International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies (Jan 2017)

Effects of Cooperative Learning Method Type Stad, Language Aptitude, and Intelligence on the Achievement English Hotel at Medan Tourism Academy

  • Abdul Kadir Ritonga,
  • Amat Mukhadis,
  • Syamsul Hadi,
  • Dany M. Handarini

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 128 – 139

Abstract

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STAD cooperative learning method which is considered effective in achieving the goal of learning the English language, especially for students majoring in Tourism Academy who are required to master English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in accordance with their needs. This study uses factorial design 2x3x3 version of the non-equivalent control group design with ANOVA 3 Ways. The subjects were students MDK III / 5 A and B courses MDK III.5 Rooms Division department Hospitality Academy Year 2015/2016. The samples are saturated samples. Data were collected through a pretest, posttest, and instrument of Language Aptitude and Intelligence parametric statistics analyzed by parametric statistics with significance level of 0.05%. The results showed that: (1) there are differences between method STAD cooperative learning and expository on Hospitality English achievement, (2) there are differences between the students who have high language aptitude and low language aptitude on English achievement, (3) there are differences between students who have high language aptitude and medium on Hospitality English achievement, (4) there are differences between students who have the medium language aptitude and low language aptitude on Hospitality English achievement, (5) there are differences between students who have high intelligence and low intelligence\ on Hospitality English achievement, (6) there are no differences between who have high intelligence and medium intelligence on Hospitality English achievement, (7) there are differences between students who have the medium intelligence and low intelligence on Hospitality English achievement, (8) there is no interaction between the learning method and language aptitude on Hospitality English achievement, (9) there is an interaction between the learning method and the intelligence on Hospitality English achievement, (10) there is no interaction between intelligence and language aptitude on Hospitality English achievement. (11) there is no interaction between teaching methods, language aptitude, and intelligence on Hospitality English achievement, (12) there is an interaction between STAD cooperative learning methods and expository on Hospitality English achievement.

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