Developing Beach Ball Group Investigations Cooperative Learning Model to Improve Social Skill in Speaking Course

Abstract

Speaking course at higher education has worthy responsibility and becomes pivotal foundation for the development of personal communication, intellectual, emotional, cultural, and social. This research aimed at developing Beach Ball Group Investigation (BBGI) cooperative learning model to improve social skill and investigating the effectiveness of this model in speaking course. The research design was Research and Development (R & D). The data were collected through questionnaire, interview, assessment sheet of social skill observation, and multiple choices. The data analysis employed t-test and n-gain to test the product effectiveness. The research result concluded that BBGI cooperative learning model was effective in improving student's social skill. It was indicated by coefficient value of tcalculation which was greater than that of ttable, as well as the difference between pre-test and post-test (n-gain) which was in good category.

The Influence of ‘Push-in Pull-out’ Learning Model on Students’ Learning Outcomes viewed from Academic Capability

“…The goal is to impact good students' critical thinking skills so that they can attain good academic abilities, as well as normal kids and students with special needs, based on their talents both inside and outside the classroom. According to Darmuki et al (2019Darmuki et al ( ) (2019 Students in collaborative learning must be able to communicate with others, have a strong desire to teach their classmates, and capitalize on their interactions in collaborative groups taking part in the educational process. Teacher carried out learning stages which encouraged students to construct their own knowledge in an interactive and enjoyable environment in the material of theme 5 about ecosystem components.…”