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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT IN AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT EXPRESSIONS BY USING PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY AT GRADE VIII SMP SWASTA HKBP SIDORAME MEDAN Angelina - Sitohang; Masitowarni - Siregar
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol 3, No 1 (2014): Transform
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

ABSTRACT This study deals with the improving students’ speaking achievement in agreement and disagreement expressions by using problem solving strategy. The objective of this study is to find out whether students’ speaking achievement in expressing agreement and disagreement improved by problem solving strategy. The effectiveness of problem solving strategy are to make the students able to help them in solving their own and friends’ problems, especially classmates’ problem by expressing agree or disagree to the solution made and students be more active in the classroom. The findings of this study are important and useful for English teachers to improve students’ interest and ability in speaking by problem solving strategy and the researcher who wants to conduct the research related to this study. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was the second grade of SMP Swasta HKBP Sidorame Medan which consisted of 38 students. The research was conducted in two cycles, namely cycle I and cycle II. Each cycle consisted of the four steps of an action research: planning, action, observation and reflection. The instruments for collecting data used speaking test by interview and for the quantitative data and used diary notes, observation sheet and interview sheet for qualitative data. Based on the speaking test result, the students score kept improving in every test. In the orientation test the mean of the students’ score was 22.3. In the post test cycle I the mean of the students’ score was 56.3 and in the post test cycle II the mean of the students’ score was 85. Based on the observation sheet, diary notes and interview sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. The conclusion is that Problem Solving Strategy improves students’ speaking achievement. Keywords : Speaking, Agreeing and Disagreeing Achievement, Agreement and Disagreement Expressions, Problem Solving Strategy

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING SOMATIC AUDITORY VISUAL INTELLECTUAL (SAVI) METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT TEXT Harnoi Asrin Lumban Gaol; Masitowarni - Siregar
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol 3, No 4 (2014)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

This study deals with the effect of applying Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) method on students’ achievement in writing report text. The objective of the study is to find out whether SAVI method significantly affects the students’ achievement in writing report text or not. This study was conducted by using experimental design. The population of the study was the students of grade XI of SMA Swasta Bintang Timur 1 Balige in the academic year 2013/2014, where there were 4 classes of XI Science (IA) and there were two classes were selected as the sample by applying random sampling. The sample was divided into two groups. The Experimental group (XI.IA 3) was taught by applying SAVI method, while the control group (XI.IA 2) was taught by applying conventional method. The data of the study were obtained from the students’ score of writing test. To determine the reliability of the test, the writer used Pearson Moment Product formula. Based on the data calculation showed that the coefficient of reliability of the test was 0.96. It showed that the test was reliable and the reliability was high. There were two data used in this study. They were pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by applying t-test formula. After analyzing the data, the result of the study showed that t-observed (5.091) was higher than t-table (1.990) (t-observed ˃ t-table) at the level of significance of α = 0.05 and at the degree of freedom (df) = 82. It can be concluded that applying SAVI method significantly affects on the students’ achievement in writing report text or in other words the hypothesis is accepted. Key Words : Students’ Achievement, Writing, Report Text, SAVI Method.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH TEAM PAIR SOLO Iqbal Faisal Rambe; Masitowarni - Siregar
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol 3, No 1 (2014): Transform
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

ABSTRACT This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in reading comprehension through team pair solo. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was class VIII2 MTs Al-jihad which consisted of 41 students. The research was conducted in two cycles, cycle I consisted of four meetings and cycle II consisted of two meetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data (reading comprehension test) and qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet). Based on reading comprehension scores, students’ score kept improving in every reading comprehension test. Based on diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet, it was found that the teaching-learning process ran well. The students were active, interested, and enthusiastic in reading. The result of the research showed that team pair solo significantly improved students’ achievement in reading comprehension. Key Words: reading, reading comprehension, team pair solo

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