purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through speaking test, questionnaire, and recorder instruments, and were analyzed with nonparametric test and frequency test. The result of Mann-Whitney U test and the students’ score on post-test was p < 0.05. It means that, there is a significant difference between the students taught with Think-Pair-Share strategy and without Think-Pair-Share strategy. The mean score of experimental group on pretest was 2.16, and increased to be 4.02 on posttest. The analysis of questionnaire indicated that the students’ perceptions on the application of Think-Pair-Share strategy were very positive. Thus, it can be concluded that the application of Think-Pair-Share strategy could significantly improve the students’ speaking ability.

EDUKASI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asrul Asrul

The aims of this research is to find out whether or not there is a significant relationship between students’ motivation and their listening achievement. Quantitative method was applied in this research with correlation design. The population of the study was the second semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Khairun University academic year 2016/2017. The sample of this research consisted of 30 students and they were selected by using convenience sampling technique. The data were collected through questionnaire and listening scores. The result of this research shows that r is -0.28. This relationship is small (low) because r value is between 0.10 and 0.29. The result could be classified that the relationship between the two variables is not significant because the r is small (low). It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) stating that there is a significant relationship between students’ motivation and their listening achievement is rejected and null hypothesis (Ho) stating that there is no significant relationship between students’ motivation and their listening achievement is accepted. This suggests that students with high motivation do not guarantee high achievement in learning listening comprehension.Keyword : Relationship, motivation, listening achievement


Author(s):  
Ichsanira Purwandari ◽  
Sri Wiyanah

The aim of the study was to identify the effectiveness of using the combination of POWER and KWL to teach writing of fourth semester students at English Language Education Study Program in the University of PGRI Yogyakarta. It is based on the research problem that the students got difficulties on writing because they used ineffective strategy. The research used experimental research design. This research was conducted in 3 stages: data collection, action and data analysis. The data were collected through test, observation, and questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the steps of: normality test, homogeneity test, inferential analysis, determining hypothesis testing, and conclusion.The hypothesis is determined into the Null hypothesis (H0) and Alternative Hypothesis (Ha). H0 is accepted if the significance value >0.05 and Ha is rejected. The result of this research presented that the combination of POWER and KWL strategy was effective to teach writing at the university level. The control group’s mean score on the pre-test was 56,22 increased to 57,88 in post-test with gained point 1,59. The experiment group’s mean score on pre-test was 57,33 increased to 60,89 on post-test with gained point 3,66.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Hardianti Diman ◽  
Naniek Jusnita ◽  
Suratman Dahlan ◽  
Abd. Halim Daud

The objectives of this research is to know students’ competence in critical reading at the fourth semester students of English Language Education Study Program, Khairun University consisting of 20 students who were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The researcher  applied quantitative descriptive method and analyzed the data by using critical reading rubric. From the data analyzed, the data showed nine students was categorized good. Ten students was categorized fair and one students was categorized poor. The analysis of questions the data showed that students’ got highest average score 56 on the question number eigh as categorized fair.  So, it can be concluded the students’ fourth semester of Khairun University Ternate have fair competence in critical reading.


2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Ratna Sari Dewi

This study aims to determine the effect of the diary media on the ability to write narratives for Semester III students. The sample in this study was the 60th semester students of the Department of English Language Education at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta totalling 60 students. Sampling using a multistage random sampling technique. The method used is an experimental method, with non-equivalent experimental design. Data collection was performed using a narrative writing test and analysed using the t test. The results showed that the diary media had a significant effect on the ability to write student narratives with a coefficient of t count > table = 6.41> 1.70 at a significant level α = 0.05. These results indicate that the diary media can be used as an alternative media in learning to write student narratives. Therefore, teachers need to know the importance of using appropriate learning media to develop students' narrative writing skills.


