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PENGARUH STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN DAN JENIS KELAMIN TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Putra Rizka Eka , Sibuea Abdul Muin
Published: May 2019

px; "> <Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) perbedaan hasil belajar bahasa Indonesiasiswa yang diajar dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran masyarakat belajar dan strategipembelajaran inkuiri, (2) perbedaan hasil belajar bahasa Indonesia siswa yang berjenis kelaminlaki-laki dan perempuan, dan (3) interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dan jenis kelaminterhadap hasil belajar bahasa Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi eksperimen.Penelitian dilakukan di kelas XI SMA Negeri 1 Tanjungtiram. Teknik analisis data statistikdeskriptif dan statistik inferensial untuk menguji hipotesis penelitian. Hipotesis penelitian diujidengan ANAVA dua jalur yang sebelumnya dilakukan uji persyaratan analisis data yaitu ujinormalitas dan uji homogenitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) hasil belajar bahasaIndonesia siswa yang diajar dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran masyarakat belajar lebihtinggi daripada yang dibelajarkan dengan strategi pembelajaran inkuiri, ditunjukkan oleh Fhitung =78  Ftabel = 4,17, (2) siswa yang berjenis kelamin perempuan memperoleh hasil belajar bahasaIndonesia yang lebih tinggi daripada siswa yang berjenis kelamin laki-laki, ditunjukkan olehFhitung = 7,47  Ftabel = 4,17, dan (3) terdapat interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dan jeniskelamin dalam memengaruhi hasil belajar bahasa Indonesia, ditunjukkan oleh Fhitung = 87,29 Ftabel = 4,17.Kata kunci: strategi pembelajaran, jenis kelamin, hasil belajar bahasa indonesia
PENGARUH STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN DAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MENGGAMBAR EKSPRESI
Authors: Tambunan Hero , Napitupulu Efendi
Published: May 2019

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Strategi Pembelajaran DanKemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Terhadap Hasil Belajar Menggambar Ekspresi. Penelitian inimenggunakan metode eksperimen dengan rancangan quasi eksperiment desain faktorial 2 x 2.Teknik statistik inferensial digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis penelitian, dimana teknik inferensialyang digunakan adalah teknik analisa varians (ANAVA) dua jalur dengan taraf signifikan 5%.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) siswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaranberorientasi aktivitas siswa memperoleh hasil belajar menggambar ekspresi lebih tinggi dari siswayang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori, diperoleh nilai Fhitung = 6,740 > Ftabel =3,97, (2) siswa yang memiliki kemampuan berpikir kreatif tinggi memperoleh hasil belajarmenggambar ekspresi lebih tinggi dari siswa yang memiliki kemampuan berpikir kreatif rendah,diperoleh nilai Fhitung = 225,041 > Ftabel = 3,97, (3) tidak terdapat interaksi antara strategipembelajaran dan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa dalam memberikan pengaruh terhadap hasilbelajar menggambar ekspresi, diperoleh nilai Fhitung = 2,174 < Ftabel = 3,97.Kata Kunci: strategi pembelajaran, kemampuan berpikir kreatif, menggambar ekspresi
PENGARUH STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN DAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR PUBLIC RELATIONS MAHASISWA
Authors: Sormin Ayunda Sabrina
Published: May 2019

> Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar public relations mahasiswa yangdiajarkan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran mind mapping lebih tinggi daripada hasil belajarmahasiswa yang diajarkan dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori, sertainteraksinya. Teknik pengambilan sampel digunakan dengan Cluster Random Samplingberdasarkan komunikasi interpersonal, sehingga sampel penelitian ini pada kelompokpembelajaran masing-masing terdiri dari 37 untuk eksperimen dan 37 orang untuk kelompokkontrol. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen dengan faktorial 2 x 2.Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis varian dua jalur dengan taraf signifikansi α = 0,05dengan Uji F,Uji Barlett pengujian lanjut menggunakan Uji Scheffe. Hasil penelitian menunjukkanhasil belajar public relations mahasiswa yang diajar dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaranmind mapping lebih tinggi daripada hasil belajar public relations yang diajar denganmenggunakan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori dengan Fh = 7,38, Ft = 3,98 dengan dk (1,70)didapat Fh (7,38) > Ft (3,98), Hipotesis telah teruji kebenarannya sehingga Ha diterima dan Hoditolak.Kata Kunci : Public Relations, Mind Mapping, Ekspositori.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEPUASAN MAHASISWA TERHADAP PELAYANAN UPBJJ-UT MEDAN
Authors: Said Asnah , Pakpahan Sondang Purnamasari , Damanik Hernawaty
Published: May 2019

Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat kepuasan Mahasiswa terhadappelayanan UPBJJ-UT Medan dan ada atau tidaknya pengaruh signifikan variabel keandalan(reliability), ketanggapan (responsivenes), keyakinan (assurance), empati (emphaty), dan berwujud(tangible) terhadap kepuasan Mahasiswa secara parsial maupun simultan. Penentuan sampelmenggunakan nonprobability sampling, yaitu dengan cara aksidental sampling, artinya penentuansampel berdasarkan penyebaran kuisioner, yaitu mengirimkan 441 kuisioner ke 26 wilayahpelaksanaan tutorial melalui jasa penanggungjawab wilayah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkanbahwa tingkat kepuasan mahasiswa terhadap pelayanan yang diberikan berada dalam kategoritinggi. Secara simultan, pelayanan UPBJJ-UT Medan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasanmahasiswa. Secara parsial diketahui pelayanan dari faktor keandalan, faktor ketanggapan danfaktor berwujud berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan mahasiswa sedangkan pelayanan darifaktor keyakinan dan faktor empaty tidak mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kepuasanmahasiswa. Pelayanan dari faktor keandalan yang paling berpengaruh secara dominan dalamterciptanya kepuasan mahasiswa berkuliah di Universitas Terbuka UPBJJ Medan.Kata Kunci: Kepuasan Mahasiswa, Pelayanan, Faktor Keandalan, Faktor Ketanggapan, FaktorKeyakinan, Faktor Empaty dan Faktor Berwujud.
PENGARUH STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN DAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN SISWA MTs SWASTA KECAMATAN KUALUH HULU KABUPATEN LABUHANBATU UTARA
Authors: Minawaroh Lilik , K Abdul Hamid
Published: May 2019

Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: (1) hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewargangeraan (PKn) siswa yang diajar dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran inkuiri sosial   lebih tinggi daripada  strategi pembelajaran ekspositori, (2) hasil belajar PKn antara siswa dengan karakterk komunikasi interpersonal tinggi lebih tinggi daripada interpersonal rendah, dan (3) interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dan komunikasi interpersonal  terhadap hasil belajar PKn. Populasi   penelitian   adalah  seluruh siswa kelas VIII MTs Islamiyah Londut terdiri dari 3 kelas dengan jumlah siswa adalah 108.Teknik analisis adalah Anava dua jalur pada taraf signifikansi  = 0,05 yang dilanjutkan dengan uji Scheffe. Hasil penelitian adalah: (1)  ratarata hasil belajar PKn siswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran inkuiri sosial lebih tinggi daripada  rata-rata hasil belajar PKn siswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori, (2) rata-rata hasil belajar PKn siswa dengan komunikasi interpersonal tinggi lebih tinggi daripada hasil belajar PKn siswa dengan komunikasi interpersonal rendah, dan  (3) terdapat interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dan komunikasi interpersonal terhadap hasil belajar PKn. Kata Kunci: strategi   pembelajaran, komunikasi interpersonal, pendidikan kewarganegaraan  Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the learning outcomes of Education Kewargangeraan (Civics) students who are taught using a strategy of inquiry learning social is higher than the strategy expository, (2) the results of learning civics among students with karakterk interpersonal communication high higher interpersonal rather than low, and (3) the interaction between the learning strategies and interpersonal communication on learning outcomes Civics. The study population was all students of class VIII MTs Islamiyah Londut consists of three classes with the number of students is 108.Teknik analysis is Anava two lanes at significance level  = 0.05, followed by Scheffe test. Results of the study are: (1) an average of learning outcomes Civics students who are taught strategies inquiry learning social is higher than the average learning outcomes Civics students taught with instructional strategies expository, (2) the average results of learning civics students with communication high interpersonal higher than Civics learning outcomes of students with low interpersonal communication, and (3) there is no interaction between the learning strategies and interpersonal communication on learning outcomes Civics. Keywords: learning strategies, interpersonal communication, civic education
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Redaksi Jurnal Teknologi Pendidikan Vol. 9 No. 1
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UPAYA PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENERAPAN STRATEGI PEMAHAMAN BACAAN DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) PADA SISWA KELAS XI SMA NEGERI 2 BINJAI
Authors: . Jeniwati , Gurning Busmin
Published: May 2019

