| dc.description.abstract | This classroom action research was intended to improve the grade X-F
students’ listening comprehension achievement using schema theory at MAN Jember
I in the 2008/2009 Academic Year. It was begun by conducting informal interview
with the English teachers of the grade X of MAN Jember I. There were 7 classes at
the school. Class XF was chosen purposively as the subject of this research because
of their lowest score in the listening skill among other classes. Its mean score was 56
that was below the standard mean score (65).
Schema theory was chosen as the teaching technique that could help the
students to direct and manipulate their mind in recalling their prior knowledge to
comprehend the new knowledge easily. The schema theory consists of several
methods which can be applied in teaching listening. They were brainstorming, mind-
mapping, discussion, games, guide-questions, picture/ diagram, prediction,
elimination and skimming. These knowledge-oriented activities aim to prepare the
students by encouraging them to activate relevant types of schema.
This research adopted the model of Kemmis and McTaggart Action Research
design. They were planning of the action, implementation of the action, monitoring
(by observation) and evaluation, and analysis and reflection.
This research was done in two cycles in which there were three meetings of
each cycle in which listening test was conducted in the third meeting. Listening test
score and observation were used as the primary data collection method in each cycle. Meanwhile, documentation and interview was used to get the secondary data. The
observation contained observation of students’ participation and teacher’s activity. In
addition, the reflection was done based on the findings during the observation and
compared to the criteria of the students’ success that were the standard mean score 65
was reached by 75% of the students and 75% of the students were actively involved
in the teaching learning process.
In the first cycle, the students’ mean score of listening test was 64.09 and it
was achieved by 59.09% of the students (26 students). Meanwhile, the results of the
observation showed that 28 students (63.6%) in meeting one and 31 students
(70.45%) in meeting two were actively involved in the teaching learning process.
Moreover, the teacher also completed the activity stated in the lesson plan. From the
results of cycle I, it could be said that it was necessary to conduct cycle II because the
students’ mean score had not met the target of the research yet.
In cycle two, the students showed their improvement. The mean score of
students’ listening test was 70,3. It was achieved by 81.8% of the students. Besides,
in the first meeting, there were 35 students (79.5%) who were active and in the
second meeting, there were 35 students (86.36%) actively involved in the teaching
learning process. The teacher also completed all the activities stated in the lesson
plan. It means that in the second cycle the students listening achievement and the
students’ participation improved significantly.
From the results of cycle two, it can be concluded that the schema theory
could improve the students’ listening comprehension achievement and the students’
participation in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, the teacher was
suggested to use schema theory as one alternative technique in teaching listening. | en_US |
