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This study aims to determine students' creative thinking skills by applying the creative problem-solving (CPS) model to electricity material with fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration indicators. The subjects of this research are 27 sixth-grade students in Al-Irsyad Banyuwangi Elementary School. This research was conducted through classroom action research consisting of two cycles. Data were collected using essay test instruments with scores of 1 to 4. The results of the diagnostic assessment of creative thinking were 43.17. After applying the CPS model, the results showed that the average fluency was 52.78 (cycle I) and 58.80 (cycle II), flexibility was 48.15 (cycle I) and 64.35 (cycle II), originality was 41.67 (cycle I) and 57.87 (cycle II), and elaboration was 62.96 (cycle I) and 68.98 (cycle II). The class average score increased to 51.39 and again to 62.5 in cycle II. Based on these data, applying CPS in learning electricity can improve students' creative thinking skills.

Background: The objective of writing instruction is to equip students with the ability to proficiently comprehend and produce various types of texts, such as monologues, paragraphs, or essays. So, finding and applying appropriate teaching methods to teach writing skills is necessary. Methods: The subjects of this research were the students at grade VIII of SMP Negeri 3 Bambalamotu that consisted of 22 students. This research was Classroom Action Research (CAR) covering plan, action, observation, and reflection. This research was carried out in two cycles. The first meeting focused on explanation of the materials through the syntax of Genre-Based Approach; 1. BKOF (Building Knowledge of the Field), 2. MCOT (Modeling Construction of the Text), 3. JCOT (Join construction of the Text) and 4. ICOT (Independent Construction of the Text). And the second meeting focused on evaluation. Results: The data of this research were obtained from observation, field notes, and writing test. In the initial test of cycle 1, it was evident that the students did not meet the success standards as they struggled to write descriptive paragraphs. However, the test results in cycle 2 revealed that the introduction of the GBA (Guided-By-Approach) effectively enhanced the students' writing abilities. By following the stages outlined in the GBA, the challenges faced by students in writing can be reduced. Conclusion: three key elements of the GBA, namely collaboration, joint construction, and independent construction, contribute to the potential for improvement in students' writing skills.

Purpose – For a real educator, instructional activities in the classroom constitute a series of investigations for sustainable quality improvement. However, such classroom inquiries, which are better known as classroom action research in teachers’ world, remain to be seen as exclusive and often neglected, and therefore learning process and outcome become less optimum or even failed. This article aims to examine the gap that exists between the theory and practice of classroom action research and offer its corrections. Methods – This study is based on observation and retrospective interviews during either pre-service or in-service teacher education and training and information obtained from relevant literature. Data/Information regarding the classroom action research practices was confronted with what experts in the field “say”. Findings – Some important points on teachers’ bad practices in implementing classroom action research, and most possible causes, as well as their proper practices, have been crystallized through this review. Research Implications – At the end of this paper, teachers are offered some ways that prevent them from misconceiving and wrongly implementing classroom action research.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana peningkatan dan hubungan antara keaktifan dan hasil belajar peserta didik kelas X Teknik Pemesinan 3 pada mata pelajaran Energi dan Perubahannya melalui model Project Based Learning di SMKN 1 Kertosono. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan kolaborasi antara peneliti, guru pamong, dan dosen pendamping lapangan. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kegiatan berupa 1) observasi 2) catatan lapangan, dan 3) dokumentasi. Prosedur penelitian meliputi tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran Project Based Learning dapat meningkatkan keaktifan dan hasil belajar peserta didik. Hal ini terbukti dengan meningkatnya persentase keaktifan dan hasil belajar pseserta didik pada siklus I sebesar 57,14% dan 74,29% kemudian pada siklus II sebesar 82,86% dan 88,57%. Hasil pada penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa keaktifan peserta didik memiliki hubungan yang sedang dengan hasil belajar peserta didik dengan bentuk hubungan antara kedua variabel ini adalah positif yang berarti semakin tinggi keaktifan peserta didik maka semakin tinggi pula hasil belajar peserta didik.

The objective of this study is to know whether the use of flashcards can improve the vocabulary mastery of Junior High School Students in Indonesian. The research design used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) in which it was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The research instruments used are observation checklist, test, field note, and documentation. In the implementation of improving students’ vocabulary mastery by using flashcards the researchers stimulated students’ prior knowledge by asking question, introduction the topic, and introduction about the media.The implementation of the planning in the first cycle was not successful. In the second cycle, the result of the students’ evaluation test showed that 84% of the student passed the minimum score in the criteria of success, and 80% of the students did the activities designed in the second cycle. From the result, it can be concluded that the implementation of flashcards is successful in improving the students’ vocabulary mastery.

