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The
fourteenth
research statement, the teaching method used in class develops
the students‟ interest to study more, was to find out whether the teaching method used in class developed
the students‟ interest to study English materials more. The result showed that eight 25.80, out of 31 students, strongly agreed
with the research statement. There were 18 students 58.06 agreed the teaching method used in class developed
the students‟ interest to study English materials more. Yet, there were four students 12.90 answered disagree and a student
3.22 answered strongly disagree. They perceived that the teaching method used in class could not develop their interest to study English materials more.
The
fifteenth
research statement was aimed to gain the students‟ opinion on the teaching method used in class that could make the students understand the
materials easily. The result showed that eight students 25.80 chose SA Strongly Agree, 23 students 74.19 chose A Agree and none of the students
neither disagreed nor strongly disagreed. The result proved that the students were benefited from the teaching method used in class. The 29.03 students felt that
the teaching method used in class that could make the students understand the materials easily. While the rest 70.96 students felt that the teaching method
used in class that could make the students understand the materials easy enough. It can be said that all of the students experienced positive influences of cooperative
learning implemented in the English class. The students claimed:
It depended on the difficulty level of the task, when there was a difficult the task, we could share and ask to other group members. Therefore, difficult tasks could
be done easier. Interviewee 1
Yes of course, it made me easier either to understand the English materials and to complete the tasks given by the teacher. Interviewee 3
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The
Sixteenth
research statement, the teaching method used in class leads the students to find that English learning is interesting
, was to find out students‟ opinion on the teaching method implemented in class which make the students
interested in learning English. The table showed six students 19.35 strongly agreed, 20 students 65.51 agreed and four students 12.90 disagreed to the
research statement. It was a student 3.22 strongly disagreed. The result showed that by using cooperative learning, 19.35 of the students felt that they
were very interested in learning English through cooperative learning implemented and 65.51 of students felt that they were fairly interested in
learning English through cooperative learning implemented in class. However 12.90 of the students felt that cooperative learning implemented did not make
the students feel interested enough in learning English. While the rest one student 3.22 felt that cooperative learning implemented in class did not make her
interested in learning English. The Seventeenth research statement, it is pleasure to learn English from
the teaching method used in class, was to discover the students‟ perception while experiencing cooperative learning in English class. There were four students
12.90 strongly agreed and 20 students 65.51 agreed to the statement. There were seven student 22.58 answered D Disagree and none of the students
strongly disagreed to the statement. Despite the positive, there were seven students answered disagree. It could be inferred that 22.58 of the students
perceived negatively when they experiencing cooperative learning in English class. The students claimed:
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I disagreed because I did not feel that the method used could make me feel enjoy learning English. I do not feel motivated learning English. Interviewee 4
I was not agree with that statement because I do not feel enjoy learning English. It was not because the method implemented in English class. Interviewee 5
3. Social Skills and Positive Interdependence
The next fifteen research statements, statement number 18 to 32, were to examine the students‟ perception of the students‟ social skills and positive
interdependence toward the implementation of cooperative learning in class. The researcher used two theories from Johnson et al. 1994. The first theory was
students realize that each individual affect success and the work of the others. They must share information in order to complete their tasks because the work is
structured Johnson et al., 1994. The second theory was students learn and use appropriate social skills including leadership, decision-making, trust building,
communication and conflict-management Johnson et al., 1994.
Table 4.3 The students’ social skills and positive interdependence toward
the implementation of cooperative learning in class
No. Questions
SA A
D SD
18. The students have a chance to work in-group to share what the students have learnt.
7 22.58
19 61.29
5 16.12
- 19. Small group activities can develop
student‟s knowledge.
8 25.80
18 58.06
5 16.12
- 20. The class activities make the students interact
well with others. 12
38.70 17
54.83 2
6.45 -
21. Classroom activities provided make the learning interesting.
13 42.93
14 45.16
4 12.90
- 22. The teaching method makes the class have
better atmosphere of learning. 8
25.80 21
67.74 2
6.45 -
23. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to discuss difficult materials with
friends. 8
25.80 20
64.51 3
9.67 -
24. The teaching method used enables the students 5
22 3
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to help each other in doing difficult tasks. 16.12 70.96 9.67 3.22
No. Questions
SA A
D SD
25. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to give suggestion for improvement
on friends‟ performance. 1
3.22 22
70.96 7
22.58 1
3.22 26. The teaching method used in class enables the
students to work together in completing difficult tasks.
9 29.03
18 58.06
4 12.90
- 27. The teaching method helps the students in
working with friends cooperatively. 14
45.16 16
51.61 1
3.22 -
28. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to be confident in sharing
knowledge with friends. 4
12.90 23
74.19 3
9.67 1
3.22 29. The teaching method used in class encourages
the students to be confident in sharing knowledge in class discussion.
