8 or to enrich the existing research. The research could be related to the effect of
students next performance after they receive their observation sheets of their teaching performance assessment and the effect of giving observation sheets.
F. Definition of Terms
For the sake of avoiding misunderstanding, the researcher provides some
definition of the terms used in this study. They are stated as follows. 1.
Perception
Perception is an active process in which a person views a stimulus together with his experiences, motivation and attitudes Suparinah, 1986. According to
Robbins 2001, perception is defined as a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their
environment. There are three factors that can influence perception. The factors are in the perceiver, in the object or target and in the context of the situation in which
the perception is made. Based on definitions above, in this research, perception is defined as a way student teacher perceives, see, understand and interpret
observation sheet as peer feedback in microteaching class.
2. Feedback
Feedback is any information given to the student and teacher to describe individual or class progress Lewis, 2002: 3. It is “a prime factor in learning
skills” Borg, Kelley, Langer Gall, 1970: 42. Giving feedback means telling the students about the progress they are making for the sake of guiding them to
9 areas of improvement Lewis, 2002. According to Lewis, there are three kinds of
feedback. They are teacher feedback, peer feedback and self-correction. Implementing peer feedback, the students are to observe their peers teaching
performance then they should give feedback on the form of observation sheets. After that, they should make improvement on their next performance. In this
research, peer feedback in microteaching class refers to any constructive commentscritiques from peers to peers for the sake of improving their teaching
competences.
3. Microteaching
Microteaching is one of the compulsory courses offered in Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, which trains the students the basic skills needed
to be teachers. In Sanata Dharma University, especially in English Language Education Study Program, this subject is included in the curriculum as Kelompok
Mata Kuliah Keahlian Berkarya KPE 360. In Microteaching class, the students
are trained to be competent and well qualified teachers. They are trained to master essential teaching skills including set induction, set closure, questioning and
stimulus variation skills, explaining skills and reinforcement skills. Here, the students learn doing peer teaching in a stimulated class and teaching lower
semester students. In this research, microteaching is a course the research participants taken in which the researcher study about students’ perception on the
use of observation sheet as peer feedback in developing students’ teaching skills.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter presents a discussion on the related literature as the theoretical base in doing the research outlined in Chapter I. On this literature
review, the theoretical description and the theoretical framework of the study will be discussed further. The theoretical description contains the discussion on the use
of observation sheet as peer feedback, microteaching class, and perceptual process.
A. Theoretical Description
In this section, the researcher will review the description of the use of observation sheet as peer feedback, the description of microteaching and the
description of perception.
1. The Use of Observation Sheets as Peer Feedback a. Definition of feedback
Evaluation is needed to measure someone achievements especially in measuring someone learning process. Gregory stated that evaluation is “crucial,
ongoing, diagnostic process in which both teacher and students must engage in order to educate each other” Gregory, 1972: 16. Feedback is “a prime factor in
learning skills” Borg, Kelley, Langer Gall, 1970: 42. According to Lewis 2002: 3, giving feedback means telling students about the progress of the