The purpose of this research is to increase students' participation and enthusiasm in English speaking through story telling. The research examined the following components of speaking ability: pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Classroom action research was employed as the research approach. The subjects of this study were third semester students in the literary faculty for the academic year 2019/2020, a total of 30 participants. The data were gathered using a series of tests, an observation checklist, a questionnaire, and a video recording. It was assessed utilizing a descriptive test, an observation checklist, a questionnaire, and a video recording, as well as the mean score formula. The findings suggested that story telling elevated the participation and engagement of students speaking English in two cycles. The results of the analysis of the category of speaking skills or student participation indicated an improved performance in the average percentage of students who obtained a score of 55 very low with a percentage of 63.33 % and 0% in the very high category, the first cycle with a percentage of 13.33 % in the high category with a score of 80-89, and the second cycle with a percentage of 46.6 % who obtained a high score of 14. While the questionnaire data revealed the students' interests. These findings demonstrate that when a story telling model is used, participation and enthusiasm in speaking increased.

Creativity, mastery of Mandarin vocabulary, and engagement in the classroom are very important from early age to support students’ ability to mastering Mandarin. The purpose of this research is to apply online storytelling methods to improve the abilities of students aged 5-6 years in creativity, mastery of Mandarin vocabulary, and engagement in the classroom. This study used a Classroom Action Research method with preliminary research and three cycles with three meetings for each as a form of corrective action. The subjects of this study were children aged 5-6 years at Maitreyawira School Jakarta. Data collection used data triangulation, assessment rubrics, field notes, and performance results also the assessment was carried out by three observers, which are the researcher and two observers. The results showed that (1) online storytelling methods by providing opportunities to respond the events and critical thinking can increase students’ creativity, (2) online storytelling methods by listening and practicing role-play conversation activity can improve the mastery of Mandarin vocabulary, and (3) online storytelling methods with educator interaction and students can increase students’ engagements in the classroom. For the conclusion, there is an increase in the level of creativity, mastery of Mandarin vocabulary, and engagement in the class of TK B students at Maitreyawira School Jakarta. Suggestions for further research are to pay more attention to children's developments and provide more varied activities Bahasa Indonesia Abstrak: Kreativitas, penguasaan kosakata Mandarin, dan keterlibatan di dalam kelas dibutuhkan sejak usia dini untuk menunjang kemampuan peserta didik dalam menguasai Bahasa Mandarin. Tujuan dari penelitian dalam kegiatan pembelajaran Bahasa Mandarin adalah menerapkan metode bercerita daring untuk meningkatkan kemampuan peserta didik usia 5-6 tahun dalam kreativitas, penguasaan kosakata Mandarin, dan keterlibatan di dalam kelas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dengan penelitian pendahuluan dan tiga siklus dengan masing-masing tiga pertemuan sebagai bentuk tindakan perbaikan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah anak usia 5-6 tahun di Sekolah Maitreyawira Jakarta. Pengumpulan data menggunakan triangulasi data yaitu rubrik penilaian, catatan lapangan, dan hasil unjuk kerja serta penilaian dilakukan oleh tiga pengamat yaitu peneliti dan dua pengamat. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa (1) metode bercerita daring dengan memberikan kesempatan menanggapi kejadian dan berpikir kritis dapat meningkatkan kreativitas peserta didik, (2) metode bercerita daring dengan mendengarkan dan berlatih percakapan dapat meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata Mandarin, (3) metode bercerita daring dengan interaksi pendidik dan peserta didik dapat meningkatkan keterlibatan di dalam kelas. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat peningkatan pada tingkat kreativitas, penguasaan kosakata Mandarin, dan keterlibatan di dalam kelas peserta didik TK B di Sekolah Maitreyawira Jakarta. Saran untuk penelitian selanjutnya adalah lebih memperhatikan kemampuan anak dan memilih kegiatan yang lebih bervariasi.

One of the objectives of learning mathematics is to develop students' understanding of mathematical concepts to be able to solve math problems. In mathematics learning, understanding concepts is very important because by understanding concepts students can learn higher order thinking skills. However, through a test at the observation stage, the researchers found that students had difficulty understanding mathematical concepts. The purpose of this study was to see whether the application of the Numbered Heads Together method influences students’ understanding of mathematical concepts. The research was conducted on 32 seventh grade students at Rantepao Christian Junior High School using qualitative descriptive research. Data sources in this study include student work results, mentor observation sheets, tests, and researcher reflection journals. The results of the study show that the application of the Numbered Heads Together method can help develop students' understanding of the mathematical concept. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Salah satu tujuan dari pembelajaran Matematika adalah mengembangkan pemahaman konsep matematik siswa untuk dapat menyelesaikan masalah Matematika. Dalam pembelajaran Matematika, memahami konsep sangat penting karena dengan memahami konsep Matematika siswa dapat mempelajari ketrampilan berpikir yang lebih tinggi. Namun, melalui test pada tahap observasi, peneliti menemukan bahwa siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami konsep Matematika. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat dampak penerapan metode Numbered Heads Together terhadap pemahaman konsep matematis siswa. Penelitian dilakukan kepada 32 siswa kelas VII di SMP Kristen Rantepao dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini antara lain: hasil pekerjaan siswa, lembar observasi mentor, tes, dan jurnal refleksi peneliti. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan metode Numbered Heads Together dapat membantu mengembangkan pemahaman konsep matematis siswa.