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) Meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan siswa kelas XI SMA dengan menggunakan strategi Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA), (2) Meningkatkan keaktifan siswa setelah mengikuti pembelajaran pemahaman bacaan yang menggunakan strategi DRTA. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan yang signifikan dalam pemahaman bacaan siswa. Ini dapat dilihat dari rata-rata hasil test siswa ; Nilai rata-rata kelas pada Pre-test adalah 65,92, nilai rata-rata kelas pada siklus I adalah 72,19 dan nilai rata-rata kelas pada siklus II adalah 78,33 . Faktor utama dari peningkatan hasil belajar ini adalah ketertarikan siswa dalam pembelajaran pemahaman membaca dengan penerapan strategi DRTA Berdasarkan data ini, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan strategi DRTA dapat meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan siswa dan proses pembelajaran lebih menyenangkan. Diharapkan hasil penelitian ini bisa menjadi masukan bagi guru-guru bahasa Inggris dalam memilih dan mengembangkan media dan strategi pembelajaran yang tepat terkait dengan pembelajaran ketrampilan membaca (Reading Skill) di Sekolah Menengah Atas. Kata Kunci: bahasa inggris, strategi pemahaman bacaan directed reading thinking activity Abstract: This study aimed to: (1) Improve reading comprehension class XI student of SMA using strategies Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA), (2) Increase the involvement of the student after attending a reading comprehension lesson using the strategy DRTA. The results of data analysis showed that there were significant increases in students' reading comprehension. It can be seen from the average student test results; The average value of the pre-test grade was 65.92, the average value of the class in the first cycle was 72.19 and the average value of the class on the second cycle is 78.33. The main factor of this learning outcome is student interest in learning to read with comprehension strategy implementation DRTA Based on this data, it can be concluded that learning by using strategies DRTA can improve students' reading comprehension and learning process more fun. We hope this research can be input for teachers of English in selecting and developing media and appropriate learning strategies related to learning reading skills (Reading Skill) in high school. Keywords: English, reading comprehension strategies directed reading thinking activity
PENGARUH METODE PEMBELAJARAN DAN GAYA BELAJAR TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN SISWA KELAS X SMK NEGERI 1 BALIGE
Authors: Tumanggor Novalina Evodya , Sibuea Abdul Muin
Published: May 2019

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan siswa yang diajar dengan metode pembelajaran simulasi lebih tinggi daripada hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan siswa yang diajar dengan metode pembelajaran ekspositori, (2) hasil belajar pendidikan kewarganegaraan siswa yang memiliki gaya belajar kinestetik lebih tinggi daripada siswa yang memiliki gaya belajar auditori, dan (3) interaksi antara metode pembelajaran dan gaya belajar dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan. Metode penelitian ini adalah kuasi eksperimen dengan desain faktorial 2 x 2. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis varian dua jalur (ANAVA 2 x 2) dengan taraf = 0,05, dan diuji dengan menggunakan uji Tukey. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Metode pembelajaran simulasi memberikan hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan siswa yang lebih baik bila dibandingkan dengan metode pembelajaran ekspositori; (2) Kelompok siswa yang memiliki gaya belajar kinestetik memperoleh skor hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan yang lebih baik bila dibandingkan dengan kelompok siswa yang memiliki gaya belajar auditori; (3) Terdapat interaksi antara metode pembelajaran dengan gaya belajar dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan. Kata Kunci: metode pembelajaran, gaya belajar, hasil belajar pendidikan kewarganegaraan Abstract: This study aims to determine: (1) the learning outcomes Citizenship Education students who are taught by the teaching methods of simulation is higher than the result of learning Citizenship Education students who are taught by the method of expository, (2) the learning outcomes of civic education of students who have a kinesthetic learning style higher than students who have auditory learning styles, and (3) the interaction between teaching methods and learning styles in influencing learning outcomes Citizenship Education. This research method is a quasi-experimental design with 2 x 2 factorial analysis technique used is the analysis of variance of two lanes (ANOVA 2 x 2) with a level of α = 0.05, and tested using Tukey test. The results showed that: (1) The learning method simulation results Citizenship Education students learn better when compared with expository teaching methods; (2) The group of students who have obtained a score of kinesthetic learning style Citizenship Education learning outcomes are better when compared with a group of students who have auditory learning style; (3) There is an interaction between the learning method with learning styles in influencing learning outcomes Citizenship Education. Keywords: teaching methods, learning styles, learning outcomes civic education
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TRANSLATION SHIFT IN THE TRANSLATED NOVEL OF “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” BY FEMMY SYAHRIANNI
Authors: Zainuddin Dian Sukma Lestari And
Published: May 2019

