METODE TALKING STICK DENGAN MEDIA AUDIO UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN STENOGRAFI

Abstract

Stenography learning in class X Office Administration 3 at SMK Negeri 1
Pemalang indicated the low learning motivation. The purpose of this research was to
know the students’ learning motivation improvement after using talking stick method
with audio media at Stenography subject in class X Office Administration at SMK N 1
Pemalang. It was a classroom action research conducted in three cycles which each
cycle was consisted of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data
were collected by observation and test. Then, the data were analyzed by percentage
descriptive. The results showed that talking stick method with audio media can improve
students' motivation at Stenography subject in class X Office Administration 3 at SMK
N 1 Pemalang. The average of students’ motivation on the first cycle was 63.08%, then
increased up to 72.08% on the second cycle and finally, it went up to 85.08% on the
third cycle.