EFEKTIVITAS PENERAPAN MODEL PAIRED STORY TELLING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERCERITA SISWA KELAS V SDN 68 BANDA ACEH

Abstract

The  results  of  observation at SD Negeri 68 Banda Aceh  show  students who appear to be less mastered in  the contents of the story and less skilled in  story telling techniques. The low value of students'  story tellingskills is influenced by several factors, namely low student vocabulary, lack of  student confidence, lack of student interest in learningIndonesian, and learning is  still teacher-centered. The formulation of the problem  in this study are:  Is the  application of the Paired Story Telling model effective in   improving  story telling skills  of fifthgrade students at SD Negri 68 Banda Aceh?   This study  hasthe aim: to  determine the effectiveness of the application of  the Paired Story  Tellingmodel to  improve story tellingskills of fifth grade students at SD Negeri 68  Banda Aceh.  The research approach uses quantitative  research with  experimental  research  with one-group pre-test-post-test design. The  sample in this  study amounted to 29 students.  The instruments in this study were  questionnaire,  pretest and posttest tests. The  results showed that based on the average  qualification  of the final test (posttest) using  the t test, so t_count≥t_table is 3.35> 2.05 then H_ (o) is  rejected and Ha is accepted. Thus  it  can  be concluded that  the Paired Story Telling Model is Effective in improving   storytelling  skills  of fifth grade students at SD  Negeri 68 Banda Aceh.  Besides that,  from  the students 'answers  from all of the  questionnaire  statements,  it was   found that  students' interest  and enthusiasm inlearning  usingthe Paired Story   Telling Model  was very high. This can be seen from the fun, active and   enthusiasm of students in following the learning process.