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3. Reflection
a. Implementing STAD Student Team-Achievement Division
Implementing STAD helped the students to improve their speaking skills. The students’ confidence in speaking was improved by working in
groups. The students performed the tasks and practice reading with their group mates. They helped each other by giving feedback on each other’s
performance. While interacting in groups, the students became less anxious in making mistakes in speaking because working with friends
made them more comfortable. In addition, in STAD, there were activities that provided opportunities for the students to practice speaking skills. The
rewards also motivated the students to do better in the lesson.
b. Using the classroom English during the lesson
By using classroom English, the students were motivated to use English in the classroom. While interacting with me and their friends, the
students used English. Even though sometimes they used English in a less appropriate way, they tried their best. This condition showed that using
classroom English was successful in encouraging students to speak using English.
c. Giving a handout of materials related to the program of study
Giving a handout of materials related to the program of study was successfully implemented in cycle 3. The handouts containing materials
and task helped the students learning materials easily and it made them get
105 more opportunities to do the tasks instead of writing the materials. The
materials in the handouts were related to their field so the students became more familiar with the language around their field.
d. Asking the students to bring dictionary
In cycle 3, the students were aware of the benefit of having dictionaries. They could find out the meanings and the correct
pronunciation of words by using dictionaries, especially the printed ones. Besides, the activities in the classroom were efficient since the students did
not bother asking others in finding the word meanings. Based on the reflection of cycle 3, the actions planned in the initial
stage of research were successfully implemented. The goal of implementing STAD was achieved; improving students’ speaking skills.
The collaborators and I decided to end the research.
E. General Findings
After three cycles were carried out, there were some findings that could be drawn.
1. STAD, if carried out carefully, could be used to im
prove students’ speaking skills.
2. Group study, where the students learn together could build self-
confidence, responsibilities and respect. 3.
The students realized that pronunciation is important in speaking.