The aim of this study were to find out category shift types used in thetranslation of novel To Kill A Bird and to describe of how category shift is translatedin the novel from English into Indonesian. This study were conducted by usingdescriptive qualitative method. The data of the study were words, phrases, andclauses in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird which is translated into Indonesian byFemmy Syahrianni. It was found that there were 280 data in the novel from Englishinto Indonesian. The data analysis were taken by listing and bolding. Documentarysheets used as the instrument to collect the data. The data were analyzed based onMiles and Huberman (2014) by condensation which consists of selecting, focusing,simplifying, abstracting and transforming and then data display by using table inorder to get easy analyzing the data. The result of this study were (1) there were fourtypes of category shifts found in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird namely; structureshifts (36.78%), class shift (27.14%), unit shift (32.5%) and intra-system shift(3.27%). (2) The process of category shifts in the translation novel by havingmodifier-head in source language changed into head-modifier in target language,adverb in source language changed into verb in target language, one unit in sourcelanguage changed into some units in target language. and plural in source languagechanged into singular in target language.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER
Authors: Zainuddin Yunita Khairani And
Published: May 2019

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.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT BY USING REALIA
Authors: Johan Sinulingga Mery Meilza Indria Aritonang And
Published: May 2019

This study attempted to improve students’ achievement in vocabulary by using Realia. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VII-1 at SMP.N.17 Medan which consisted of 38 students. The research was conducted in two cycles, cycle I consisted of three meetings and cycle II consisted of three meetings. The instrument for collecting quantitative data was a vocabulary test and the instruments for collecting qualitative data included diary notes, observation sheets, questionnaire sheets, and interview. Based on the vocabulary test, students’ score kept improving in every test and based on the diary notes, observation sheets, questionnaire sheets, and interview report, it was found that the teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in vocabulary. The result of the research showed that Realia significantly improved students’ achievement in vocabulary. Key Words: Vocabulary, Realia, Diary Notes, Observation, Questionnaire, Interview.
THE EFFECT OF USING DEMONSTRATION METHOD ON THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT
Authors: Masitowarni Siregar Yusrida And
Published: May 2019

The objective of this study was to find out whether demonstration method has a significant effect on students’ achievement in writing  procedure texts.  The population of the study was 90 third year students at SMP Negeri II Tambangan, in three classes. Sixty students were taken as the sample by using random sampling. The sample was divided in to two groups. Thirty students as the experimental group were taught by using a demonstration method and thirty students as the control group were taught by using a teacher’s method. The instrument used in this study was a writing test. To obtain test reliability, the Person Product Moment Formula was used and the calculation showed that the reliability of the test was 0.95. Then, after analyzing the data, it was found that the t-test was 3.33 with a freedom degree of 58 at the level significance (p = 0.05) = 2.000 meaning that t-test was higher than t-table (3.33 > 2.000). Based on the result, the Ha was accepted. The result suggested that the demonstration method had a significant effect on students’ achievement in writing procedure text.   Key Words: Demonstration Method, Teacher’s Method, Writing, Procedure Text.
The Effect of Applying Skimming Technique on Grade XI Students’ Reading Comprehension
Authors: Tina Mariany Arifin Benny Jefri Wijaya Hutabarat And
Published: May 2019

This study was conducted as an attempt to discover the effect of applying skimming technique on Grade XI students’ reading comprehension. It was an experimental research. The subject was students of Grade XI, Private Senior High School (Sekolah Menengah Atas Swasta: SMA) Methodist-7, which consisted of 60 students. The research was divided into two groups: experimental and control groups. The instrument used to collect the data was reading comprehension test. To obtain the reliability of the test, the writer applied Kuder Richardson 21 formula. The result of the reliability was 0.89. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The analyze showed that the scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than the scores of the students in the control group at the level of significance 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 60 , t-observed value 3.71 > t-table value 2.00. Based on the reliability of the test, it was found that the test was reliable. The findings indicated that using Skimming Technique significantly affected the students’ reading comprehension. So, English teachers are suggested to use Skimming Technique in order to improve students’ reading comprehension.   Keywords: Skimming Technique, Reading Comprehension, Experimental Research.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH
Authors: Yunita Agnes Sianipar Eka Surya Fitriani And
Published: May 2019