This research was done because of the students� problem of pronouncing ending �ed. To solve the problem, the researchers tried to implement the application on learning media in this gadget era. The purpose of the research is to improve the students� problem by implementing android application in pronouncing of ending �ed and to find the factors influencing the improvement. The method of this research was qualitative method. The research design was classroom action research of second-year-students in 2018/2019 academic year at STIBA (Foreign Language College) Persada Bunda Pekanbaru. The applications used were online and offline application English Pronunciation. The result showed that there is an improvement by implementing the android application of students� pronunciation of ending �ed. It can be seen that the increasing of the students� ability in pronouncing of ending �ed were at the level of �fairly good� category become the level of �good� category. Some factors influencing the students� ability in pronouncing endng �ed were they often practice and listen to the android applications whether online and offline English Pronunciation to obtain the understanding and the information how to pronounce the exact words� of ending �ed. To conclude, the implementation of android application of online and android based can improve the ability of students� pronunciation of pronouncing sound /t/, /d/, and /ɪd/ of ending �ed.

Based on teaching observation, some students were not able to orally deliver their ideas in English class. One of the reasons is because the students are not getting enough exposure to speaking in English during the class. The aim of this research is to improve students’ speaking skills through the implementation of the Round Robin Technique with peer feedback. The research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) of Pelton’s conducted at Sekolah Palembang Harapan, Palembang. The subject of the research is seven students who are not able to orally deliver their ideas in English class. The instruments used are mentor feedback, students’ questionnaire, speaking rubric, mentor observation sheet, and mentor checklist. The result showed that by applying the Round Robin Technique with peer feedback, their speaking skills are improved. There are some aspects that should be considered when implementing the Round Robin Technique with peer feedback such as the setting of the group, roles of each group member, time given, and the explanation of the materials. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Berdasarkan hasil observasi dalam mengajar, beberapa siswa tidak mampu untuk menyampaikan gagasan mereka secara oral dalam kelas Bahasa Inggris. Salah satu alasannya adalah karena siswa-siswa tersebut tidak mendapatkan paparan yang cukup untuk berbicara dalam Bahasa Inggris selama pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara siswa melalui penerapan Teknik Round Robin dengan umpan balik teman sejawat.Penelitian ini adalah sebuah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) model Pelton, terlaksana di Sekolah Palembang Harapan, Palembang. Subyek dari penelitian ini adalah tujuh siswa yang tidak mampu untuk menyampaikan gagasannya dalam kelas Bahasa Inggris. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah umpan balik mentor, angket sisiwa, rubrik penilaian keterampilan berbicara, lembar observasi mentor, dan lembar ceklis mentor. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan menerapkan Teknik Round Robin dengan umpan balik teman sejawat, keterampilan berbicara siswa meningkat. Terdapat beberapa aspek yang harus dipertimbangkan dalam penerapan Teknik Round Robin dengan umpan balik teman sejawat seperti pengaturan kelompok, peran dari setiap anggota kelompok, waktu yang diberikan, dan penjelasan materi.

This research aims to improve critical thinking skill of X AKL 1 graders of SMK Negeri 2 Magelang with experiential learning implementation. This research is classified as Classroom Action Research (CAR) that conducted with two cycles. Data collection techniques used are test and field notes. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the implementation of experiential learning can improve the critical thinking skill of X AKL 1 graders of SMK Negeri 2 Magelang. In cycle I, the average value of students’ critical thinking skill was 44.8 at the pretest increased by 29 or 64.73% to 73.8 at the posttest. In cycle II, the average value of students’ critical thinking skill was 51 at the pretest increased by 30.9 or 60.59% to 81.9 at the posttest. The students’ learning completeness cycle I was 6% at the pretest increased by 57% to 63% at the posttest. While in cycle II was 18% at pretest increased by 67% to 85% at posttest. The suggestion recommended in this article is that experiential learning methods can be used by teachers to improve students’ critical thinking skills. For other researchers, they can also conduct similar research and examine student responses to the implementation of experiential learning for improvement and refinement in the application of the method.

Model United Nations promotes students’ learning opportunities in three successive ways: optimizing individual development through un-moderated caucus, growing competitiveness through working paper forum and sharpening problem solving skill through draft -resolution forum. This is a classroom action research that investigates the improvement of students’ speaking skill taught by using Model United Nations at Pamulang University. Two cycles were conducted where the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of three meetings. The population of this study was the fourth semester students in the academic year of 2017/2018. Both quantitative and qualitative data were employed to analyze the data. Quantitative data were in the form of oral test scores taken from students’ public speaking skill. On the other hand, qualitative data were in the form of observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, and documentation. The treatments signified improvements of students’ public speaking skill in each cycle which is represented by the mean score. The mean score of pre-test was 58.775. It improved to 69.525 in the first cycle, and became 78.675 in the last cycle. The observation sheet, questionnaire sheets and documents proved that students performed active participation and engagement during the instructional process that fostered better skill in public speaking.

