Students Teams – Achievement Division (STAD) for Enhancing Speaking Performance and Teamwork Satisfaction in English as a Second Language (ESL) Classrooms (Pembahagian Pencapaian Pasukan Pelajar (STAD) untuk Meningkatkan Prestasi Pertuturan dan Kepuasan Kerja Berpasukan dalam Kelas Bahasa Inggeris sebagai Bahasa Kedua (ESL))

Izyan Safira Ibrahim, Nor Hafizah Adnan

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to examine students’ perceptions toward the use of the Students Teams – Achievement Division (STAD) in enhancing their English speaking performance. This study also investigated the extent to which teamwork satisfaction can beachieved through the application of STAD. STAD is a cooperative learning strategy that involves small groups of students with different levels of abilities collaborating to accomplish a shared learning goal. A total of 73 students in a government-funded national school in a suburban area of the district of Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia were selected through purposive sampling in this study. Students were assigned to five or six-member heterogeneous groups, and a three-step cycle was initiated once the assignment of students was created. The three-step cycle included teaching, team study, and testing. Data was collected via a survey and a set of questionnaires was distributed to the students after applying STAD in their lessons for two months. The findings obtained provided evidence that students were generally positive about using STAD to enhance their speaking performance and teamwork satisfaction. Thus, it can be concluded from this study that STAD encourages students to actively participate in the classroom, build up their confidence, and improve their communication skills. It was therefore recommended that teachers should consider using STAD in teaching English and other content areas, utilizing students’ collaboration to enhance learning and maximize interaction among the group.

Keywords: Cooperative learning; speaking performance; students’ perceptions; students teams – achievement division; teamwork satisfaction


Abstract


Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji persepsi pelajar terhadap penggunaan Pasukan Pelajar – Bahagian Pencapaian (STAD) dalam meningkatkan prestasi berbahasa Inggeris mereka. Kajian ini juga mengkaji sejauh mana kepuasan kerja berpasukan dapat dicapai melalui penerapan STAD. STAD adalah strategi pembelajaran koperatif yang melibatkan kumpulan kecil pelajar dengan tahap kemampuan yang berbeza bekerjasama untuk mencapai tujuan pembelajaran bersama. Seramai 73 orang pelajar di sebuah sekolah kebangsaan yang dibiayai oleh kerajaan di kawasan pinggir bandar di daerah Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia dipilih melalui persampelan bertujuan dalam kajian ini. Pelajar ditugaskan kepada lima atau enam anggota kumpulan heterogen, dan satu kitaran tiga langkah dimulakan sebaik sahaja tugas pelajar dibuat. Kitaran tiga langkah merangkumi pengajaran, kajian pasukan, dan ujian. Data dikumpulkan melalui tinjauan dan satu set soal selidik diedarkan kepada para pelajar setelah menerapkan STAD dalam pelajaran mereka selama dua bulan. Penemuan yang diperoleh memberikan bukti bahawa pelajar secara amnya positif menggunakan STAD untuk meningkatkan prestasi bertutur dan kepuasan kerja berpasukan. Oleh itu, dapat disimpulkan dari kajian ini bahawa STAD mendorong pelajar untuk turut serta secara aktif di dalam kelas, membina keyakinan, dan meningkatkan kemahiran komunikasi. Oleh itu, disarankan agar guru mempertimbangkan untuk menggunakan STAD dalam mengajar bahasa Inggeris dan bidang kandungan lain, menggunakan kerjasama pelajar untuk meningkatkan pembelajaran dan memaksimumkan interaksi antara kumpulan.

Kata kunci: Pembelajaran koperatif; prestasi bercakap; persepsi pelajar; pasukan pelajar – bahagian pencapaian; kepuasan kerja berpasukan


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