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1.6.1 Perception
Altman, Valenzi, and Hodgetts 1985 mention that perception is the way how the stimuli is selected and grouped by a person so that it can be meaningfully
interpreted. Perception reflects a person’s view on reality. Perception’s process helps us to understand the enviroment in which we live p.85. In addition to the
definition, Huffman, Mark, and Vernoy 1997 say that “Perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data into usable mental
representation of the world” p.79. In this study, perception refers to the mental representation of the eighth grade students’ at
SMP N 2 Sedayu in selecting, organizing, and interpreting any point of view on reality. It will see on how the
students’ perceive the use of mind mapping to develop their organization of ideas in speaking.
1.6.2 Mind mapping
Buzan 2003 mentions that mind mapping is a powerful technique that provides a universal key to unlock the potency of the brain. Mind mapping
technique can be applied for any aspects of life in order to improve learning and clear thinking of human performance p.55. In this study, mind-mapping is the
technique used for developing the eighth grade students’ organization of ideas at SMP N 2 Sedayu. Mind mapping is a powerful graphic technique which provides
the scheme of organization of ideas on what is going to be presented in speaking
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1.6.3 Speaking
Speaking skill is the basic element in having communication and it is the common measurement on how people master the language. Bygate 1987
mentions speaking as a skill which deserves attention every bit as much as literary skills, in both the first and second languages. The learners may need to be able to
speak with confidence in order to carry out many of the most basic transactions p.1. Besides, Bygate 1987 also mentions that speaking is the skill which can be
traced to the processing conditions of communication and the words are being spoken as they are being decided and as they are being understood p. 11. This
means that the speaking skill itself is the skill which needs more attention in order to carry out the transactions of communication and the learners need the
confidence to carry out the transactions of communication itself. Besides, speaking also needs the good idea on what they will decide and understand on a
certain idea. In this study, speaking is the skill which has function for producing speech in a good order of organization of ideas, fluency, and accuracy.
1.6.4 Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 2 Sedayu
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