52 category as a whole. From the data obtained, the researcher summarized the data
by scoring the response of the respondents and summed the score in each category. Meanwhile, the response of the respondents were divided into two categories, they
were positive and negative. In order to know the category whether positive or negative, the researcher looked at the mean. The negative criterion was based on
the range 1 - 2.4 while the positive criterion was based on the range 2.5 - 4.
1. Students’ Perception on the Use of Group Video in English Speaking
Practice
In order to answer the first research question about the students perception on the use of group video in speaking practice, the researcher used data
from the questionnaires in five categories: s tudents’ background, students’
perception on speaking, students’ perception on group video, students’ perception
on cooperative learning group work, and student’s perception on uploading
group video project in YouTube. The researcher also used data from open-ended questionnaire and also from the interview to support and cross check the data.
1.1. Students’ Background
Based on the theory of Altman 1985, perception is the way stimuli are selected and grouped by a person so that they can be meaningfully interpreted.
Knowing what kinds of stimulus that form the background of someone’s perception is the best way to decide in what side his or her interpretation is. The
mean of the first category was 3.0 for the detailed data please see appendix I. It meant that respondents responded positively for the first category on the
background of the students. The respondents had positive background related to
53 their perception on the use of group video in speaking practice.
Table 4.1 Percentage Distribution of Students’ Background
Statements Percentage Distribution
SD D
A SA
1 53.33
46.67 2
3.33 63.33
23.33 10
3 63.33
36.67 4
3.33 50
43.33 3.33
5 16.67
13.33 53.33
16.67 6
6.67 66.67
26.67
Table 4.1 presented the p ercentage distribution of students’ background.
The result of the first statement presented that 53.33 of the respondents agreed and 46.67 of the respondents strongly agreed that the respondents were
interested in learning English. None of the respondents strongly disagreed and disagreed that the respondents were interested in learning English. It could be
concluded that 100 of the respondents agreed that the respondents were interested in learning English. Based on the result it could be seen that the
respondents were enthusiastic in learning English in the classroom and they were whole-heartedly learning English because basically the respondents were
interested in learning English. The second statement stated that it was not easy for the respondents to
learn English resulted that 3.33 of the respondents strongly disagreed and 63.33 of the respondents disagreed with the statement. Only 23.33 of the
respondents agreed and 10 of the respondents strongly agreed with the statements. Therefore, 66.66 of the respondents disagreed that it was not easy
