The Application of Text Structure Mapping Strategy to Improve Speaking Skills for Student Class Fifth SDN Babatan 4 Surabaya

摘要

Learning Indonesian is aimed to increase the ability of learners to communicate using the Indonesian language properly and correctly, both orally and in writing (Ministry of Education, 2006:317). But the reality on the ground indicate that elementary school students' skills in communicating using the Indonesian language has not been adequate. Based on the above illustration, researchers collaborate with students and teachers strive to improve learning Indonesian language appropriate to the character and cognitive development of students. Measures referred to, is conducting classroom action research to improve the quality of learning Indonesian language with implementing mapping struktur text strategy. The mapping struktur text strategy is a strategy of learning by using visualization concrete marker in the form of text structure maps that is helping students understand the text and translate ideas. The mapping structure text is also in accordance with elementary school students' cognitive development are generally still at the stage of cognitive development "concrete operational". They are needs concrete marker in understanding things. Thus in learning, students need visualization as an effort to meet the needs of concretization. Problems of the research, is how to improve the ability of speaking, reading, and writing skills fifth grade students of SDN Babatan 4 Surabaya, through the application of text structure mapping strategy. The purpose of the study, are improve students 'speaking ability, the ability to read and describe the improvement of student writing fifth grade students of SDN Babatan 4 Surabaya. This research was conducted with the design of classroom action research. The experiment was conducted with the collaboration of researchers (faculty) and fifth grade teacher at SDN Babatan 4 Surabaya. Implementing procedure begins with the observation of teaching in the classroom to identify the problem, then proceed with the action plan, implement action learning, observation, and reflection. Based on the results of the first cycle of reflection is then performed repairs on the second cycle. Data was collected by observation, field recording, and documentation. The research data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis techniques. The research proves that the application of text structure mapping strategy can improve students' language skills class fifth SDN Babatan 4 Surabaya. This increase can be seen in the ability to speak from cycle 1 to cycle 2 by 13.7%, the ability to read from cycle 1 to cycle 2 by 21% and the ability to write from cycle 1 to cycle 2 of 34.9%. Thus it is suggested to elementary school teachers to implement the strategy of mapping the structure of the text as an alternative option in the Indonesian teaching language art.