Research-based learning (RBL) to enhance listening comprehension of vocational high school students

Abstract

This is descriptive qualitative research to answer the question “How is Research-Based Learning implemented to enhance listening comprehension of vocational high school students?” The implementation includes the material which is developed, the step of teaching listening using the Research-Based Learning Method, and students listening comprehension after being taught using RBL. The population of this research is students of vocational High School PGRI 2 Kediri and the sample consists of 20 students of first-grade culinary majors. The chosen material is an English subject contained in the lesson plans, which is descriptive text. Based on the selected descriptive text topic, it is developed and taught to students in class using the research-based learning method, which has some steps: Formulating general questions, Overview of research literature, Defining the question, planning research activities, analyzing data, and Interpretation. Lastly, Report and presentation of the result. To find out the impact of the RBL method, the researcher conducted a written test for the students. The test result shows that students can understand the audio played and answer the question correctly. Based on the explanation above we can conclude that RBL methods are appropriate to enhance students listening comprehension.