This study aims to overcome some problems of students’ speaking ability at the Second Grade Students of Senior High School 6 Bengkulu Tengah, Bengkulu, Indonesia by using gallery walk technique. The participants of this study were 30 students. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). This study was carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four meetings. Each cycle consisted of four stages-planning, action, observing and reflecting. The result of this study showed that the students’ speaking ability was improved after the action was given to the students. Besides, using gallery walk technique could motivate the students to speak up confidently and also could make the students became more active and enjoy in learning process at the classroom. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of the cycle. The minimum score of Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English subject was 71 (seventy-one). In cycle I, the result of the students’ score was failed, where the mean score of the students was 70.29 (poor). However, in cycle II, the result of the cycle showed that there was good improvement. The students’ mean score in this stage was 80.83 (very good). In conclusion, gallery walk technique could improve students’ speaking ability.

This study involved the junior high school students and focused on the use of Facebook through process-genre based approach to help the students solve problems related to idea development and organization in writing descriptive texts. This study used collaborative classroom action research consisting of two cycles. The findings show that the use of Facebook equipped with the descriptive scaffold through process-genre based approach could improve their skills in writing descriptive texts. The publishing on wall application also improved the student’ motivation. The scores of the students’ writing products in terms of content, organization, vocabulary, grammar and mechanics improved significantly from preliminary study to Cycle 1 and from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2. It is recommended that Facebook can be used to teach other kinds of text types and on different grades and levels of education.

The research aims to find out the improvement of students achievement in the subject of Mathematics on the aspect of multiplication by using the teaching aid of Napier Bones. This research is conducted on the frame of class action research upon two cycles. The context of the research is at Islamic Elementary School (MI) Ma’arif Dukuh, Salatiga. The population covers 21 of fourth grade students. The method of data population includes documentation, observation, and test. Meanwhile, the data analysis uses percentage formula. This research find out that the teaching aid of Napier Bones improve students achievement on the subject of Mathematics upon the research subjects. The significant of the result can be overviewed from the 85.71% of students that have achieved the standard of minimum completeness. It means that the teaching aid of Napier Bones is significantly proven to improve learning achievement on the aspect of multiplication.

Manu Prakash, the developer of the foldscope microscope reported on in this paper, stated that it is important to use tools that can support open-ended inquiry in the classroom, without dumbing down those tools. Scientific equipment in the school laboratory is often very expensive and only available to those who can afford it. “Frugal science” is a trend in education that researches, develops and introduces economical and quality scientific resources to developing countries. In South Africa, many underprivileged schools lack quality practical and laboratory resources to perform simple tasks, such as microscopy. Furthermore, the absence of laboratory investigations could lead to learners not enjoying Life Sciences nor developing a more nuanced understanding of the nature (tenets) of science. As part of an indigenous knowledge intervention hosted by the North-West University, teachers were provided with $1 foldscopes (paper microscope) to use in their classrooms. This research reports on the views of Life Sciences learners and teachers on the use of foldscopes in the Life Sciences classroom during a practical lesson. The focus of the research is to illuminate how such problem-based approaches could enhance affective outcomes. This generic qualitative research study has elements of design-based research (DBR) as well as classroom action research (CAR), carried out by participating teachers to investigate the affordances of foldscopes. Data was collected using observations, teacher reflections, learner reflections, photographs and personal interviews. From an affective stance, this qualitative study used Engeström’s third-generation Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as a research lens in order to identify factors that promote or inhibit the use of foldscopes in the Life Sciences classroom during a practical lesson.

Abstract: Teaching English needs an appropriate strategy to effectively enhance the students' communicative competence, especially speaking competence. When the teaching process does not use the appropriate strategy, the students will meet the barriers to achieving the instructional goals. Based on the preliminary study conducted to the second grade of Islamic Senior High School of Blitar, the researcher found some students' speaking problems. Therefore, the Australasian Parliamentary Debate was proposed as a strategy to overcome those problems by conducting Classroom Action Research. After implementing the strategy of Australasian Parliamentary Debate in multimodal teaching-learning process, the study needed two cycles to overcome the students' speaking problems and improve the students' speaking skill. Abstrak: Mengajar bahasa Inggris membutuhkan strategi yang tepat agar mampu meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam kompetensi komunikatifnya, khususnya kompetensi berbicara. Apabila pembelajaran tidak menggunakan strategi yang tepat, maka siswa akan mengalamai kesulitan untuk mencapai tujuan pembelajaran yang diharapkan. Sesuai dengan hasil observasi yang dilakukan di kelas dua MAN Kota Blitar, peneliti menemukan beberapa permasalahan siswa dalam berbicara. Oleh karena itu, peneliti mencoba menerapkan strategi Debat Parlementer Australia untuk mengatasi permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa dalam belajar berbicara. Setelah penerapan strategi tersebut, dengan menekankan pada proses pembelajaran berbasis multimodal, peneliti membutuhkan dua siklus untuk dapat mengatasi permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa dan meningkatkan kemauan berbicara mereka.

