The Implementation of a Collaboration Between Reading Guide and Talking Stick Strategies to Increase Students' Interest in Civics Learning

Abstract

This study is aimed to increased students’ interest in Civics learning process at class X.OC Senior High School Muhammadiyah Kartasura at Sukoharjo Regency in year 2017 by implementing a collaboration between Reading Guide and Talking Stick strategies. In this study, the students’ interest is low enough before the researcher apply the treatment and the teacher have tried to use some ways to solve this problem, such as: speech in front of the class, discussion and quiz. The result of applying these strategies could not increase the students’ interest maximally. The researcher puts on a solution in this study by implementing a collaboration between Reading Guide and Talking Stick strategies. The subject in this Classroom Action Research is the students from class X.OC Senior High School Muhammadiyah Kartasura at Sukoharjo Regency in year 2017 which consist of 30 students. The method of collecting the data is taken from informant, where and when this study is done. The technique of collecting data, the researcher applies observations, interviews and questionnaire. There are four steps in the procedure of this study, they are: planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. This Classroom Action Research is done into two steps. The performance indicators of Classroom Action Research can improve the learning interest in the Civic Education teaching-learning process. The researcher hopes by implementing a collaboration between Reading Guide and Talking Stick strategies, the result of students’ interest in the Civic Education teaching-learning process at class X.OC Senior High School Muhammadiyah Kartasura at Sukoharjo Regency in year 2017 could be increased at least 80% from 30 students. The achievement of these results is proved by the acquisition of indicators of student’s learning interest. The indicators are student interest, excited, feeling happy, attention of students, student involvement, and student activities. The result of this Research shows that before this Classroom Action Research the students at class X.OC Senior High School Muhammadiyah Kartasura in year 2017 only 7 students (23,33%) that have learning interest. Learning process by implementing a collaboration between Reading Guide and Talking Stick strategies, show students who have a good interest in the cycle I is increased to 18 students (60%) and the cycle II is increased to 26 students (86,67%). It shows an achievement of the performance indicator used in the first steps in this study around 80%.