BOOSTING STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH
THROUGH ICE-BREAKING ACTIVITIES
( A Classroom Action Research in VIII G Students of SMP N 1 Purwokerto in Academic Year 2013/2014)
A THESIS
Submitted to English Department as the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of S.Pd Degree
By:
TIA NUR ISTIANAH 1001050152
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
MOTTO
"Good start will lead you to great end."
Awal yang baik akan membimbing Anda ke hasil yang luar biasa.
"God has given everything we need to be success."
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated for special people in my life who give me a lot of support to finish it
1. Thanks for my beloved parents (Mbok and Babeh) who have given me a lot of support and love. I could exceed this hardship because of you 2. My beloved brother, thanks for your care and also support
3. All my friends in English Department and other faculty
4. All my lecturers in English Department. Thanks for giving me a lot of knowledge
PREFACE
First of all the researcher would like to say thanks to the Almighty Allah SWT who has given us His mercy and blessing, and also His chance so that the researcher can finish this thesis as a partial fulfillment for requirement of S.Pd Degree at English Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto . The success of making this thesis also get support and help from some people who mentioned bellow:
1. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty who permit me to conduct this research
2. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum, the Head of English Department who also gives
me permition to do this research
3. Dr. Suwartono, M.Hum, as my supervisor who guid me in conducting the research and during writing this thesis
4. Bangun Sukono Ferdinan, M.Pd, the Head Master os SMP N 1 Purwokerto
who permit me to conduct the classroom action research in that school 5. Idha Retnaningsih, S.Pd as English teacher and collaborative teacher in
this research. Thanks a lot for your cooperation and hospitality.
The writer certainly realizes that this thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore, the writer welcomes constructive comments and suggestions from the reader. However, what is more important that this thesis would be useful for education field.
Purwokerto, February 2014
TABLE OF CONTENT
COVER ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
MOTTO ... iii
DEDICATION ... iv
PREFACE ... v
TABLE OF CONTENT ... vii
LIST OF TABLE ... ix
LIST OF FIGURE ... x
LIST OF CHART ... xi
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xii
ABSTRACT ... xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Research ... 1
B. Problem of the Research ... 4
C. Reason for Choosing Topic ... 4
D. The Objective of the Research ... 5
E. The Contribution of the Research ... 5
F. The Clarification of the Terms ... 6
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW A. Participation 1. Definition of Participation ... 8
2. Kinds of Participation ... 8
3. The Importance of Participation ... 9
4. Factors of Students‟ Low Participation ... 10
B. Ice Breaking Activities
1. Definition of Ice-breaking Activity ... 11
2. Kinds of Ice-breaking Activity ... 12
3. Advantages and disadvantages of using ice breaking activity . 18 4. Suggestion for Choosing Ice-breaking Activity ... 19
5. The Use of Ice-breaking in This Research ... 20
C. English Test Item in This Research 1. Definition of Multiple-choice ... 21
2. Advantages and Limitations of Multiple-choice ... 22
3. Suggestion for Constructing Multiple-choice Item ... 23
D. The Relevance Previous of Research Result ... 24
E. Basic Assumption ... 25
F. Hypothesis of the Research ... 26
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of the Research ... 27
B. Place and Time of the Research ... 28
C. Subject of the Research ... 28
D. The Design of Research ... 28
E. Technique for Collecting Data ... 31
F. Technique for Analyzing the Data ... 35
G. Criteria of the Successful Action ... 38
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result of the Research 1. Pre-observation Result ... 40
2. The Implementation of Action in Cycle 1... 41
3. The Implementation of Action in Cycle 2... 51
B. Discussion ... 60
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS A. Conclusion ... 64
B. Suggestion ... 65 REFERENCES
LIST OF TABLES
A. Table 3.1
The Scedule of the Research ... 28 B. Table 3.2
Students Observation Sheet ... 32 C. Table 3.3
Observation Sheet of Teacher‟ Activities ... 32 D. Table 4.1
Interval Score of Students‟ Achievement in Cycle 1 ... 51 E. Table 4.2
Interval Score of Students‟ Achievement in Cycle 2 ... 59 F. Table 4.3
Percentage Result of Students‟ Participation ... 60 G. Table 4.4
LIST OF FIGURE
A. Figure 3.1
LIST OF CHARTS
A. Chart 3.1
Frequency Distribution ... 38 B. Chart 4.1
Students Participation Result (Cycle 1 Action 1) ... 43 C. Chart 4.2
Students Participation Result (Cycle 1 Action 2) ... 48 D. Chart 4.3
Percentage of Students‟ Participation in Cyle 1 ... 50 E. Chart 4.4
Students Participation Result (Cycle 2 Action 1) ... 54 F. Chart 4.5
Students Participation Result (Cycle 2 Action 2) ... 57 G. Chart 4.6
LIST OF APPENDICES
A
Students participation checklist Teacher observation sheet Questionnaire B Pre-test item C Post-test item D Lesson Plan E
Students participation checklist in pre-observation Students participation checklist in Cycle 1 Action 1 Students participation checklist in Cycle 1 Action 2 Students participation checklist in Cycle 2 Action 1 Students participation checklist in Cycle 2 Action 2 F
Teacher observation sheet in Cycle 1 Action 1 Teacher observation sheet in Cycle 1 Action 2 Teacher observation sheet in Cycle 2 Action 1 Teacher observation sheet in Cycle 2 Action 2 G
Students‟ achievement result H
Result of Questionnaire I
The photo as documentation of the research J
ABSTRACT
BOOSTING STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH
THROUGH ICE-BREAKING ACTIVITY
(A Classroom Action Research in VIII G Students of SMP N 1 Purwokerto in Academic Year 2013/2014)
By
TIA NUR ISTIANAH 1001050152
This research was aimed to boost students‟ participation in learning English through ice-breaking activities. It was used Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was conducted at the VIII G students of SMP N 1 Purwokerto in academic year 2013/2014 as the subject of the research. The data were collected through observation, questionnaire, documentation, and test as secondary data.