The purposes of this research are to find out; 1) how to improve English speaking ability of the tenth grade students at Harapan-I Medan through the application of storytelling method, and 2) how the students’ responses to storytelling as a learning method. This research was a Classroom Action Research applying Kemmis McTaggart Model. The research was done in two cycles in which each cycle consists of four stages: plans, actions, observations, and reflections. The subjects in this research were students of Grade X-6 of Senior High School Harapan-I Medan. The object of this study was the application of the Storytelling method to improve the students’ English speaking ability. Based on the results of the research, it was found that the percentage of completeness from pre-action, Cycle-I, and Cycle-II increased at Senior High School Harapan-I Medan. The percentage of student’s completeness in pre-action was 27%, in the Cycle-I was 47%, and in the Cycle-II was 70%. There was a significant increase (43%) from pre-action, cycle-I, and cycle-II. In addition, students’ enthusiasm, courage, and activity have also increased. Thus, it can be concluded that storytelling method has improved the speaking ability of the tenth grade students of Senior High School Harapan-I Medan and increased their response, enthusiasm, courage, and activity to speak English.

This research is based on the students’ problems in writing argumentative essay, especially in developing and organizing ideas, using good grammar and diction, and applying correct writing mechanics, such as the use of capital letter, spelling, and punctuation. The purpose of this research is to solve the students’ problems in writing argumentative essay through collaborative writing strategy. The design employed in this research was classroom action research. The participants involved in this research were 23 students of English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Lancang Kuning Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The instruments used in this research were writing test, field note, observation checklist, and interview. Based on the result of the test, the students’ score had reached the criteria of success set, and it was significantly improved from the result before the research conducted. The mean score of the mid-term test was 54.9, and the mean score of the cycle test was 74.3. In addition, based on the data gained from the field note, observation checklist, and interview, it was found that the students were active, creative, and enjoy the learning process. In conclusion, the use of collaborative writing strategy can solve the students’ problems in writing argumentative essay as well.

This research aimed to improve the competence of PAUD teachers in providing instruction. This research used Classroom Action Research model by Kemmis and Taggart. The subjects involved in this research were participants who were involved in the model research with immersed model in Situbondo Regency, East Java. The Immersed Model is one of integrated curriculums developed by Fogarty which is based on how to involve students' abilities by combining more than one developmental aspect to see children able to do their own activities with fun and reshape new concepts in their own way. Implementation framework of this immersed model is a large theme that reflects students' abilities. In this research, the theme framework is about introducing early childhood learning that focuses on constructing insights into natural and environmental love for early childhood, one of which is introducing the volunteer in flood prevention for early childhood.

Based on class observations, some students in grade 8 of XYZ Junior High School were not contributing actively in an English class. One of the reason was because they were not used to speaking English. This research was aimed at increasing students’ active learning in studying English in the classroom by implementing the Cooperative Integrated Reading Composition (CIRC) technique. The research method used was Classroom Action Research (CAR) of Kemmis and McTaggart’s, conducted within three cycles. The subjects were four students who were not speaking English actively. The data was collected through questionnaires and mentor’s observation checklist. The result showed that the implementation of the CIRC technique in an English class could increase students’ active learning significantly. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Berdasarkan hasil observasi di VIII SMP XYZ tidak berpartisi aktif saat pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Salah satu alasannya adalah siswa tidak terbiasa menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah meningkatkan keaktifan siswa kelas VIII SMP dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris dengan menggunakan teknik Cooperative Integrated Reading Composition (CIRC). Metode yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) model Kemmis dan McTaggart dengan 3 siklus. Subyek penelitian berfokus pada empat orang siswa yang tidak terlibat secara aktif di kelas Bahasa Inggris. Data dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner dan checklist observasi mentor. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa dengan penerapan teknik CIRC dalam kelas Bahasa Inggris, keaktifan siswa mengalami kenaikan yang signifikan.

Critical thinking is one of the higher order thinking skills that high school students must have. Grade 10-MIA students in ‘FANÓS’ School Kupang had difficulties improving their critical thinking skills. The researcher used the Giving Questions and Getting Answers method to help these students improve their critical thinking skills. The purpose of this research was to find out whether there was any improvement in students’ critical thinking skills when the Giving Questions and Getting Answerss method was implemented in their school. This research method used Classroom Action Research (CAR) by Kemmis and McTaggart’s model in two cycles. The subjects consisted of 30 Grade 10-MIA students. The research instruments were check-list observation sheet, students’ questionnaire, mentor’s interview sheet, post-test sheet with its rubric, mentor’s observation sheet and open observation sheet. The result was analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative. The results showed that Giving Questions and Getting Answers could improve Grade 10-MIA students’ critical thinking skills when explaining the functions of the two papers, explaining the lesson, group discussion, asking questions from the 1st paper, giving conclusions from the 2nd paper and giving a post-test. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Berpikir kritis adalah salah satu keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi yang dimiliki siswa SMA. Siswa kelas X-MIA di Sekolah 'FANÓS' Kupang mengalami kesulitan dalam memperbaiki kemampuan berpikir kritis mereka. Peneliti menggunakan metode Pemberian Pertanyaan dan Mendapatkan Jawaban untuk membantu siswa kelas X-MIA untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis mereka. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbaikan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa atau tidak dan untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara memberikan pertanyaan dan mendapatkan jawaban diimplementasikan di Sekolah FANÓS Kupang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan model Kemmis dan McTaggart. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas X-MIA yang terdiri dari 30 siswa. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Instrumen penelitiannya adalah lembar observasi daftar periksa, kuesioner siswa, lembar wawancara mentor, lembar post-test dengan rubriknya, lembar observasi mentor dan lembar observasi terbuka. Hasilnya dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Memberikan Pertanyaan dan Mendapatkan Jawaban dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas X-MIA dan diimplementasikan dengan menjelaskan fungsi kedua makalah tersebut, menjelaskan pelajaran, diskusi kelompok, mengajukan pertanyaan dari makalah pertama, pemberian kesimpulan dari kertas ke-2 dan memberikan post-test.

