relation: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/25751/
title: IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS USING MOVEMENT GAMES FOR THE 4TH GRADE STUDENTS AT SD 1 TERONG IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014
creator: Kurniawan, Susi Sundari
subject: Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
description: The objective of the research was to improve of grade IV students’ motivation in learning speaking skills using movement games at SD 1 Terong in the academic year of 2013/2014.  This research was action research. This research consisted of two cycles with three meetings in cycle 1 and two meeting in cycle 2. The subjects of this research were the students of IV, the English teacher, and the researcher. The procedures of this research were planning, action, observation, and reflection. The techniques of collecting data were observing the teaching and learning process, interviewing the English teacher and students, taking photographs, and scoring students’ speaking. Hence, the data were in the forms of field notes, interview transcripts, photographs, and students’ speaking scores. The data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. In analyzing the qualitative data, the researcher did five steps namely assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes. The students’ speaking scores were analyzed by comparing between the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, outcomes validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. The reliability of the data was obtained by applying time triangulation, space triangulation, and theoretical triangulation.  The findings of the research showed that the use of movement games in this research successfully improved the students’ motivation in speaking skills. Movement games could create fun atmospheres of the class, so that they will be motivated to learn. Furthermore, the movement games allowed the students to work in groups, also the games fit to the characters of the children and it can increase motivation in learning speaking. The improvements covered a) Students' fluency, pronunciation accuracy, grammatical accuracy, and vocabulary in speaking English. b) The students' motivation to speak English in the speaking activities. Based on quantitative data sources, the students’ speaking scores in the two cycles increased. From the data sources elaborated above, it can be concluded that the students’ motivation in speaking skills improved.
date: 2013-12-24
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/25751/1/Susi%20Sundari%20Kurniawan%2007202244119.pdf
identifier:   Kurniawan, Susi Sundari  (2013) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS USING MOVEMENT GAMES FOR THE 4TH GRADE STUDENTS AT SD 1 TERONG IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014.  S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.