scholarly journals IMPROVING LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 6 METRO BY USING VIDEOS PLUS DISCUSSION METHOD

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Rizka Amalia

Listening and speaking are the important skills that have to be mastered by the students. By having these skills, the students can communicate with others easily. However, the teaching and learning of listening and speaking skills are still problematical. The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not videos plus discussion method was effective in improving the students’ listening and speaking achievements.  This study involved one hundred and ninety six of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Metro and forty of them were selected as the sample by using purposive sampling technique. The results of this study showed that the videos plus discussion method was considered as one of the effective ways to improve the students’ listening and speaking achievements.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
Irmawati Irmawati ◽  
Muhammad Ihsan ◽  
Rasmi Rasmi

This study aims to improve the speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Banawa in the use of audio visual aids. This research was conducted through action research consisting of two cycles. The data were obtained from observation during the implementation of the action; interview with Teacher of English and the eighth grade students from class VIII A; and discussion with Teacher of English. Data in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, and photographs. The validity of the data is obtained by applying utilization Audio Visual Aids, results and processes. The results show that there was an increase in students' speaking skills through the use of audio visual aids. The audio-visual tool used in this study was video and slide. Videos were taken from youtube.com in the form of dialogue in certain expressions. These videos can attract students' attention and increase their learning motivation. Students can have a better understanding of the use of English in real situations when they learn appropriate Englishlanguage models through audio-visual aids (video and slide). Students make improvements in several aspects of speaking skills, such as fluency and comprehensibility. They are more confident in speaking English. They actively participate during the teaching and learning process. In addition, they did not hesitate to ask the teacher when they found difficulties. The research findings are also supported by the results of students' speaking achievement which increased from 57.78 in cycle I to 72.67 in cycle II.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
irmawati

This study aims to improve the speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Banawa in the use of audio visual aids. This research was conducted through action research consisting of two cycles. Each cycle consists of two meetings. Researcher work collaboratively with Teacher of English and students. The research data is in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data obtained through test cycle I and test cycle II. Meanwhile, qualitative data were obtained from observation during the implementation of the action; interview with Teacher of English and the eighth grade students from class VIII A; and discussion with Teacher of English. Data in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, and photographs. The validity of the data is obtained by applying utilization Audio Visual Aids, results and processes. The results show that there was an increase in students' speaking skills through the use of audio visual aids. The audio-visual tool used in this study was video and slide. Videos were taken from youtube.com in the form of dialogue in certain expressions. These videos can attract students' attention and increase their learning motivation. Students can have a better understanding of the use of English in real situations when they learn appropriate English-language models through audio-visual aids (video and slide). Students make improvements in several aspects of speaking skills, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, fluency and comprehensibility. They are more confident in speaking English. They have more opportunities to talk. They actively participate during the teaching and learning process. In addition, they did not hesitate to ask the teacher when they found difficulties. The research findings are also supported by the results of students' speaking achievement which increased from 57.78 in cycle I to 72.67 in cycle II.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
Roslian Lubis ◽  
Muhammad Syahril Harahap ◽  
Pia Paramita Tarihoran

The aims of this study is to describe students’ mathematical communication ability in term of learning interest in learning online during the Covid-19. The approach of the research used qualitative descriptive with 11 students and 1 mathematics teacher at the eighth grade students as the subject of the research which taken by using purposive sampling technique. Questionnaire, test, and interview were used in collecting the data. The result of the research shows average of students’ mathematical communication ability 57.48 (average category) and average of students’ learning interest is 70.36 (good category). Furthermore, the result of the research shows students’ learning interest is high then students’ mathematical communication ability is high, students’ learning interest is average then students’ mathematical communication ability is average, students’ learning interest is low then students’ mathematical communication ability is low.