This paper discusses improving students’ achievement in reading comprehension through the application of language experience approach. This paper will answer the question “Does the application of Language Experience Approach improve the students’ achievement in reading comprehension?” The objective of the study is aimed at finding out whether the application of Language Experience Approach improves the students’ achievement in reading comprehension. The sample of the research was the second grade students of SMA Panca Budi Medan, class XI – 2 science which consisted of 39 students, 19 boys and 20 girls. The technique of collecting data was by using three tests with two cycles in action research. The result showed that the application of language experience approach improved the students’ achievement in reading comprehension.   Key Words: Reading Comprehension, Language Experience Approach
IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT ON WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING REALIA
Authors: Siti Aisyah Ginting Ika Afridah And
Published: May 2019

Students’ achievement in writing descriptive text is very low, in this study Realia was applied to solve the problem. Action research in conducted for the result and the technique to collect the data, qualitative and quantitative are applied in this research. The subject of this research is grade VII in Junior High School (SMP N 2 ) Kisaran. In the first evaluation (66, 2926) increased to the mean of second evaluation (76, 7560) and the mean of third evaluation (87, 0243). Observation result showed that the students gave their good attitudes and responses during teaching and learning process by applying the application of  Realia. Questionnaire and interview report showed that students agree that the application of Realia had helped them in writing descriptive text. It can be conclude that the students’ achievement is improved when thay are tought through Realia.   Key Words: Achievement, Writing, Descriptive Text and Realia
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING RECOUNT TEXT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUE IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Authors: Johan Sinulingga Maria Rosa Marpaung And
Published: May 2019

This study concerns with improvement of students’ achievement in writing recount text through mind mapping technique in Junior High School. The subject of the study was the students in SMP Free Methodist 1 Medan, class VIII-1 which consisted of 37 students. This study was conducted by applying Classroom Action Research. The procedure of this research was done in two cycles in six meeting. The mean of students’ score in test I was 67.24. It was increased in test II to 72.78 and in test III, it became 78.79. The improvement was not only showed in the mean of the students’ score but also in the number of students who got point up to 75. In test I, the number of students who got point up to 75 was only 5.4%. In test II, the number was increased to 29.8% while in test III it became 81.1%. Based on the diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that the students gave good responds in the teaching and learning process. Based on the result of quantitative and qualitative data, it can be concluded that the application of mind mapping technique had improved the junior high school students’ achievement in writing recount text.   Keywords: Writing, Recount Text, Mind Mapping, Junior High School
THE EFFECT OF USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT
Authors: Willem Saragih Putri Masrita Lubis And
Published: May 2019

This study aims at investigating the effect of using Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Method on Students’ Achievement in Writing Recount Text. This study was conducted by experimental research. The population of this study was the students of the tenth grade of SMA SWASTA SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA MEDAN. The total number of the population was one hundred sixty students in 6 classes. There were sixty students chosen as the sample by using random sampling technique. The sample was divided into two groups, namely control group and experimental group. The experimental group was taught by using CTL Method and control group was taught without using CTL Method. The instrument for collecting the data was writing test. The data was analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of the analysis shows that t-observed value is higher than t-table (2.34>2.00) at level of significance 0.05 with the degree of freedom 58. It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. Based on the findings of this study, it was found that there is a significant effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Method on students’ achievement in writing recount text. Key words: Writing, gendre, recount text, Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL)
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING RECIPROCAL TEACHING METHOD
Authors: Sumarsih Ruth Adelina Sianturi And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with the improving students’ achievement in reading narrative text by using reciprocal teaching. The research of this study was conducted by using action research. The subject of this study was the tenth grade students SMA Negeri 6 Medan. One class was taken as the subject, namely the students from X-5. There were 49 students, consisting of 22 male and 27 female. This research was done in two cycles; there was three meetings in cycle I and three meetings in cycle II. The instruments for collecting data were reading narrative text (25 items of multiple choice tests) teacher make test as quantitative data and interview sheet, observation sheet and diary notes as qualitative data. In analyzing the data, the mean of the students’ score for the treatment I was 61.79, for the treatment II was 72.24 and treatment III was 81.71. The data showed that the students’ score was rising in every treatment. The conclusion is that the use of reciprocal teaching method can improve students’ reading comprehension in narrative text. It suggested to English teacher to apply reciprocal teaching method in teaching reading comprehension. Key words: reading, narrative text, reciprocal teaching.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH THROUGH SIMULTANEOUS ROUNDTBLE STRATEGY
Authors: Yunita Agnes Sianipar Yudhi Pratama Tarigan And
Published: May 2019