1 3.22
25 80.64
4 12.90
1 3.22
30. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to speak fluently in front of public.
3 9.67
14 45.16
12 38.70
2 6.45
31. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to be confident in sharing opinion
in class discussion. 5
16.12 17
54.83 9
29.03 -
32. The teaching method used in class encourages the students to be actively involved in class
activities. 4
12.90 21
67.74 6
19.35 -
SA: Strongly Agree; A: Agree; D: Disagree; SD: Strongly Disagree The eighteenth research statement concerned with whether cooperative
learning lets the students having a chance to work in-group to share what the students have learnt. There were seven students 22.58, who chose strongly
agree, 19 students 61.29 chose agree to the research statement, five other students 16.12 disagreed and none of the students strongly disagreed to the
research statement. Research statement number 19 was to find out whether cooperative
learning activities could develop students‟ knowledge. The result showed that
eight students 25.80 strongly agreed and 18 students 58.06 agreed to the
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research statement. Meanwhile, as many as 16.12 of the students 5 students disagreed that cooperative learning activity
could develop students‟ knowledge. Research statement number 20 asked whether the class activities made the
students interact well with other students. As many as 12 students 38.70 chose strongly agreed, 17 students 54.83 chose agree, and two students 6.45
chose disagree. The result showed that cooperative learning influenced the majority of the students‟ mind because the students whose answers were strongly
agree and agree realized that each individual affected the success and the work of the others.
The class activities made me interact well with my friends completing the tasks. Interviewee 6
Research statement number 21 discussed about whether the classroom activities that are provided make the learning interesting for the students. There
were 13 students 41.93 strongly agreed and 45.16 14 students agreed. Meanwhile, four students 12.90 disagreed to the research statement. The
student claimed:
I liked the method used in class because we, the students, could share our knowledge. We could also interact discussing about other topics. However,
sometimes I do not like the materials given. Interviewee 1
Research statement number 22 was to find out whether the teaching method made the class had a better atmosphere of learning. The result showed that
25.80 of the students or eight students strongly agreed and 67.74 of the students 21 students agreed, two students 6.45 disagreed, and none of the
students strongly disagreed with this research statement. The result showed that more than 60 of the students considered that cooperative learning implemented
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in class made the class had a better atmosphere of learning. There were the interviewee‟s elaborations to respond the research statement number 22.
Yes, the mothod could create a better atmosphere of learning. I had difficulties in learning English, but after experiencing cooperative learning, I could learn well.
Interviewee 3
Yes, I felt that so. I could feel that the class had a better atmosphere of learning. Interviewee 6
The twenty-third research statement was to find out whether the teaching method used in class encouraged the students to discuss difficult materials with
their friends. In this statement, the researcher was about to discover whether the students were triggered to discuss difficult materials. According to the research
statement number 23, the researcher believed that in order to complete their tasks the students need communication and information sharing. The result of this
research statement showed that eight students 25.80 chose strongly agree, 20 students 64.51 chose agree, and three students 9.67 chose disagree. It
meant that most of the students 25.80 and 64.51 of the students were triggered to discuss difficult materials with their friends to complete their tasks.
Research statement number 24 asked whether the teaching method implemented in class enabled the students to help other students in doing difficult
tasks. There were one student 3.22 who answered strongly disagree and three students 9.67 answered disagree. As many as 27 students answered either
strongly agree or agree. There were five students 16.12 strongly agreed and 22 students 70.96 agreed that the teaching method implemented in class enabled
the students to help other students in doing difficult tasks.
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Research statement number 25 was to find out whether cooperative learning implemented in class encouraged the students to give suggestion for
improvement on their friends‟ performances. The result of the research showed
there was one student 3.22 strongly agreed and 22 students 70.96 agreed that group work encouraged the students to give suggestion for improvement on
their friends‟ performance. There were one student 3.22 strongly disagreed
and seven students 22.58 disagreed to that research statement. It turned out that cooperative learning did not make the students be able to help other students
for improvement. The students that answered disagree and strongly disagree talked about their own proficiency and their own knowledge as the matters. The
student talked about big responsibility the student had in cooperative learning and the lack of English as the main problem. The student stated:
No, I did not feel so. I was the one who needed the improvement. I could not give suggestion for my friends because of my lack of English. Big responsibility they
had in cooperative learning and the schedule management of the group. Interviewee 4
The research statement number 26 asked whether the teaching method implemented in class enabled the students and their friends to work together in
completing difficult tasks. The result showed that there were nine students 29.03 strongly agreed and 18 students 58.06 agreed that they liked
experiencing cooperative learning in English class because the students realized that each individual affect success and the work of the others. Students must share
information in order to complete their tasks because the work is structured Johnson et al., 1994. However, four students 12.90 disagreed to the research
statement.