This research is motivated by low speech skills, this is due to low student interest and lack of confidence in students and has difficulty in playing the drama. This research is focused on the material to play the drama through Cooperative Type Talking Stick Learning Model. The purpose of this study is to describe the planning, implementation, and results of the Drama through Cooperative Learning Model Type Talking Stick. The formulation of this research problem is how the planning, how the implementation, and how the results of learning activities play the drama through Cooperative Type Talking Stick Learning Model. the method used in this research is descriptive with the form of qualitative and quantitative research. The implementation procedure of this research consists of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. Research design in the form of Class Action Research. Planning in cycle 1 is good with percentage equal to 74,11% whereas planning in cycle 2 with percentage 80%. Implementation in cycle 1 first meeting is good with percentage equal to 71,81% while implementation in cycle 1 second meeting equal to 72,17%. The percentage achieved in cycle 1 overall was 74.54%. Implementation in cycle 2 first meeting Very good with percentage 85.45%, the percentage achieved in cycle 2 second meeting very good with percentage 87,27%. Percentage achieved in cycle 2 overall by 86,36%. Research Result Action Class at cycle 1 with average score reach 69,01 and percentage mastery learn student equal to 53,33%, themean value in cycle 2 increased become 71,41 with student mastery percentage equal to 83,33%. Based on this research, it can be concluded that speaking skill in playing drama through Cooperative Learning Model Talking Stick Type is good, it is suggested to teachers especially Indonesian teachers using Cooperative Learning Model Talking Stick Type improves speaking skill especially on play plays material.

This study addresses how writing games improve acceleration students’ writing narrative achievement, also observe how students’ behavior during playing the games and also the teacher on conducting the games along the research. This study has been conducted in acceleration students. It uses classroom action research, the data analyzed from qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data are about teacher’s interview and students’ questionnaire, while the quantitative data is about their scores on writing narrative. To solve the problem, the teacher has implemented Writing Games as a technique. Writing Games contain of games which tend to writing ability and in this case, the teacher chose two kinds of writing games; they are “Silly Story” and “What’s Next?”. “Silly Story” focuses on students’ ability on writing sentences and “What’s Next?” focuses on students’ ability on making paragraph. This research consists of two cycles and each of it has planning, action, observation and reflection. These findings implicate that acceleration students were interested with writing games and involved in it well. However, during the research, especially in the first cycle, there was still one group was less active in “Silly Story” because they could not discuss each other and the group was quiet big.

The success of students in the class depended on the expertise of teachers in teaching and learning strategies which were influential in boosting students’ learning interest and motivation. This research aimed to understand the weakness of the application of their strategy and analyze any constraints at the time of the application as well as the values the students suggested after the application of the strategy. The research was a classroom action research which covered planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. After implementing the strategy, the researchers gained the values of students rose in every cycle.

Vocabulary is basic part of language when we learn english. Nowadays, introducing english vocabulary can be started in the kindergarten school. In early age, the young learners are easy to accept the language that has been given by teacher. Therefore, young learner in early age (approximately 3-4 years old) should get stimulation and learn English vocabulary in order to get preparation to study in higher level. This research was conducted to increase the young learners’ vocabulary mastery in b class of tungga dewi day-care. The classroom action research was implemented in this research. The teaching technique using songs were implemented through teaching and learning activities in two cycles of classroom action research. Each cycle of classroom action research was planning, acting, observing and reflecting. In this research, instruments to gather the data were field notes and observation checklists. Field notes and observation checklists were applied to take the data during the teaching learning process. The data would be analysed in order to solve the problems. Songs were applied in the activities of the first cycle of classrooms action research. The result of the first cycle was not quiet successful because the average of post –test score in cycle one was 37,8. Therefore, the teacher-researcher conducted the second cycle. The second cycle was conducted based on the result of the first cycle. Songs were combined the body movement in second cycle of the classroom action research. The result of the second cycle was successful because the average of post-test score was 77,78. As a conclusion, it can be concluded that the implementation of english songs could help to increase the young learner’s vocabulary mastery.