10.29406/525 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimalastari . ◽  
Arif Didik Kurniawan ◽  
Adi Pasah Kahar

ABSTRAKModel pembelajaran yang digunakan guru biologi selama ini adalah model konvensional dengan metode ceramah.Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahuiperbedaan dan pengaruh model pembelajaran SAVI berbantu macromediaflash berbasis lesson study terhadap motivasi belajar siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 7 Sungai Raya. Bentuk penelitian yang digunakan adalah Quasy Exsperimental Design dengan rancanganNonequivalent Control Group Design.Penentuan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil uji-t data signifikansi yaitu 0,034 < 0,05menunjukan terdapat perbedaan motivasi belajar siswa yang diajar menggunakan model pembelajaran SAVI berbantu macromedia flash dengan siswa yang diajar menggunakan metode ceramah berbantuan macromediaflash. Berdasarkan perhitungan Effect Size, model pembelajaran SAVIberbantu  macromedia flash berbasis lesson study terhadap motivasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA pada materi rangka dan otot memberikan kontribusi terhadap persentasi peningkatan motivasi belajar sebesar 79,4 %. Hal ini menunjukan model pembelajaraan SAVI berbantu macromedia flashberbasis lesson study terhadap motivasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 7 Sungai Rayadengan nilai Effect Size (ES) 1,9  (kategori tinggi).Kata Kunci: SAVI, macromedia flash, lesson study, motivasi belajar. ABSTRACTBiology teacher still used conventional model and method in learning process.The aims of this research to difference and determined the effect of SAVIteaching modelassisted by MacromediaFlash-based lesson study on eighth grade of SMP (junior high school) N 7 Sungai Raya students motivation to learn.The research design used experiment design with nonequivalent control group design. Sampledetermination used purposive sampling technique. T-test results of significance is 0,034 < 0,05 showed that there were differences ofstudents' learning motivation that taught by using SAVIteaching model assisted by macromedia flash with the students taught by using lecturing method assisted macromedia flash.Based on the calculation of effect size, SAVI teaching model assisted by Macromedia Flash-based lesson study on the students’ learning motivationin science subjects onskeletonand muscles material; it had contributed to increase the percentage of the students’ learning motivation which was79.4%. It indicated that SAVI- learning method assisted by Macromedia Flash-based lesson study onstudents learning motivation of in science subjects for eighth grade students of SMP N 7 Sungai Raya with the value of the effect size (ES) 1.9 (high category).Key words: SAVI, Macromedia Flash, Lesson Study, Learning Motivation  


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
irmawati

This study aims to improve the speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Banawa in the use of audio visual aids. This research was conducted through action research consisting of two cycles. Each cycle consists of two meetings. Researcher work collaboratively with Teacher of English and students. The research data is in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data obtained through test cycle I and test cycle II. Meanwhile, qualitative data were obtained from observation during the implementation of the action; interview with Teacher of English and the eighth grade students from class VIII A; and discussion with Teacher of English. Data in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, and photographs. The validity of the data is obtained by applying utilization Audio Visual Aids, results and processes. The results show that there was an increase in students' speaking skills through the use of audio visual aids. The audio-visual tool used in this study was video and slide. Videos were taken from youtube.com in the form of dialogue in certain expressions. These videos can attract students' attention and increase their learning motivation. Students can have a better understanding of the use of English in real situations when they learn appropriate English-language models through audio-visual aids (video and slide). Students make improvements in several aspects of speaking skills, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, fluency and comprehensibility. They are more confident in speaking English. They have more opportunities to talk. They actively participate during the teaching and learning process. In addition, they did not hesitate to ask the teacher when they found difficulties. The research findings are also supported by the results of students' speaking achievement which increased from 57.78 in cycle I to 72.67 in cycle II.


Epigram ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Puput Zuli Ekorini

This study was conducted to analyze the students’ mistake in writing recount text. The subject of this research was the eighth-grade students of Mts Al-Amin Ngetos, Nganjuk which was consisted of 38 students. The researcher needs to analyze the students’ mistakes in writing recount text because writing is one of the four crucial skills to master English. In learning English at school students also learn how to write a text and organize their idea into a proper text. In getting the data, the researcher applied class evaluation research using purposive sampling technique which the sample was taken from 5 students’ recount text of the eight grade students of MTs Al-Amin Ngetos, Nganjuk. The researcher analyzed the students’ recount text based on the writing aspect which should be considered by the students in writing a recount text they were content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics. The results showed that there were some mistakes made by the students, mostly their mistakes were inappropriate used of grammar and mechanics. So, the researcher provided suggestions for the teacher to help the students to know the writing aspects and learn how to apply them in writing text.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Ledy Nur Lely ◽  
Welliam Hamer ◽  
Fathimah Zahroh

