Cycles Of Classroom Action Research Research Articles

Encouraging Learning Autonomy through Differentiated Instruction in Writing Activities

This classroom action research seeks to demonstrate how differentiated instruction might promote students' learning autonomy in a writing class setting. This study included 50 English department students from a private institution in Malang. According to the findings of the preliminary study, students were unmotivated to participate in writing activities because they thought they were boring and uninteresting. They were detected paying little attention to the assigned writing assignments and, as a result, demonstrating poor writing performance. To promote student learning autonomy, the researchers implemented with differentiated instructions in several writing exercises. Using two cycles of classroom action research, the researchers seek to solve the instructional challenge using potential learning strategies. After adopting differentiated instruction, the researchers assessed the students' writing scores and compared them to success criteria. The first cycle resulted in 70% of students meeting the success criterion since they were still unfamiliar with the differentiated instructions. In the second round, the pupils successfully met 85% of the criteria. The findings showed that creating differentiated instructions provided pupils with a favorable challenge. It was evident from the behavioral changes of pupils who exhibited greater enthusiasm for following the directions. Furthermore, the students demonstrated the established learning autonomy, which resulted in improved writing performance. These research findings add to the enrichment of the educational component, since future teachers or researchers may focus on a more comprehensive covering of this teaching technique.

ENHANCING GRAMMAR TEACHING IN AN INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE USE OF GRAMMAR WHEEL

Attaining proficiency in grammar is crucial for students as it serves as the foundation for language use. However, many individuals shy away from learning it, perceiving it as a daunting and challenging task. This research is aimed at enhancing grammar teaching by applying Grammar Wheel. It focuses on the active and passive voice mastery of three forms of tenses including simple past tense, past continuous tense, and past perfect tense. Conducted in one of the public Senior High Schools in Indonesia, this study was participated by 35 students and an English teacher. Having troubles in comprehending grammar, the teacher needed media and activities to deliver the grammar materials interestingly. Two cycles of Classroom Action Research (CAR) were implemented. The data were collected using observation sheets, field notes, video recordings, interview guidelines, and exercise sheets. The analysis was carried out qualitatively following the steps proposed by Cresswell (2012). The results revealed that language teaching had been successfully improved and students were more motivated to engage in the learning process being in a comfortable and supportive learning environment. Furthermore, learners’ knowledge in mastering the three types of tenses increased significantly as evidenced by their writing. Hence, the Grammar Wheel has proven to be an effective tool for teaching grammar in the classroom.

Efforts to Improve the Achievement of Science Learning Outcomes in Grade IV Elementary School are Assisted Through Guessing Games

Despite the usage of learning media, science learning outcomes remain low. The kids' learning outcomes, which are still below the KKM, demonstrate this fact. Therefore, the goal of this study is to enhance class IV students' scientific learning outcomes by using picture guessing games. In order to improve science learning outcomes relating the properties of light in class IV at SD 1 Sungai Pedada Kec. Tulung Selapan Kab. OKI Semester I for the 2023-2024 academic year, the researcher intends to conduct research in class IV at SD 1 Sungai Pedada by adopting an image guessing game. This study, which encompasses two cycles of classroom action research, use observation techniques to measure increases in teacher and student engagement, exams to measure increases in student learning outcomes, and the gathering of research-related data. Thirteen male and twelve female fourth-graders made up the research subjects. Complete learning outcomes of 71,20 in cycle I and 86,48 in cycle II could be obtained based on the data analysis results; there was a 15.28% difference in the average interval score percent. There was a 5,08% rise based on the pre-cycle comparison of cycles I and II. It has been determined that using the picture guessing game in science classes in class IV SD 1 Sungai Pedada can enhance student learning outcomes.

English Inflectional Morpheme: Drill to Word Formation

It was found out that the students have difficulties in differentiating English inflectional morpheme, that is suffix /-es/ and /-s/, to indicate tense for verbs, and plurality for nouns. Other inflectional suffix to mention is /-ing/, /-ed/, /-d/, /-er/, and /-est/. The objective of this study is to improve students comprehension on inflectional affixation as one of word formation processes by implementing drill technique that is extended drill, or substitution drill. The drill was supported with practicing inductive and deductive approach. The drill and the approach were administered during two cycles of classroom action research. The participant of the research was 86 students taking the subject of Introduction to English Linguistics. This study found out that the students comprehension on inflectional affixation of word formation improved gradually from cycle 1 to cycle 2 because of the implementation of the substitution drill that alternately practicing inductive and deductive approach.

