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2 Appreciating Others
Another contribution which occurred in Play Performance class through collaborative learning was about respecting others. While working together in a
group, the students would experience different ways of thinking and various opinions from others. By having a democratic discussion, the students would learn
about how to respect and appreciate other people and their different opinions. “I also learn to share my opinion to others and learn to pay more attention
to others comment or argument. Here I learn to give appreciate to others work
.” – Excerpt 57 In excerpt 57, the student wrote that she learned to pay more attention to
others’ comment or argument. In other words, it showed that the student appreciated other students’ comment or argument.
“I learned that we shouldn‟t underestimate something or someone. At first, I thought some jobs were easy like costume, make-up music, and lighting
division, but it turned out every job was important and not that easy to do it. Each of it has its own challenge. So, we have to appreciate everyone
who does the job well
.” – Excerpt 58 In excerpt 58, the student wrote about the way the student appreciated
others. The student had learnt how to respect others by not underestimating something or someone. The student wrote that each job in the group work had its
own challenge and each job was important and not easy to do. Therefore, every member in her group faced their own difficulties in their work and the students
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3 Respecting and Caring for Others
The researcher also found several students who wrote about collaborative learning contribution in their way in caring for others. Several students wrote that
they became a person who cares for their friends’ condition. Excerpt 59 showed
one of student in Play Performance class wrote the changes that happened on them because of group work in Play Performance class.
“I become a friend who care to the others, can accept suggestion, comments, and critique that can improve my competences
.” – Excerpt 59 “In my personal life, the positive impacts of the things that I have learned
from this course are quite exiting. The first value is about respecting and caring about others. In my personal life, I can respect other people in my
daily activity. For example, when a person argues something in meeting forum I have to pay attention to that person or the simpliest thing is
greeting other people. Those are the example of respect other people in my daily activity. Then, I also have to care about other people in my daily
activity. For example, when a person who gets an accident in the road. I will help that person no matter whether heshe knows me or not because I
care about that people. Besides, caring are not only to people but also to myself. I know the limit of my body, when I get tired I have to take a rest or
when I stress I have to relax. Those are the example of caring about other people and myself in my real life
.” – Excerpt 60 In excerpt 60, the student who wrote the reflection told about the positive
impact he obtained because of Play Performance class, which used collaborative learning. The positive impact was a term that the student used to picture the
contribution that he perceived from collaborative learning in Play Performance class. The student mentioned that the student obtained quite good values in
respecting and caring for other. The student did not only mention about how he started caring for others but also for himself.
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have learned a lot of important values that I could not get in the other classes. They are respecting and caring about other people, work, and
cooperate well with other people, and communicate well with other people
.” – Excerpt 61 In excerpt 61, the student who wrote the reflection mentioned about values
they obtained from learning activities in Play Performance class in one excerpt. The student mentioned that he obtained some important values, and those values
are respecting and caring about other people.
4 Personality Development
Another contribution which was perceived by the students was the contribution to
students’ personality development. Most of the activities in Play Performance class demanded the students to work in their group. Then, those
activities also assisted them to develop their personality better. The researcher found collaborative learning had contributed to students’
personality in various ways. There was a student who wrote that from Play Performance class, the student wanted to be a humble person. There were two
students who wrote that team work in Play Performance class had taught them to be a wise person, especially in facing the problems that appeared. There was a
student who wrote that they learned to be courageous in facing the problems and be a dreamer who was encouraged to execute their dreams. Some of them wrote in
their reflection papers that they learned to be friendlier toward others. There were also several students who wrote that every activity related to team work in Play
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some students also added that they became more mature after following the group activities in Play Performance class. Excerpts 62, 63, 64 showed the other
contributions that the students wrote in their reflection papers. “I admitted that I got very amazing experience to be a part of this play
performance class especially to be a player. There were a lot of burden that we shall face. There were a lot of anxiety. There were a lot of
challenges that we face. However, we could tackle all of the burdens, anxiety, and challenges. Those problems constructed us to be courageous,
stronger, wiser, and responsible. Those problem also build us to be a dreamer, a dreamer that had the courage to execute it. I believe that such
kind of characteristics would be very helpful in our future. On how to deal with the problems in any subjects that we would take next semester and
also how to deal with the other people in our life
.” – Excerpt 62 In excerpt 62, the student mentioned about the contributions they perceived
from Play Performance class to their personality development. The student mentioned in her reflection paper that the problems she faced along the dynamic
in their group work in Play Performance class had made her to be more courageous, stronger and also wiser. Besides, the student also added that the
problems had made her to be a dreamer who had the courage to make their dream come true.
“My plan to work with my team is just a simple plan. I cannot force other people and I do not want to. The thing that I can do is forcing me, myself to
be be better, because good things will be followed by the others if we start it by ourselves first. I do not want other people get bothered by my attitude
or by my words, or by my activities. I want myself to get change to be better for myself first
.” – Excerpt 63 “I will remember very well all the good things and bad things that
happened during the Play Performance class on Wednesday or during the group practices on Mondays and Fridays and some other additional days.
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things have changed my life and me myself .” – Excerpt 64
Excerpts 63 and 64 showed that the students had similar contributions. Both of the students wrote about collaborative learning contribution to them
which made themselves become a better person. Even though the student did not mention clearly what the contribution that he perceived, but the first sentence of
the excerpt had explained it. The student mentioned about his plan toward working with his team. The student wanted to try to be a better person because of
working together with other. It meant that the group activities in Play Performance class had contributed in making the student became a better person.
In excerpt 64, the student clearly mentioned that „those things’, which are good experiences and bad experiences that happened during the group practices
for Play Performance, also developed him became a better person.
5 Patient
The researcher also found some contributions of collaborative learning in Play Performance class from several students. There were various contributions
they perceived and they mentioned it in their reflection papers. These excerpts
contained contributions of collaborative learning on student’s patience.
“In the last part of this reflection, I learn three things that I have never done before; to be patient, to be discipline and responsible, and dare to
challenge our personality to know something new .” – Excerpt 65
In excerpt 65, the researcher found that the student perceived the contribution of collaborative learning in their patient toward others. It also gave
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ontribution to student’s discipline and it made the student to be more responsible. Moreover, the student also mentioned that collaborative learning contributed in
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