Recount text is one of the texts in writing which must be taught and stated in Junior High School curriculum. Some students felt that reading text is boring because the students tend to be very lazy to read the text, so that they are not interested in English lessons. The researchers used group investigation technique as one of alternatives in teaching and learning to develop the material and make students more active and interested in class. The objective of this research is to find out whether teaching using group investigation technique is able to develop the students’ reading in recount text at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang. The methodology of this research was a quantitative research method by using true experimental design. The study was carried out into two classes, Class VIII E as experimental class, and Class VIII C as control class. The results of the study showed that group investigation was able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text. Mean of posttest score of the experimental class (67.31) was higher than the control class (64.18). Based on the statistical analysis using t-test analysis, it showed the value of tcount ≥ ttable = 49.12 ≥ 1.99. It means that (Ha) was accepted and the (H0) was rejected. It can be concluded that group investigation is able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text at eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 568
Author(s):  
Ika Yulia Anggraeni ◽  
Yanuarti Apsari

Writing skill is one of the skills that is difficult to learn because we have to know the correct sentence composition and also what we hear must be in accordance with what we write and therefore this skill is very important to learn. The objective of the research is to identify the sudents’ responses toward think talk write (TTW) strategy in teacihng writing skill. The research used descriptive qualitative design. The respondents of this research were eighth grade students of SMP Pasundan 1 Cimahi. The instrument of this research was questionnaire. The result of data analysis shows that students gave positive responses toward TTW strategy. The respondents agree that TTW strategy can increase students’ motivation, TTW Strategy can help students in improving their writing skill and TTW strategy can make teaching and learning process interesting. Keywords:  Writing, Think Talk Write (TTW) Strategy, Student’s Responses  


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
Nina Anriani Pulungan ◽  
Nunik Ardiana ◽  
Muhammad Syahril Harahap

The aim of this study is to analyze students’ mathematical connection ability on the topic of Phytagoras theorem which reviewed on using CORE learning model at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan. The research was conducted by applying experimental method (intact group comparison design) with 54 students as the sample and they were taken by using Cluster random sampling technique. Sample was divided into two groups, 27 students as control class (using lecture) and 27 students as experimental class (using CORE).  Based on descriptive analysis, it was found: (a) the average of students’ mathematical connection ability before using lecture learning model was 50.82 (fair category) and after using lecture learning model was 73.66 (enough category) and (b) the average of students’ mathematical connection ability before using CORE learning model was 50.72 (fair category) and after using CORE learning model was 85.25 (good category). Furthermore, based on inferential statistic by using N-Gain, the result showed g= 0.369 (low category) for control class and g=0.706 (high category) for experimental class. It ‘s concluded that using CORE more effective than lecture learning model on the topic of Phytagoras  theorem at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan.


Author(s):  
Minda Tika Hapsari ◽  
Fitra Pinandhita

<p>Riddle game is one of the good techniques in teaching speaking. The objectives of this research are to describe the application of riddle game in teaching speaking, identify the advantages, identify the disadvantages and identify the solution of disadvantages of riddle game.</p><p>The researcher uses descriptive qualitative research. The sources of data taken from participants, social situation and document. In this research, the researcher uses purposive sampling. To collect the data, there are observation, interview and documentation. Data validity is triangulation. The data are analyzed by using condensation, display the data, verification and conclusion.</p>The result of this research are (1) the application of riddle game in teaching speaking is divided into three steps: (a) pre-activities (b) whilst-activities (c) post-activities (2) The advantages of riddle game in teaching speaking makes the students active in learning process, happy, increase their vocabulary, able to pronounce some words well and confident to retell the story (3) The disadvantages: makes the class crowded and riddle game has limited time (4) The solution of disadvantages of riddle game is the teacher can manage the time well and able to control the students well in order to make a good atmosphere of the class.


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