Puspitasari, Yunita (2011) Implementing STAD with Podcast materials to improve students' listening ability / Yunita Puspitasari. Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.
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Thesis. Graduate Program in English Language Teaching. State University of Malang. Advisors (I) Prof. Dr. Nur Mukminatien M.Pd (II) Dr. Yazid Basthomi M.A. Key words podcast materials STAD listening ability The fact that the Junior High School students have problems in listening comprehension was the concern of this study. The result of the preliminary study conducted at MTs Al-As ad Jombang showed several findings a) the students disliked the teaching of listening b) the students stated that listening was difficult c) the teacher used unvaried material d) the teacher unwisely used time allotment. To solve these problems a collaborative action research was conducted by implementing Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) with podcast materials. The study was focused on describing how implementing STAD with podcast materials can improve students listening ability. STAD is selected as the strategy since it can motivate students to encourage and help each other master the skill presented by the teacher. Besides this is the simplest model of cooperative learning which is believed to be very effective meaningful and motivating. While podcast is chosen as a source of materials as it comes in various themes levels and it is free and easy to be segmented. This collaborative action research comprised two cycles each cycle consisted of four meetings. Three meetings were the implementation of the strategy and the last meeting was devoted for the achievement test. The subjects of the research were 12 students of the eight grade of MTs Al-As ad Jombang in 2010/2011 academic year. In conducting this study the researcher and the collaborator worked together in planning implementing observing and reflecting during the implementation of STAD with podcast materials. The data of the study were gathered through the following instruments achievement test observation checklists and field notes. The achievement tests used to obtain data on the students listening ability to comprehend main idea and identifying detailed information. The tests were in pictures-cued selection chart-filling and short-answer essay type. The tests were administered after three-meeting instruction. The data resulted from the achievement tests were analyzed quantitatively. The observation checklists and field notes were utilized in observing the action. The observation checklists were aimed to collect the data on the students participation during the implementation of STAD with podcast materials. They consisted of lists of students activities during the implementation of the strategy. Field notes were needed to record any phenomena emerged during the implementation of the strategy which could not be covered by the observation checklists. The findings of the study showed that in implementing STAD with podcast materials two main steps should be followed namely initiating and integrating. Initiating meant that googling and selecting of some podcast sites begun they were selected to meet the need of the students and the learning objectives worksheets were constructed to support the presentation of the podcast materials and the chosen podcast materials were segmented. Integrating was the step in which STAD was integrated with podcast materials. Here STAD with podcast materials employed three-phase technique i.e. Pre-listening Whilst-listening and Post-listening. In each phase important stages of STAD emerged. Pre-listening conveyed teach stage in which the teacher sets context brainstorms and prepares students for the coming podcasts materials. Whilst-listening includes team-study in which students worked in groups to finish the tasks in their listening worksheets while listening to the podcast materials and their segments. Post-listening consisted of test and team-recognition. The test was in the form of individual quiz and the recognition was done by giving certificates which were pasted on the class announcement board to groups of students. The results of the study also revealed that implementing STAD with podcast materials can improve the students listening ability. The improvement was indicated by the increase of students average listening scores from 47.083 in preliminary study 56.81 in the first cycle and 67.38 in the second cycle. Besides the results of the study showed that the students were enthusiastic and active in the teaching and learning process using podcast materials presented through STAD. From the research findings it can be inferred that the strategy is not only effective in improving the students listening ability but also in enhancing their participation in the learning process. Therefore it is suggested that English teachers apply it since it is beneficial in terms of giving the students a motivating way in practicing their listening skill. Finally it is suggested that further researchers conduct similar action research in the teaching of listening of descriptive texts in the different level of education for example Senior High School. Moreover it is also suggested that future researchers conduct action research in the teaching of listening using different genres for instances report narrative recount or procedure texts.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | library UM |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2011 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2011 03:00 |
| URI: | http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/58534 |
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