The background of the study was based on phenomenon at the eighth grade students of SMP Bopkri Godean. Some of them were still too shy or even discourage to speak in English because they did not have enough idea of what to speak. It used their own audio voice recording in teaching English speaking to activate students’ ability in speaking English. So they will have something to speak. It will give positive outcome toward the problem. This was a classroom action research. The object of this study is the eighth class students of SMP Bopkri Godean. The methods of collecting data were using test and observation. The result of this study showed that in the pre cycle, the students’ average score was 41.96. In the first cycle, the students’ average score was 60.93. It means that there was a progress of students’ achievement after being taught by using their spoken audio recording. In the second cycle, the students’ average score was 75.93. Using their audio recording we were able to improve the students’ speaking ability because they became easier to express what they are going to say based on the prompt from us.

Abstract There were many students who had problem in comprehending the text. Based on the problem, this research aimed at finding out :(1) the procedures to improve students’ reading skill using Quantum Learning (QL); (2) the students’ interest in their learning reading using QL; (3) the students’ improvement in comprehending the texts using QL. This research involved 32 students of class VII C of SMPN 1 Seyegan. The researcher used pre-test and post- test to analyse the students’ improvement. It was found that the students’ average score in pre-test was 52,7, and the first post-test was 67,4. The second post-test was 89,8. It means that the post-test was higher than pre-test. Besides, the students also had been well motivated during the learning process. In conclusion, the findings of this research showed that the QL could improve the students’ reading skill. Hence, she suggested to use QL as an alternative method in improving the students’ reading skill.

In this paper I reflect on the experiences of Life- and Natural Sciences teachers in the Northern Cape who engaged in classroom action research (CAR). The context was a short-learning programme (SLP) facilitated by the North-West University on epistemological border-crossing between indigenous knowledge and the school science curriculum. After the SLP teachers had to submit evidence- based portfolios; and the CAR was part of this portfolio. The activity that was the focus of the teachers’ action research (reported on in the portfolios) was learners’ engagement in project-based learning such as, among others, ethnobotanical surveys. During the SLP in June 2017, teachers were shown how learners could engage in ethnobotanical surveys. In the portfolios, teachers had to reflect on their own and learners’ experiences of engaging in such ethnobotanical surveys. These portfolios were analysed, and several emerging themes were identified from the data. Individual interviews were also conducted with a sample of teachers. Three of these themes are presented in this paper. The findings indicate that project-based learning holds affordances such as the realization of affective outcomes in science education. It also assists science teachers to become more critical and reflective, and enhances self- directed learning. One of the recommendations in this paper is that CAR should be promoted in both pre-service and in-service teacher education programmes.

In learning music, knowledge and skills to play music instruments are very important things. But in reality students of class VII A of SMP Negeri 1 Jetis Bantul are still low in knowledge and skills in playing music recorder instruments. Therefore the author tries to overcome this problem by using the Peer Tutorial method in learning on the material of playing a music recorder instrument. The objectives of this study are: (1) improving knowledge through learning the peer tutorial method on material playing music recorder instruments, (2) improving the ability to play music recorder instruments individually using the peer tutorial method. This research is a classroom action research using two cycles with a total of 32 students. Data collection techniques in this study used student observation, teacher observation, written tests, and practice tests. The results of class action research showed that the completeness of the written test of the first cycle was 71.88% and the second cycle was 90.63%. The results of the completeness of the practical test cycle I were 68.75% and the second cycle was 87.5%. The conclusion of this study is the method of learning peer tutorials can improve the knowledge of music art and skills to play music recorder instruments.

This study intends to develop a learning model of classroom action research (CAR) that can improve the ability of reasoning (logical and scientific) of the prospective teachers in one of the Islamic universities in Indonesia, in Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. The approach used in this study was a Research and Development. The result of the experiement and its validation prove there is an increase in learning outcomes and the difference between the result of of the implementation of experimental model compared to that of the implementation of conventional learning model. The implementation still faces several problems such as: 1) Many lecturers of CAR courses do not fully understand the concept of CAR; 2) lecturers who are helped by assistants causes the discussion process is less comprehensive since the assistants lack of knowledge about the topic discuss; 3) Some lecturers rarely gave the report about the implementation observed; 4) students who attend a course CAR majority have never been taught and have not followed the Teaching Practice (PPL).

The utilization of flash cards is one of the teaching methods in early literacy learning within Bahasa Indonesia subject. These are simply cards that display the written word. Flash cards can be bright and colorful and make a real impact on visual learners. Among many methods, it was considered one of the best fit for children at reading age. This article aims to determine the extent of the use of flash card as a medium of learning in improving the reading skills of students of class I MIN Rukoh Banda Aceh for the academic year of 2012/2013. This study is a Classroom Action Research (CAR), which is the research conducted in a classroom using specific learning media, which in this regard is the flash cards. Data for this study is gathered through test results, observation during the learning process, and interview with teacher and several selected students. Data were analyzed using descriptive-comparative technique, in which each test results of the students’ reading abilities were compared to each other. Further, the results is described in an assessment data in the form of grades. The findings shows that teaching process using flash cards as a medium of learning are able improve early reading skills of students of MIN Rukoh Banda Aceh, especially those who are in class I, for the academic year 2012/2013. Keywords: Flash cards; Classroom action research; Literacy learning