Author(s):  
Juwita Crestiani M

This research deals with the students’ ability in writing descriptive text through outdoor learning activity at the sixth semester of English language education study program of Palopo Cokroaminoto University. The population of this research is the sixth semester students of English language education study program in Palopo Cokroaminoto University. The total number of population was 100 students. The researcher applied the purposive sampling technique and there is 30 students as sample. Writing test is the instrument of this research. Based on the findings and discussion in the previous chapter, the researcher concludes the students’ ability in writing descriptive text through outdoor learning activity is good. It can be proven by the students’ mean score is 78 and it is categorized good.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-102
Author(s):  
Lungguh Halira Vonti ◽  
Mursidah Rahmah

This research is aimed to find out whether the aplication of blended learning has significant effect on the students' achievement of Understanding English Structure subject or not, and to know if the students' achievement after the application of blended learning is better than the prior knowledge of the subject.  It was also to see if the application of blended learning give positive effect to the students' digital literacy.   Hence, the researcher employs experimental research by giving hybrid-learning model as the treatment.  It is expected that the students can achieved good score about English structure. The research involves the second semester students of English Language Education Study Program of FKIP Pakuan University. They were chosen through purposive sampling technique. Based on the result of data analysis by using ANOVA, the students' achievement in strcture class was improved. Based on the t-test results it is known that the average pre-test is 63.4 and after treatment in the form of learning using a hybrid / blended learning model, the average post-test value becomes 86 so that the increase is 22.6. So that it can be stated there is a significant increase in student learning outcome scores by using hybrid / blended learning models. The positive result was also gained from the digital literacy questionnaire.  Most of the students' digital literacy was improved significantly at about 10 to 20%.  Therefore, it can be stated that hybrid-learning model can improve students' achievement in grammar class and also can improve their digital literacy.


Author(s):  
Tsamratul’aeni Tsamratul’aeni

This research aims to find out the politeness strategy that used by lecturer in teaching process in English Class. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The population of this research is the lecturers of English Language Education Study Program. In determining the samples, the researcher used random sampling technique. Total number of sample is 3 lecturers and used observation to collect the data. The result of this study shows: (1) There are four kind of politeness strategies that commonly used by lecturers in teaching process. Such as bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness and off record (2) The politeness strategy that commonly used by lecturers is positive politeness.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-187
Author(s):  
Isnaniah Isnaniah

This study aims to find out how Youtube contributes the development of students’ speaking English skill. The design used in this research was one group pretest and posttest. The population of this research is all of the students at the first semester of english language education in the academic year 2019/2020 which the accessible population is 84 students while the sample of this research was 30 students. It took by using purposive sampling technique because the writer chose the sample based on proficiency and the sample is suitable for the purpose of the research. The data collected in this reseasrch is quantitative data. The writer used a test to collect the data. Then, to know the noramility and homogeneous distribution or not, the writer used the normality and homogeneity test. From the result of test normality showed that significant value of pretest was 0.047, while the significant of value of post-test was 0.000. It means that the data is not normal distribution, it was because the significant value of post-test 0.000 were less than 0.05. The result of homogeneity showed that the significant score was .026. based on the testing criteria significant score < 0.05. It means the data is not same variant group. Therefore, the test of data hypothesis, the writer used non-parametic test, Mann Whitney test. Its result of test showed that significance score .000 was smaller than probability score 0.05. It was concluded that accepted. In other words there was a significant positive effect of using youtube as media to improve students; speaking english skill.


Author(s):  
Ardhy Supraba ◽  
Edi Wahyono ◽  
Abdullah Syukur

This research focuses on the implementation of reading aloud in developing students’ speaking skill. It aims to find out whether the implementation of reading aloud develops the students’ speaking skill. This research used correlation research design in which questionnaire and speaking test are the instruments of this research. The population of this research is the first semester students of English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Cokroaminoto Palopo University. The sample of this research is selected through purposive sampling technique. One class represented as the sample that is class B. The result of this research shows that reading aloud can be effective way in teaching speaking class since there is a significant relationship between reading aloud and the students’ speaking skill. It is determined by p value of 0,027 which is below 0,05. Thus, the implementation of reading aloud significantly contributed to develop students’ speaking skill.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Muhammad Affan Ramadhana ◽  
Deis Kondo Allo

This study focused on the undergraduate students’ theses submitted to the English Language Education study program in Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. A total of 53 theses between 2014-2018 were collected. The main purpose of this study is to capture the trends of experimental method used in students’ undergraduate research. The selected sample is only the theses submitted by students who have been finished study in not later than four years. Skill and elements, the technique of sampling, types of treatments, level of the school, types of the experimental method, and research instruments were analyzed. The results revealed that vocabulary is the most researched language skills. In terms of research designs, random sampling, pre-experimental, and test instruments dominated. Quasi-experimental only a little bit used that was found in 2014 of three theses used and true-experimental was not found at all. As for types of treatment (independent variables), learning media is dominantly used.


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