The Implementation of Bottom-Up in Reading Comprehension for Vocational School Students

This research aims to investigate the improvement reading comprehension of SMK PGRI 2 Mojokerto by using Bottom-Up approach in reading comprehension of recount text. The research was conducted in two Cycles of Classroom Action Research (CAR) where each Cycle was conducted in 4 (four) phases, they were: planning, action, observation, reflection. Each Cycle was applied in (four) meetings. The subjects of the research were 35 students of tenth grade (X-C Mechatronics). In collecting data, the researcher applied three instruments: observation, questionnaire and reading test. There were 2 (two) observations in field note which conducted by the researcher: the first observation which was done before implementing Bottom-Up to find the problem during reading activity in English lesson. Meanwhile, the second observation was to find the improvement in having Bottom-Up that conducted by English teacher during the approach applied. The questionnaire was delivered to students in the fourth meeting of the second Cycle to find out the responses of the students in learning reading by using Bottom-Up. The data was analyzed through descriptive and statistical method. In this research, the researcher acted as a teacher and the English teacher as an observer. The research findings showed that the students reading comprehension improved from Cycle I to Cycle II. Furthermore, the data from the observation and questionnaire indicated that the majority of the students gave positive response toward the use of Bottom-Up approach in teaching reading. It emphasized that the approach could improve students’ ability in reading, effective, interesting, and grab the students’ enthusiasm in reading activity.

Case Method in The Problem-Based Learning Model to Increase Student Participation in The Basic Physics Course

Today's lecture activities require more active learning. However, lecture activities in Basic Physics courses often always focus on the lecturer. This research analyzes the application of the case method in increasing student participation in the Basic Physics I course. This research is a 2 cycle of classroom action research applied to the Basic Physics I course in the 2023/2024 academic year. The research design uses a spiral model by Kemmis and McTaggart. The research results showed that there was an increase in student activity scores in cycle 1 and cycle 2, namely 38.86% (poor category) to 69.14 (fair category).

Concept Attainment Model for Enhancing Conceptual Understanding in Seventh-Grade Students at Junior High School

This research aims to describe the implementation of the Concept Attainment Model in teaching conceptual understanding of quadrilaterals, specifically parallelograms and rectangles. The research subjects were 22 students from grade VII. This study was conducted through two cycles of classroom action research. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting stages. Data collection techniques included observation, concept understanding tests, and interviews. The research results showed that the test scores in cycle 1 and cycle 2 were 67.8 and 78.68, with an increase of 10.88, and the average percentage of students who met the Minimum Mastery Criteria in Cycle 2 was 77.27%. The teacher's success rate in conducting activities in cycle 1 and cycle 2 was 59.54% and 79.54%, respectively, indicating a 20% improvement. Meanwhile, the percentage of students' activity observation results in cycle 1 and cycle 2 was 59.58% and 78.75%, respectively, showing a 19.78% improvement.

Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa Pada Pelajaran PAK “Aku Bertumbuh Dan Berkembang Dalam Kebaikan” Menggunakan Metode Problem Based Learning Dengan Media Gambar Dan Video Di Kelas III SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C TAP-TENG

Catholic Religious Education is a field of study that provides teaching about how to behave and act and have adequate knowledge and skills for students, especially Class III students at SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C in living their lives according to the teachings of Jesus Christ. In the context of the Independent Curriculum which emphasizes the Pancasila student profile, researchers emphasize the dimension of independence which is based on the importance of forming strong character and mental attitudes in each student, especially in facing complex global challenges. One learning model that can be applied is Problem Based Learning (PBL) or problem-based learning. The objectives of the research include (1) to determine whether video and image media using the PBL model in class III of SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C Tap-Teng can increase students' learning motivation, (2) to determine the increase in student learning outcomes in PAK lessons in class III SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C Tap-Teng using image and video media. The type of research used is qualitative with a descriptive approach. The analysis and data collection techniques used are by examining data available from various sources, namely; questionnaires, interviews, observations and observation sheets that have been recorded, reported and documented, including tests, portfolios and score lists and have three components, namely: a. Data presentation. b. Data reduction c. Drawing conclusions. From the problems found, the author concludes that through image and video media, student learning outcomes can be improved every time a formative test is held. This research uses two cycles of classroom action research. The target of this research is class III students at SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C. Data was obtained from the results of formative tests, observation sheets of teaching and learning activities. From the results of the analysis, it was found that student learning outcomes had increased from pre-cycle to cycle II after using Image and Video Media. The research implementation process showed good changes in student learning outcomes. The level of achievement of student learning outcomes in pre-cycle class III was (33.33%), after conducting research in cycle I, completeness of class III learning (50%), and in cycle II, completeness of class III learning (91.67%). So, the conclusion of this research is that using Image and Video Media can improve the learning outcomes of class III students at SD N 155675 Tapian Nauli 3C, and using Image and Video Media is an alternative that can be used to achieve more satisfactory student learning outcomes. .

Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPA Pada Materi Struktur dan Fungsi Bagian Tumbuhan Melalui Metode Diskusi

This study aims to determine the improvement of learning outcomes in Science, specifically on the topic of plant structure and function, for fourth-grade students at SDN 2 Dena through the implementation of the Discussion method. Data were collected from 17 students through two cycles of classroom action research. The results of the study showed a significant improvement in students' learning outcomes between Cycle I and Cycle II, with the class average increasing from 62.65 to 80. This improvement has reached the predetermined target. Additionally, the study revealed that the Discussion method effectively enhances the monitoring of teacher and student actions during the learning process, with the percentage of action monitoring increasing from 65% in Cycle I to 85% in Cycle II. These findings align with previous research indicating that the Discussion method can enhance students' understanding, active participation, and communication skills. The results of this study have important implications for educational practitioners in designing interactive and effective Science instruction to achieve desired learning objectives.

IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF DAN KEAKTIFAN BELAJAR SISWA KELAS IV SDN 2 PENGGUNG

This research is motivated by low cognitive ability and lack of student activity in learning activities. This is because teachers still use the lecture method and do not make use of interesting learning models. The purpose of this research is to improve cognitive ability and active learning. This study used the Project Based Learning (PjBL) model with 2 cycles of Classroom Action Research. Each cycle is carried out in two meetings with four stages of activity namely planning, implementation, observation/observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 8 grade IV students of SD Negeri 2 Penggung consisting of 3 boys and 5 girls. Data collection techniques consist of tests and observations. The results of the research cycle 1 obtained data on the percentage of students' cognitive abilities in science subjects by 62.5%, increasing to 87.5% in cycle 2. Student learning activeness also increased. This can be proven by the percentage of cognitive abilities of class IV students who completed in cycle 1 of 62.5% rose to 87.5% in cycle 2. The percentage increase also occurred in student learning activity in cycle 1 of 12.5% ​​with high activity criteria, 25% medium activity criteria, and 62.5% low activity to 62 .5% high activity. 25% moderate activity, and 12.5% ​​low activity in cycle 2. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the application of the Project Based Learning learning model can improve the cognitive abilities and learning activeness of fourth grade students at SDN 2 Penggung.

Penggunaan Tugas Terstruktur Prapembelajaran untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Siswa

Based on the observations and experiences of researchers at SMK Negeri 1 Cidaun, especially the Freshwater Fisheries Agribusiness expertise program, student motivation in participating in the learning process is still very low. The purpose of this study was to increase students' learning motivation by using the method of giving pre-learning structured assignments. The research was conducted using three cycles of classroom action research in class XII APAT of SMK Negeri 1 Cidaun in the 2022/2023 academic year. Based on the results of observations, it is known that there is an increase in student learning motivation in each learning cycle that is carried out. This is shown by the increasing percentage of positive activities carried out by students in participating in learning.

Promoting Reading Comprehension by Using Socratic Questioning

The purpose of this study is to describe the atmosphere in improving reading comprehension of Pamulang University students in reading class using Socratic questioning method. The study emphasized the technique of reading comprehension by promoting Socratic Question. It particularly focused on helping students’ achievement in Reading Comprehension. The subjects of this study were second semester students from the English Department at Pamulang University. Two cycles of Classroom Action research were conducted by implementing the actions, observing the class and analyzing the results. The instruments used in this study were observation lists, questionnaires and reading tests. The data were analyzed qualitatively. Based on the data analysis it was found that Socratic Questioning promoted reading comprehension. It is presented on improvement in mean score between pre and posttest in the first phase. In the second phase, the differing mean score was likewise seen. This improvement shows that students learn that by implementing Socratic questioning on the text given. It also leads to the conclusion that the Socratic questioning method encourages them to ask questions, meaning that the Socratic questioning method stimulates their critical thinking to think about the text they read and guides them to comprehend the text.

