Improving Learning Activities and Outcomes of Students by Application of Observation-based Learning

Nurlaelah Nurlaelah,Mega Fia Lestari,Muhammad Ikram Nur Fuady,Akhmad Syahid

doi:10.13189/ujer.2021.090307

Abstract

Various studies on learning methods continue to develop a learning method that can increase students' enthusiasm for learning activities and outcomes. This research aimed to measure the increase in students' learning activities and outcomes using the Observation-Based Learning (OBL) method as a practical learning alternative. The research was a Classroom Action Research, and the subjects were the eighth-grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri (MTsN) 2 Makassar in English lesson. The procedure of this research was carried out in four cycles, namely planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The research used quantitative and qualitative approaches by calculating the increase in students' learning activities and outcomes using the observation sheet, pre-test, and post-test. The results showed that the OBL method had an instructional and nurturing effect. This can be seen by observing curiosity, discipline, motivation, flexibility, and enthusiasm through the visual, oral, emotional, and mental activities. Besides, the OBL method was proven to shift the learning paradigm from subject-oriented and teacher-centered to student-centered. In this research, the designated learning method could be implemented well in English lessons in the eighth grade of MTsN 2 Makassar. This means that it can also be adopted in any other lessons or subjects from basic education to secondary education. Therefore, the OBL method has a significant impact on both teachers and students to create and even increase enthusiasm for learning activities and outcomes.

Highlights

Education is a measure of a nation's progress with the goal of humanizing human beings
Learning is needed to change the learning paradigm from teacher-centered to student-centered [1]. Such paradigm should be implemented in Generation Z, a generation born above the 2000s and accustomed to living with Information and Technology (IT) by browsing the internet, having various social media accounts, and utilizing gadgets
As regards with Cycle III, which was the last cycle, all aspects led to excellent results, both for the first and second meetings. These results revealed that the Observation-Based Learning (OBL) method brought a positive impact on the students

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Introduction

Education is a measure of a nation's progress with the goal of humanizing human beings. Learning is needed to change the learning paradigm from teacher-centered to student-centered [1]. Such paradigm should be implemented in Generation Z, a generation born above the 2000s and accustomed to living with Information and Technology (IT) by browsing the internet, having various social media accounts, and utilizing gadgets. This study attempts to compare the mathematical, reading, and scientific performance of those children. As regards with the performance of science and mathematics, Indonesia reaches an average of 396 and 379 respectively. These figures indicate that Indonesian students' interest in learning is relatively low, compared to its neighboring countries in the region of South East Asia, e.g. Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

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