distance from where they first saw the UFO to Fort Victoria was 290 kilometers.
Although the couple’s description of what happened, contained plenty of details, many people find it hard to believe that UFOs do exist.
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C. Two Stay Two Stray
1. Definition of Two Stay Two Stray
There area various method which can be applied by teacher in the class. In teaching reading, one of various techniques which can be applied by the teacher is
cooperative learning. Olsen and Kagan in Kessler regarding is that “Cooperative
Learning is a body of literature and research that has examined the effects of cooperation in education. It offers ways to organize group work to enhance learning
and increase academic achievement.”
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According to Kagan, “Cooperative, interdependent educational experiences in our classrooms is necessary if we hope to make possible the democratic ideal of
informed and equal participation. It’s necessary if we hope to maintain traditional values, including respect, kindness, and the ability to enter and maintain positive
social relations.”
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Kagan emphasizes that cooperative is need to be done in the classroom because it will make students have same roles and can help each other.
The point of cooperative learning technique is emphasizing to the students to have social interaction with all learners in a class by dividing into small groups. It
creates the opportunity for students to help their group members to solve the problems.
It’s similar with opinion of Johnson, Johnson and Holubec in Cayabyab
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, loc. cit., p. 50
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Carolyn Kessler editor, Cooperative Language Learning. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice- Hall, inc., 1992, p. 1
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Spencer Kagan, Kagan Cooperative Learning, San Clamente, CA: Kagan Publishing, 2009, p.2.16
Concluding comment
and Jacob that “Cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that
students wo rk together to maximize their own and each other’s learning.”
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Cooperative learning has various techniques. One of them is Two Stay Two Stray TSTS. Two Stay Two Stray TSTS technique is adapted from Spencer
Kagan. This technique will bring students to active in learning process, because students will learn more though process constructing and creating working in group
and sharing knowledge. Nevertheless, individual responsibility is still the key of success in learning English. This learning process is believed as being able to give
chance to students to be involved in discussion. It also encourages critical thinking and is willing to take responsibility of their own learning by enhancing of their
reading comprehension. According to Lie Two stay two stray is a technique that gives the students
chance to share their ideas, arguments and information to other groups. In this technique, there are some activities. Then, by using this technique, students help each
others. The high level and the low level of students will work together to achieve the purpose of their group”.
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Agus Suprijono pointed out that Two Stay Two Stray Teachnique is started by dividing students into a group. After creating the group, the teacher gives them a task
to discuss and find out the answers with their own group.
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This technique emphasizes interaction between students, every member of the group have same role and function to share their knowledge with the other group.
Besides, students are also hoped have individual responsibility to help other students and they are motivated to understand material which is provided by the teacher.
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Eleonor C. Cayabyab and George M. Jacobs, The ACELT Journal-Practical Papers on Teaching English Language and Literature in Philipines, Making Small Groups Work Via Cooperative
Learnin, Volume 3, No.2, 1999, p.28
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Anita Lie, Cooperative Learning, Jakarta: Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia, 2002, p.60
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Agus Suprijono, Cooperative Learning: Teori Aplikasi PAIKEM, Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 2009, p. 77