AI-POWERED APPS TO ENHANCE NOVICE NEWSREADERS’ ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

Among the goals that Communication students, who are ESP learners, desire to achieve is to become professional newsreaders who can deliver the news in both Indonesian and English. These novice newsreaders with little to no knowledge about news delivery in English often face problems with English pronunciation. This study aims to help forty-one novice newsreaders, who are students of the Islamic Broadcasting and Communication Department, with their English pronunciation using AI-powered apps and to reveal their perceptions of the apps. The students were involved in one cycle of Classroom Action Research (CAR), where they had to make a video of them reading English news before using the apps as the pre-test and another video after the lecturer taught them how to use the apps as the post-test. The researcher distributed a questionnaire via Google Form after the post-test to complete the data. The results show that AI-powered apps can enhance novice newsreaders’ English pronunciation, especially in the aspects of Accuracy, Key Words, Chunking and Pausing, Intonation, as well as Sounds and Vocal Features; yet, Intonation becomes the lowest improved aspect. Also, the respondents believed that the apps help them with their future job as newsreaders, are easy to use, and give instant feedbacks, which are necessary for independent learning and suitable for ESP learners. The ELSA app rose to the top of the list of the respondents’ favorites. Finally, it is recommended that future researchers carry out comparable studies that focus on one or two particular English sounds evaluated across multiple cycles.

Implementasi Model Pembelajaran PQ4R (Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite And Review) untuk Meningkatkan Pemahamanan Siswa Terkait Materi Pokok Tanah dan Organisme Tanah di Kelas IX-7 MTsN 2 Kota Bima

Learning that has been taking place in the classroom has not been able to attract attention so that students seem apathetic towards the material presented by the teacher. Students who actively ask or answer teacher or friend questions are still very low. Soil and Soil Organisms are no exception. To overcome this problem, it is necessary to apply the PQ4R model (Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite and Review). The PQ4R model is a refinement of the PQRST (Preview, Question, Read, State and Test) and SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review) models. The learning model is a way of studying texts (readings), especially those contained in books, scientific articles and research reports specifically to understand the contents of the text. The PQ4R model can help students to remember what they have read and forbid students to remember what they have read and forbid students about how to learn, how to remember and how to think. After conducting two cycles of classroom action research, it can be concluded that the application of the PQ4R learning model has been able to improve student learning outcomes in cognitive and affective aspects

Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran Inside Outside Circle (IOC) Dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berbicara Siswa

The purpose of this study was to see that the use of the Inside Outside Circle (IOC) Learning Model Can Improve Students' Speaking Skills in Kennenlernen Material, German Language and Literature subjects in class X IPS 3, SMA Negeri 23 Bandung, Semester 1, 2017-2018 academic year. . Classroom Action Research (CAR) was conducted in class X IPS 3 with a total of 31 students, consisting of 13 male students and 18 female students. The data collection techniques used in Classroom Action Research are as follows: 1) Observation is used to collect data about improving speaking skills on the Kennenlernen material for 2 cycles using observation sheets. 2) Tests, pre-tests and post-tests are used to obtain data on student learning outcomes for success and measure the level of student learning knowledge. 3) Discussion with colleagues to reflect on the results of each cycle of Classroom Action Research (CAR). Based on the results of the overall discussion of Class Action Research (CAR) data, it can be concluded that the use of the "Inside Outside Circle (IOC)" learning model has been shown to significantly improve students' speaking skills in the Kennenlernen subject of German Language and Literature in class X Social Studies 3 semester 1 of SMA Negeri 23 Bandung for the 2017-2018 academic year

PENINGKATAN KEAKTIFAN SISWA MELALUI MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING PADA MATA PELAJARAN PKN KELAS IV SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI

This study aims to determine the use of problem-based learning (PBL) models in increasing student learning activities. The research method uses two cycles of classroom action research (CAR). Each process consists of two meetings. The subjects of this study were the fourth-grade students of public elementary school (SDN) Karanggedang, totaling 11 students consisting of 9 boys and two girls. The results of this study indicate that the percentage of student learning activity increases from the first cycle to the second cycle. In the first cycle, the rate of student activity was 63 percent; in the second cycle, it increased to 80 percent. Furthermore, the percentage of learning implementation in the first cycle is 70 percent and in the second cycle is 85 percent. From the average results in the second cycle, it appears that learning activity and problem-based learning implementation are categorized as very good because they both experienced an increase. The research shows that applying the problem-based learning model is very suitable for increasing students' learning activities at SDN Karanggedang, Bruno District, Purworejo Regency, Central Java.