This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraphthrough simultaneous roundtable strategy. This study was conducted by using classroomaction research. The subject of the research was class VIII-5 SMP N 2 Berastagiconsisting of 30 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and consisted ofseven meetings. The instruments for collecting data were writing tests as thequantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet asqualitative data. Based on the writing score, students’ scores kept improving in everytest. In the first cycle test, the mean of writing score was 61,43. In the second cycle testthe mean of writing score was 75,13. Based on diary notes, observation sheet andquestionnaire sheet, it was found that students were actively involved in writingprocess. The result of the research showed that Simultaneous Roundtable Strategy canimprove students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph.
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING STUDENT TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION (STAD) METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITNG DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Sri Juriaty Ownie Cuna Dwi Mella And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with the applications of Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD)method on students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. The objective of the study wasto find out whether STAD method significantly effected the students’ achievement in writingdescriptive text. This study was conducted to 2012/2013 the seventh grade of SMP N.1 SeiRampah, which consisted of 320 students in eight classes. Fourty students were taken as thesample by using purposive sampling. The sample was divided into two groups. The firstgroup was experimental group, it was taught by applying STAD method in writingdescriptive text, while the second group was control group, that was taught without applyingSTAD method. The instrument that was used in this study was a test. Those test wereconsisted of two test, pre test and post test. The result showed that the realibility of the testwas 0,99. Then, after analyzing the data it was found that the value of t-observed was 3,085with the degree of freedom (df) 38 at the level of significance p(0,05) = 2,002. It means thatt-observed is higher than t-table (3,085 > 2,002). Based on the result, Ha was accepted. Itmeans that STAD method has a significant effect on students’ achievement in writingdescriptive text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY THROUGH LUSTERING TECHNIQUE
Authors: Zainuddin Lisda Yuniati Tumanggor And
Published: May 2019

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 STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT BY USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) STRATEGY
Authors: Johan Sinulingga Jelita Panggabean And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with the improvement of the students’ achievement in report writing by using Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) strategy. This study tries to find out to what extent using CTL could improve students’ report writing. Subject of the study this research was the 2012/2013 second year – students of SMA Santo Thomas 4 Binjai, Medan. There were two kinds of data collected during the study, qualitative and quantitative data. The instrument for collecting the quantitative data was writing test while the qualitative data were diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet. The qualitative data showed that the students were interested in the Contextual Teaching and learning (CTL) strategy. Based on the data analysis, the mean of the students score for the orientation test was 53.28, for the first cycle was 71.42 and second cycle was 84.28. The conclusion is that the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) strategy can improve the student’s report writing Achievement.
IMPROVING GRADE VIII STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT IN RECOUNT TEXT BY USING TWO STAY – TWO STRAY STRATEGY
Authors: Meisuri Elvi Rodiana Dalimunthe And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with improving students’ reading comprehension through Two Stay – Two Stray Strategy. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIIIC MTs. Lab. IKIP Al- Wasliyah Medan which consisted of 34 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and every cycle consisted of four meetings and two meetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data (multiple choice test) and qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, and interview). In test I, the mean score was 63.28. in test II, the mean score was 67.96. and in test III the mean score was 72.96. It can be concluded that Two Stay – Two Stray Strategy could improve students’ reading comprehension.
THE EFFECT of SERIES of PICTURES MEDIA on STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT in WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT
Authors: Anni Holila Pulungan Naomi Lamtio Hutapea And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with the effect of using media Series of Pictures on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. The method of the research was quasi experimental design. Population of the study was grade XI of SMA BUDI MURNI. Two classes were chosen as purposive sampling. The classes were divided into two group was taught by using series of pictures and the control group without using the picture. The data were acquired by administered the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 17.00. The mean score of the control group in pretest = 40.46, experimental group = 40.40. In post-test, mean score of the control group =46.94 while the experimental group =53.71.
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING SENTENCE COMBINING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Siti Aisyah Ginting Rismawati And
Published: May 2019

