scholarly journals Improving Students’ Vocabulary and Activeness Using Mind Mapping: A Classroom Action Research of 1st Semester Students of Law Faculty Semarang University

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefani Dewi Rosaria ◽  
Devy Angga Gunantar ◽  
Hetty Catur Ellyawati

The objective of this research is to improve students’ vocabulary and activity during teaching-learning process using mind mapping as a teaching method. This is a classroom action research conducted at Semarang University and the sample is taken from the first semester students of law faculty. This classroom action research applies two cycles. Each cycle includes planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The result showed that through mind mapping students can master English vocabulary easily especially English vocabulary for law, their test score improved, and they became active enough in participating in class such as asking and answering question, delivering opinion, and completing task.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefani Dewi Rosaria ◽  
Devy Angga Gunantar ◽  
Hetty Catur Ellyawati

The objective of this research is to improve students’ vocabulary and activity during teaching-learning process using mind mapping as a teaching method. This is a classroom action research conducted at Semarang University and the sample is taken from the first semester students of law faculty. This classroom action research applies two cycles. Each cycle includes planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The result showed that through mind mapping students can master English vocabulary easily especially English vocabulary for law, their test score improved, and they became active enough in participating in class such as asking and answering question, delivering opinion, and completing task.


Author(s):  
Arini Octaviani ◽  
Vega Hesmatantya

This study was conducted in order to find out how to improve students’ skills in retelling at kindergarten students of JAC School Surabaya. It described the implementation of Using Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) in teaching learning process and reported students’ retelling story ability. This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) which is conducted to solve the students’ during story telling time and students’ ability in retelling story. The study uses Burns theory. This Classroom Action Research has four steps in one cycle. Those are planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The writer used a descriptive qualitative design to gain the information concerning process of TPRS method. There are three steps of TPRS teaching method. Those are Established the Meaning, Tell a class story and Read. There was an activity called circling in tell a class story step According to the data, the students made an improvement of retelling story use their own language from the first to the second cycle. The average of students score in retelling story rubric of the first cycle was 2 as described as fair category. While the second cycle average of retelling story rubric was 4 and categorized as excellent. The data was the result of direct observation. The analysis was done by describing the implementation of using TPRS in learning process in the classroom.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Dewi Anggraeni

AbstractThe objectives of this study were to explain the problems faced by engineering students of Semarang State Polytechnic in their presentation skills, to describe the implementation of demonstration strategy using modeling videos in improving the students’ self-confidence and practice in their presentation and the improvement when the strategy was applied. The research design of this study was classroom action research. The subjects were 20 engineering students from Telecommunication Study Program of Semarang State Polytechnic. The study was conducted by doing observation, giving pre test and posttest and questionnaire. The actions were conducted in three cycles. The findings showed that the implementation of demonstration strategy using modeling videos was able to improve the engineering students’ self-confidence and practice in their presentation skills. First, the students were actively involved in the teaching learning process. It could be seen from the result of observation sheet done by the researcher. There was an improvement of 3.3 points. Second, the posttest result showed significant progress from the pre test score, which was 69.8 into 84.95.


Author(s):  
Dita Masyitah Sianipar And Sumarsih

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.


Author(s):  
Sabatini Sitorus And Masitowarni Siregar

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.


Author(s):  
Irma Lely Lumban Gaol And Johan Sinulingga

This study is concerned with the improving student’s vocabulary achievement in writing descriptive text through Make a Match Method. The objective of this study was to discover whether the use of Make a Match Method could significantly improve students’ vocabulary achievement in writing descriptive text. This study was conducted by applying Classroom Action Research which was carried out in two cycles in six meetings. The subject of this study was students of SMA Negeri 1 Pollung which consisted of 34 students. The instruments for collecting data were descriptive writing test, observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, and diary notes. The techniques for data analysis were quantitative and qualitative. It was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic and interested on writing descriptive text. The result of this study showed that the use of Make a Match Method significantly improved student’s vocabulary achievement in writing descriptive text.