This research aimed to investigate how small-group discussion can be implemented to improve vocational high school students’ speaking ability and to identify the role of small group discussion in improving students’ speaking skill. This research was conducted by using action research, with 35 students of the second grade participating in this research. The findings of research can be explained in three cycles. Cycle 1 revealed that there were 37.2% of the students who did well; 42.8% were good although they had weaknesses in some aspects of using statements of introduction and choosing good sentences; 20% were weak and did not understand to choose appropriate sentences for introduction. Cycle II showed that 45.7% of the participants were good either in choosing appropriate sentences and pronunciation; 54.3% were considered good although they still lacked speaking communicatively with appropriate words. Cycle III was implemented after having additional classes, small guidelines of active speaking, and intensive practices. It found that 71.4% of the participants could communicate with English basic words and better structure, and 28.6% of them were still slightly below. Findings of this study showed that small group discussion could effectively improve students’ speaking skill, engage them in the group work discussion actively, encourage them to be independent learners who can expose themselves in learning activities, make them feel more relaxed at learning, give them more opportunities to improve their speaking skills.

The research is to develop students’ social attitude and knowledge. The research type used is Classroom Action Research. The step of each cycle includes planning, applying, observing and reflecting. The data of social attitude is got from the observation sheet by the observer and the data of knowlegde is got from the essay test in the last cycle. The finding of the research is to give questions and repeated spiritual guiding can develop students’ attitude to be grateful of God’s creation. Data intrepretation by reading many sources develop students’ understanding. The summary shows that the guided inquiry application develop (1) the average of social attitude 44% and the passing grade 52% (2) the average of knowledge 13% and the passing grade 47%. To suggest that the guided inquiry can be applied by teachers to develop students’ social attitude and knowledge. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan sikap sosial dan pengetahuan siswa. Penelitian dilakukan di kelas VII-H SMPN 18 Malang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Penelitian dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Siklus I dilaksanakan 10 kali pertemuan dan siklus II, 7 kali pertemuan. Masing-masing siklus meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Data sikap sosial diperoleh dari lembar observasi oleh observer dan data pengetahuan diperoleh dari tes uraian di akhir siklus. Temuan dari penelitian adalah, pemberian pertanyaan dan arahan spiritual secara berulang-ulang dapat mengembangkan sikap siswa untuk menyukuri ciptaan Allah. Interpretasi data dengan membaca banyak sumber dapat meningkatkan pemahaman siswa. Kesimpulan menunjukkan bahwa penerapan inkuiri terpimpin meningkatkan (1) rata-rata sikap sosial sebesar 44% dan ketuntasan 52% dan (2) rata-rata pengetahuan sebesar 13% dan ketuntasan 47%. Saran penerapan inkuiri terpimpin dalam pembelajaran IPA dapat dilaksanakan guru untuk meningkatkan sikap sosial dan pengetahuan siswa.

This research was aimed to know whether “FRESH” technique can improve students’ competence in writing descriptive texts. This research was conducted in one of the junior high schools in Banyumas in academic year 2012/2013. The method of this research is Classroom Action Research (CAR). The research participants were the students of VIII E class consisting of 28 students. The treatment was carried out in two cycles of four actions, from November 9th, 2012 to December 1st, 2012. The quantitative data (tests) were evaluated by using Burhan Nurgiyantoro’s Writing Evaluation Criteria which consisted of evaluation in content, organization, vocabulary, language, and mechanics. Based on the data analysis, it could be described that the students’ competence in writing descriptive texts improved. It could be seen from the improvement of students’ score in pre-test and post test. The improvement of students’ score was 23.607%. This meant that “FRESH” technique improved the students’ competence in writing descriptive text in the eighth grade students of in academic year 2012/2013.

The research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles and aims to enhance students' critical thinking skills class VII A Al-Ikhlas Taliwang through the application of learning methods Brainstorm on the subject of pollution and environmental damage. Subjects numbered 29 students of class VII A Al-Ikhlas Junior High School. Data collected through tests of each cycle. Data were analyzed descriptively test results quantitatively. Based on the results showed that the application of learning Brainstorm improve critical thinking skills by 30% and the number of students who received a score of critical thinking skills in the qualification both increased by 13 students. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilakukan dalam dua siklus dan bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa kelas VII A SMP Al-Ikhlas Taliwang melalui penerapan metode pembelajaran Sumbang Saran pada pokok bahasan pencemaran dan kerusakan lingkungan. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 29 siswa kelas VII A SMP Al-Ikhlas Taliwang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui tes dari tiap siklus. Data hasil tes dianalisis secara deskriptif kuantitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran Sumbang Saran meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis sebesar 30% dan jumlah siswa yang memperoleh skor keterampilan berpikir kritis dalam kualifikasi baik mengalami peningkatan sebanyak 13 siswa.

The aim of this study was to develop the students’ writing ability by using scaffolding strategy in the process of writing at State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Kediri. This study employed a Classroom Action Research (CAR) as its methodology. All of students that belong to class A writing 2 academic year 2010/2011 were taken as the subjects of this study. There were three criteria of success offered to be achieved in this study. The implementation of scaffolding strategy in the process of writing showed that the students’ writing ability improved significantly and the students were enthusiastic and motivated in the teaching and learning process.