This study aims to discover the effect of applying sentence Combining Technique on students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. It was conducted by using experimental research design. The population of this research was the eight (VIII) grade students of SMP Swasta Prayatna Medan with eight parallel classes. The samples of the research were 20% of the totaling number of students divided into two groups, experimental and control group which were chosen by using random sampling technique. Seventy two students were taken as the samples. The experimental group was taught by using Sentence Combining Technique, while the control group was taught by using conventional teaching. The instrument for collecting the data was a writing test. Pearson Product Moment formula was applied to obtain the reliability of the test. Based on the calculation, it shows that the reliability of the test was 0.86 categorized as high reliability. Then, after analyzing the data, it was found that the value of tobserved was 5.57 with the degree of freedom (df)=70 at the level of significance (α = 0.05). It means that tobserved is higher than ttable (5.57 > 1.67). The result of this study shows that Sentence Combining Technique has a significant effect on students’ achievement in writing descriptive text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT BY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Authors: Sortha Silitonga Siti Rina Anugerah And
Published: May 2019

This study was conducted as an attempt to improve students’ vocabulary achievement on Grade VIII by applying crossword puzzle. It was conducting by using Classroom Action Research. The subject was 38 students of grade VIII of SMPN 35 Medan and was conducted in two cycles. It is consisted of two kinds of instruments namely quantitative and qualitative data. For quantitative data was used vocabulary test which was teachers’ made, and for qualitative data were used diary notes and interview sheets. Based on the data and data analysis, it can be seen that there was an improving of students’ score in cycle I and cycle II, which can be approved from the mean of each test, that were 65.90, 73.92, and 81,25. After applied the crossword puzzle, it can be seen that that vocabulary achievement of the students in SMPN 35 Medan was increase. The research result showed that the application of crossword puzzle in teaching English especially in vocabulary is an effective way to improve the students’ achievement.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY APPLYING PREDICTION STRATEGY
Authors: Meisuri Hastati Perangin-angin And
Published: May 2019

This study attempted to improve students’ reading comprehension indescriptive text by applying prediction strategy. This study was conducted byusing classroom action research. The subject of this research was class X-1 SMANegeri 1 Kisaran which consisted of 34 students. The research was conducted intwo cycles and every cycle consisted of three meetings. The instruments forcollecting data were taken from quantitative data and qualitative data. Thequantitative data were taken from the reading test (multiple choice test consistedof 25 questions). The qualitative data were taken from diary notes, observationsheet and interview sheet. Based on reading test scores, students’ score keptimproving in every test. In the orientation test the mean was 53.41, in the cycle Itest the mean was 67.52 and in the cycle II test the mean was 83.52. Based ondiary notes, observation sheet and interview sheet, it was found that teachinglearning process run well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested inreading. The result of the research showed that prediction strategy significantlyimproved students’ reading comprehension in descriptive text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE REPORT TEXT THROUGH FILM
Authors: Tjut Ernidawati Esra N.F. Hutahaean And
Published: May 2019

This research concerns on improving students’ writing achievement in the report text through film.  The objective was to find out the improvement of students’ writing achievement in writing the report text through film. This research was conducted by using action research method. The subject of the research was XI IPA grade students of SMA SWASWTA JOSUA Medan. The numbers of students were thirty one students. They were taught writing the report text through film. The instruments used were writing report text test, diary notes, interview sheets, questionnaire sheets and observation sheets. In analyzing data, the mean of students’ score for the first competency test was 43.1, for the second competency test was 64.8 and for the third competency test was 76.3 and the total percentage of improvement from the first competency test to the third competency test was 84.1%. The conclusion is that through watching film can improve the students’ writing achievement in the report text. It is suggested that teachers should apply watching film as one of media to improve students’ writing achievement in the report text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE
Authors: Lidiman S.M. Sinaga Dinda Fatariq Andika Lubis And
Published: May 2019

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’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH MIND MAPPING STRATEGY
Authors: Busmin Gurning Jojor Saut Mandiri Padang And
Published: May 2019

The objective of this study was to investigate whether the application of MindMapping Strategy improve the students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. Thisstudy was a classroom action research. The subject of this study was class VIII SMPSwasta HKBP Pardamean which consisted of 30 students. The study was conductedin two cycles, cycle I consisted of three meetings and cycle II consisted of threemeetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data (writing test) andqualitative data (observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet). Based on writing scores,students’ score kept improving in every evaluation and based on the observationsheet, and questionnaire sheet it was found that teaching and learning process ranwell. Students could enlarge their thinking process. The result of this study showedthat Mind Mapping Strategy improved the students’ achievement in writingdescriptive text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING EXPLANATION TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER (NHT) METHOD
Authors: Yunita  Agnes Sianipar Evin W R Hutasoit And
Published: May 2019

