IMPROVING STUDENTS’ TOEIC GRADUATION BY USING SELF-HELP GROUP (SHG) METHOD ON STUDENTS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

Abstract

Graduation TOEIC with grade 450 was one of the main requirements for student graduation in undergraduate education. The majority of students at Business Administration Department, State Polytechnic of Bengkalis had difficulties in achieving these grades. Therefore, using the Self Help Group (SHG) method could increased the knowledge and abilities about the issues they need specifically about the TOEIC. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the self help group (SHG) method on increasing student TOEIC graduation. The research method was Action Research pre-test and post-test design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, with the number of samples were 44 respondents. Based on the study results, it was found that the TOEIC score of nursing students after the intervention was higher compared with before the intervention (t (44) = -2.947, p < 0.05). It was showed that the SHG activity program was effective in increasing the TOEIC score of students, besides the number of students who passed the TOEIC increased from 1 person before the intervention became 4 students after the intervention. Recommendations, it was suggested to the Business Administration Department, State Polytechnic of Bengkalis and other educational institutions to be able to apply SHG program for students' TOEIC sustainably and in a longer period of time, so that there will be a greater increase in TOEIC graduation.