Authors:
Eri Sarimanah
and
Atti Herawati
Affiliation:
Pakuan University, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Learning Community, Reading class, Lesson Study.
Abstract:
This research is aimed at creating learning community model of low secondary students. The research was taken place in Cigombong 1 Junior High School, Bogor in Indonesian language subject focusing on reading class. It was conducted as an effort to create students’ reading habit and to develop a learning community through a habit of communicating their understanding of the reading text. Through the implementation of lesson study with plan, do, and see steps learning community model is wrapped in chapter design and lesson design consisting of pre-reading, whilst-reading, and post-reading activity. In the learning activity learning community model was implemented and developed. The research method used in this study is Research and Development from Borg and Gall covering 10 steps: 1) collecting information from literature study and field study, 2) planning, 3) developing the first product, 4) trying out #1, 5) revising the result of try out#1, 6) trying out #2, 7) revising the product,
8) doing properness test, 9) revising the result of properness test, and 10) implementing and disseminating. It was done to find out the effectiveness and efficient of the model. The study shows that learning community model in lesson study-based reading class is needed by Junior High School students. Structurally, this model is proper, relevant, and appropriate with the principles of learning model development both in its substance and its model structure. Based on the properness test, learning community model is effective to implant in Junior High School to develop students’ reading passion habit and to communicate the reading text. Besides, students’ positive character can be achieved by implementing learning community in learning activities.
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