This study deals with the improvement of the students’ achievement in writing explanation text through Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Method. This study try to find out to what extent using NHT could improve students in writing explanation text. Subject of the study this research, first grade students of SMA NEGERI 1 PEGAGAN HILIR, TIGABARU. There were two kinds of data collected during the study, qualitative and quantitative data. The instrument for collecting the quantitative data was writing test while the qualitative data were diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet. The qualitative data showed that the students were interested in the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Method. Based on the data analysis, the mean of the students score for the first test 52.26, for the second test 69.68, for the third test 79.24 and the last test 82.12. The conclusion is that the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) method can improve the students in writing Explanation text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READINGCOMPREHENSION THROUGH RECIPROCAL TEACHING STRATEGY
Authors: Siti Aisah Ginting Hasmar Husein Lubis And
Published: May 2019

This study concerrns with Improving Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension Through Reciprocal Teaching Strategy. The objective was to investigate improvement of students’ achievement in reading comprehension through by applying reciprocal teaching strategy. This research was conducted by using action research method. The subject of the study was grade XI students of SMA NEGERI 1 SIABU MADINA totalling to 40 students. They were taught Reading by Reciprocal Teaching Strategy. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data and qualitative data (observation sheet and questionnaire sheet). Based on the test score of quantitative data, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the orientation test the mean was 57, 48, in the cycle I test the mean was 69, 75. In the cycle II test the mean was 81.28. The percentage of orientation test was 7, 50%, cycle I test was 15, 00% and cycle II test was 85, 00%. The finding of the research showed that applying Reciprocal Teaching Strategy significantly improved students’ achievement reading comprehension. The qualitative data show that the students were more interested and motivated on reading comprehension through achievement Reciprocal Teaching Strategy. It is suggested that teachers should apply Reciprocal Teaching Strategy as one of methods to improve students’ achievement in reading comprehension.
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING EXAMPLES NON EXAMPLES METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Sri Juriati Ownie Astri Khoirun Nissa And
Published: May 2019

This study is aimed to find out whether Examples Non Examples method significantly effects the students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. This study was an experimental design. The population of the study was grade VIII of SMP Swasta Siti Hajar. There were two classes as the sample and each class consisted of 30 students. The classes were divided into two groups, namely Experimental and Control group. Experimental group was the class taught by applying Examples Non Examples method, while Control was taught without using Examples Non Examples method. In this study, writing test was used as the instrument of collecting the data. Both experimental and control group were asked to write descriptive paragraph in pre-test and post-test. The data obtained were analyzed statistically by t-test formula. The result got that t-observed (t-obs) is higher than t-table (2.64 > 2.042) at the level significance 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 58. It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and Examples Non Examples method significantly effects students’ achievement in writing descriptive text.
THE EFFECT OF USING VIDEO ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT
Authors: Rahmad Husein Eka Desi Ariyuni And
Published: May 2019

The objective of this study was to investigate whether video significantly affected on students’ achievement in writing procedure text. This study was an experimental research design. The population of this study was grade XI students of SMA Swasta Sinar Harapan Lubuk Pakam with 70 students as samples who were divided into two groups, namely experimental and control group. The experimental group was taught by using video, while the control group was taught by without video. The instrument of collecting data was essay tests. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of the analysis showed that tvalue is higher than ttable (4.79 > 2.00) at the level of significance 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 68. It implies that video is appropriate to be applied for writing procedure text.
THE EFFECT OF APPLYING DEMONSTRATION METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING SKILL AT THE THIRD GRADE OF SMK PAB 3 MEDAN ESTATE
Authors: Anni Holila Pulungan Meryanti Napitupulu And
Published: May 2019

This study was conducted as an attempt to discover the effect of applying Demonstration Method on students’ achievement in speaking skill. It was an experimental research. The subject was students of Grade XII, Vocational High School (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan: SMK), which consisted of 79 students. The research was divided into two groups: experimental and control groups. The instrument used to collect the data was speaking test. To obtain the reliability of the test, the writer applied Kuder Richardson 21 formula. The result of the reliability was 0.7, and it was found that the test was reliable. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The analysis showed that the scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than the scores of the students in the control group at the level of significant m = 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 77, t-observed value 8.9 > t-table value 1.99. The findings indicate that using Demonstration Method significantly affected the students’ achievement in speaking skill. So, English teachers are suggested to use Demonstration Method in order to improve students’ achievement in speaking skill.