Authors:
M. Nur Hakim
1
;
Zuriyati
2
and
Saifur Rohman
2
Affiliations:
1
Doctoral Student at the Universitas Negeri Jakart, Indonesia
;
2
Faculty of Language and Art, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Teaching Media, Hand Puppet, Folklores, Storytelling Skill, Comprehension of Stories
Abstract:
This research is aimed at enhancing students’ storytelling skill through a medium of hand a puppet. Media play important roles in increasing students’ skills in storytelling. One of such media that grabs students’ attention in teaching storytelling in elementary school is hand puppet. A hand puppet is a medium of teaching aid in developing contents of folklores. Even some researchers have conducted lots of study related to a hand puppet in order to increase students’ creativity in their learning. The method used is action research comprising four stages, i.e. planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data gathering is done through observation, interview, and tests. Data obtained from observation and interview is analyzed qualitatively, while data taken from results of a test are analyzed through both descriptive and quantitative methods. The findings indicate that there is improvement in students’ skills of storytelling based on their ability to comprehend the contents of storie
s, understanding meaning of stories, intonation, expressions, and the use of media. The improvement can also be seen from their motivation and self-conidence. The results of learning or the average score in each cycle are 55.5 for cycle 1, 63.4 for cycle 2, and 71.4 for cycle 3. Therefore, it can be implied that this research has encouraged students to increase their interest and skills in storytelling, especially stories derived from folklores or local traditional stories. It is hoped that It can also build the students’ character value which can be implemented in a real life.
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