Discussion The Students’ Perceptions on the Use of Observation Sheets in

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3. Discussion

Based on the first data gathered from close-ended questions Questionnaires Part I, almost all the respondents gave good and very good responses on the statements listed in the questionnaires. Since good and very good response were considered as positive response as explained in Chapter III, it could be classified that the students had a positive response on each statements in which the statements measures students’ attitudes and opinions toward the use of observation sheets. Furthermore, total score of students’ responses that was 6908, implied that the students have good responses. It can be concluded that the students’ perceptions on the use of observation sheets based on the close-ended questions Part I was positive. Moreover, the first data was supported by the analysis result of students’ perception in the form open-ended Questionnaires Part I. There were 84 students 84 who admitted that the use of observation sheet was effective and helpful to give feedback about strengths and weaknesses of their teaching performances, which then the feedback led to positive improvement. The students’ responses showed that they had positive perception toward the use of observation sheets in developing their teaching skills. Based on the data gathered from interview results, the students explained that the observation sheet was a helpful media because the feedback they obtained helped them to improve their teaching skills and to motivate them to teach better in the next performances. Personal motivation influences the interpretation of stimuli Huffman, Vernoy Vernoy, 2002. If students felt motivated as the 42 response of the use of observation sheet, the interpretation of the object was positive. Since almost all the students were motivated to teach better, the perception of the students was positive. In addition, some students perceived the use of observation sheets in negative way because they felt discomfort on the form of observation sheet and the implementation. The students’ responses above showed positive response, which it meant the interpretation about the observation sheet was positive too. Furthermore, as the response of the observation sheet, the students would react to the observation sheet in the form of behavioural response or attitudes. As Altman, et al. 1985 argues that the perception influences someones behaviour response. If the students’ perception toward the use of observation sheet were positive, the students’ behavioural response would be positive also and vice versa. From the analysis result above, the students showed positive attitudes. As student teachers, they read, kept, and reread the observation sheets and as the observer, the students filled and gave detail feedback in the observation sheet to their peer to help their peers improve his her teaching skills. Based on the discussion above, the researcher could draw a conclusion that the students’ perception on the use of observation sheet as peer feedback in Microteaching class was positive.

B. The Feedback the Students Obtained from the Use of Observation Sheet