Achievement Improvement of Basic Table Tennis Techniques Through The Application of Audio-Visual Learning Media

The goal of this study is to see if using audio-visual media in conjunction with a scientific approach to learning table tennis game activities at SMP Negeri 1 Kabuh in Jombang, Indonesia, may increase student learning outcomes and to see how far those aims have been accomplished. This study employs two cycles of classroom action research. Planning, action implementation, observation, analysis, and reflection are the four steps of each cycle. According to the outcomes of the analyses, cycles I and II resulted in a significant increase. The results of learning to play table tennis in the first cycle were 59.38 percent across the board, with 19 students finishing the course. In cycle II, the percentage of students with complete learning outcomes increased to 87.51 percent, while the percentage of students with incomplete learning outcomes increased to 28 percent. The percentage of students with complete learning outcomes increased by 100% during cycle III, while the percentage of students with incomplete learning outcomes climbed by 32%. As a result, learning through the use of audio-visual learning media can improve learning achievement in class VII students of public middle-school 1 Kabuh.

Penerapan "Spirit" Man Jadda Wajada Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Pokok-Pokok Isi Ajaran Al-Qur’an di MAN 1 Metro

This article describes the concept of "Man Jadda Wajada" which is an acronym for Man (Mengoptimalkan Pembelajaran Saintifik) with Jadda (Jaringan Dalam Diskusi dan Arahan) and Wajada (Wadahi Jangkauan dan Penugasan) by communicating the results of assignments and discussing them. This concept was implemented through two cycles of classroom action research (CAR) which was conducted on 35 students of class X IPS 3 in the odd semester of the 2019/2020 Academic Year of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 1 Metro City. From the two CAR cycles that have been carried out, the learning outcomes of the main contents of the teachings of the Qur'an for class X IPS 3 MAN 1 Metro students can be improved through the application of "Man Jadda Wajada". The changes in spiritual attitudes from cycle I to II which experienced a significant increase, that the distribution of the predicate of spiritual attitude and honesty of students showed a change in spiritual attitude, namely there were no more less and enough predicates, 80% good predicates and 20% very good predicates. Meanwhile, the change in honesty attitude from cycle I to II also experienced the same thing, namely there were no less and enough predicates, 51% were good and 49% were very good. As for the change in the final value from cycle I to II, the highest was from 79.40 to 89.40 or an increase of 10.00, and the lowest was from 48.00 to 71.00 or an increase of 23.00, the average started from 64.97 to 75 .04 increased by 10.1. In line with this change, that in the second cycle, there is no less predicate, 6% predicate enough, 9% good predicate, but there is no very good predicate.

Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) to Improve Reading Comprehension for 7th Grade Students at SMP Negeri 1 Surabaya

The purpose of this research was to increase students' achievement in reading comprehension by implementing the Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) strategy to the 7th grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Surabaya in the academic year 2020/2021. Each cycle of classroom action research consisted of three meetings and included four steps: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The data were gathered through the use of two instruments: observation and test. The results indicated that students made great progress in their ability regarding to the reading comprehension. Pre-test mean score was only 67.28, but improved to 72.42 in cycle I and 81.22 in cycle II. The pre-test of the highest score was only 78 and improved to 82 to 90 in subsequent cycles. Meanwhile, the lowest pre-test score was 60, and the lowest post-test score ranged from 62 to 68. In case of the students who passed the tests, while only 6 students (16.67%) passed the pre-test, there were significant improvements in post-tests, with 12 students (33.33%) passing in post-test cycle I and 29 students (80.56%) passing in post-test cycle II. This research was stopped in cycle II due to the fact that the criteria for success were met in a percentage of 80.56%, with 29 students passing the post-test in cycle II, based on the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM) standard of > 76.

Improving Reading TOEFL Score through Note Taking Strategy

There are still a number of less skilled readers in higher degree education where academic texts are staple needs (Hellekjaer, 2009). This study investigated a technique to help students increase their reading ability in TOEFL reading section. A technique named Notetaking technique was implemented during two cycles of classroom action research. There were 3 meetings for each cycle. The participants were 17 Economics students who are taking TOEFL Preparation course at Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh, Indonesia. The result from cycle one showed no increase since the average only incline to 38.58. Then in cycle 2, there was a significant increase reaching 45.11 (which is the minimum TOEFL standard for the university). It can be deduced that this technique might not be appropriate for large classes as it demands individual assistance. Besides, a good skill of organizing information is fundamental in this strategy to maximize the students’ effort in answering the TOEFL questions during the test.