Author(s):  
Maya Kartika Sari

<div style="text-align: JUSTIFY;"><p>Social science has been viewed as naturally theoretic, which requires students to memorize all learned materials. The learning experience will be stucked in freez learning atmosphere when the teacher traditionally preeches and dictates against the students, as the teacher-centered approaches have run. This model of teaching produces passive students with low acheivement. In effort of dveloping the vivid learning experience, variative models of teaching must be applied by the teacher. Through this research, the researcher proposes Mind Mapping Teaching Method, hopping that the the students learning activities and achievement can be developed. Mind mapping teaching method can tentatively encourage student to be active, innovative, creative and imaginative along the way with the learning process. The application of mind mapping teaching method can hopefully develop students learning activities and achievement through the given action research design.<em></em></p></div>


2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Jufrizal Jufrizal ◽  
Elisna Elisna

The lack of motivation and result of teaching-learning process obtained by the students are the problems faced by technical study programs, including the one at the Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Negeri Padang. This paper discusses the actions done through classroom action research as the attempt to raise the students’ motivation and the result of teaching learning process. The object of the research was the students of D3 regular program of electrical engineering in the academic year of 2005/2006. The result of the research shows that a set of actions, namely: (i) attracting the students to discuss the nature of Technical English subject; (ii) improving and correcting the students’ attitude and perception towards Technical English subject; (iii) applying teaching method and techniques based on natural-constructivism approach; (iv) varying techniques and materials of teaching; (v) using modern equipments, materials, instruments, and facilities effectively, could raise the students’ motivation and their result of teaching-learning process of Technical English subject.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Rengganis Siwi Amumpuni ◽  
Brigitta Septarini Rahmasari

Abstract: The aim of the research is to know the strenghts and weaknesses of using realia. The reseacher used classroom action research. The research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four steps. They are planning, acting, observation, and reflecting. In collecting the data, the researcher used test, interview, and observation. In analyzing the data, the researcher used statistic descriptive. The research implementations showed that there was an improvement in students’ speaking ability after Realia implemented in the teaching and learning process, and the students showed better achievement in speaking ability. The strengths were the students become active in classroom, enthusiastic, excited and motivated in the class. The students give more attention to the lesson and they were attracted to do the exercise during teaching learning process. The students more focused to the lesson during the activity in teaching learning process. The activities of Realia is attracted the students’ motivation and interested to the students. The researcher found that that Realia make the class becomes conducive. Meanwhile the weaknesses of using realia are the student had a difficulties to speak something caused of the limited vocabularies and confused how to pronounce the word in English and it spends much time to prepare the media. Keywords :Realia, English ability, Enthusiastic Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kekuatan dan kelemahan menggunakan realia. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat langkah yaitu perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Dalam mengumpulkan data, peneliti menggunakan tes, wawancara, dan observasi. Dalam menganalisis data, peneliti menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan kemampuan berbicara siswa setelah Realia diimplementasikan dalam proses belajar mengajar, dan siswa menunjukkan prestasi yang lebih baik dalam kemampuan berbicara. Kekuatan menggunakan realia adalah siswa menjadi aktif di kelas, antusias, bersemangat dan termotivasi di kelas. Para siswa lebih memperhatikan pelajaran dan mereka tertarik untuk melakukan latihan selama proses belajar mengajar. Para siswa lebih fokus pada pelajaran selama kegiatan belajar mengajar. Kegiatan Realia menarik motivasi siswa dan tertarik kepada siswa. Peneliti menemukan bahwa Realia membuat kelas menjadi kondusif. Sementara itu, kelemahan menggunakan realia adalah siswa memiliki kosakata yang terbatas dan kesulitan dalam pengucapan bahasa Inggris dan menghabiskan banyak waktu untuk mempersiapkan media.Kata Kunci: Realia, Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris, Antusias


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Yul Eferi

<p>Learning of civics subject at 3rd grade of SDN 18 Batang Anai Kabupaten Padang Pariaman did not optimize the media. It caused the learning process and achievement of students being low. This study is a classroom action research with two cycles aimed to improve students’ learning process and achievement by implementing media of picture. Data were collected through observastion and test. Indicators of learning proces improvement: in cycle I, score of students’ creativity is 40%, students’ motivation is 32%, students’ participation in answering question is 35%; in cycle II, score of students’ creativity is 86%, students’ motivation is 92%, and atudents’ participation in answering question is 89%. Mean of students’ test score in cycle I is 6.4 and in cycle II is 8.0. Hence, media of picture can improve students’ learning process and achievement in civics subjects.</p>


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