EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES USING THE PEER TUTOR METHOD IN ENGLISH LEARNING

Abstract

The problem that is the topic of discussion in this research is how improve student learning outcomes using peer tutoring methods in learning English. The goal to be achieved in this study is to determine the extent to which student learning outcomes have been increased by applying the peer tutor learning model. The data sources of this research are odd semester students inclass VIII A MTsN 3 Ponorogo consisting of 20 students. This research was carried out in the odd semester of the 2022//2023 academic year for 3 months. The data collected are quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data is data obtained from formative test results in each cycle. While qualitative data in the form of observations in each learning cycle. The data obtained is then converted to the success criteria to determine whether student learning outcomes can be seen how the improvement. The results of the pre-cycle research were only 5 students or 25% of all students. In Cycle I, there were a number of students who succeeded in improving learning outcomes, increasing by 7 to 12 students or 60%. In Cycle II, students who succeeded in increasing their learning outcomes reached 90% or 18 students out of 20 students. The success of students in English learning outcomes has experienced a significant increase. The results of the observation of the observation conditions the average score of students was 64.25 and increased to 74 in Cycle I and in Cycle II, which increased to 83.25. The increase from pre-cycle to cycle 1 was 35% and from cycle 1 to cycle 2 is 30%. The conclusion is that the application of the peer tutoring method is proven to be able to improve student learning outcomes in English so that it is feasible to apply it in schools MTsN 3 Ponorogo.

Keywords: Learning Outco