RADIO AS A MEANS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING INTRODUCTION

RADIO AS A MEANS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

INTRODUCTION

A. Background Issues

One of the mass media which is quite popular and touches all walks of life ranging from low-level, mid-way up is the radio medium. Radio is the media most populous countries in the world and has the widest range. Currently, there are 35,000 radio stations around the world. In Indonesia, a radio transmitter can be found everywhere, both in large cities and in outlying villages.

Function when the radio is not only a medium of entertainment, but have grown so fast. One of the interesting functions of the various segments of the radio age of radio as a medium is the messenger. Various actual news going on in the country and abroad can be quickly known by the public through the medium of radio. For this reason, the radio as one of the alternative media should be an option for the dissemination of information education both formal and non-formal.

Non-formal education is a strategic role within the National Education System, it is clearly stipulated in Law No. 20 of 2003. Non Formal Education has advantages compared to formal education that is the flexibility spot, target, time, etc. programs. But it will not lose much different when the radio can be used in formal education to support the development of education in the country of Indonesia.

For some people reading a book is boring. Many people are looking for ways to learn without having to frequently open book, so comes the many ways or methods of learning fun. One of them is by listening to the radio. Now the radio is one of the methods of learning in addition to television, proved several schools ranging from elementary to senior high school attempt to use this method. instead that sharing knowledge is his students. because we are not spared from listening to the radio, and it's easier to hear the radio have this knowledge. In some radio station also has a radio program of education like let's learn English, at one radio station. Although the frequency of its broadcast time is not too much, they prioritize the songs, the angamat unfortunate.

For a school is not easy to build a school community that can stimulate the emergence of generations of quality. School is not a "factory" that only human beings have to print with high knowledge. Schools also need to be able to give a boost the appearance of human beings who are qualified to have the emotional intelligence that can be justified.

Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence is an integral sections thereof. Development into three domains of cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains is at once a kind Work real work that would be monumental if successful.

While the development of human life goes so fast that the new will soon become obsolete, replaced by a state that will be very much different. Therefore, schools should be able to also provide supplies such as LIVE SKILL. Therefore, of the problems that exist in trying to uncover the top speakers on the theme of radio as a medium position and the methods used in the study.

B. Problem Formulation

From the above background, then get the inferences about the problem to be formulated as follows:

"How to Position Radio As One Media and Methods Used In Learning"

DISCUSSION

Definition of radio in general is an electronic instrument that emerged from the results of communications technology. Through this tool one can listen to broadcasts from various corners and events. Radio education is generally not used directly for the full educational purposes. In the special radio broadcast regarding education for education set by the schedule. Radio education has a value - a specific value, such as giving the news that up-to-date, attract, wide range, based on the fact, encourage creative, have creative value.

Radio broadcasts can be delivered through effective teaching, adds to the experience and the knowledge and motivation to learn. The shape can be a radio broadcast lectures, stories, interviews, skits etc..

Inside a hearing or listening to the learning process is essential because in a sense that there is learning all participated in humans and one of them is the sense of hearing. Here is the opinion - the opinion of experts on the process of hearing or listening

Opinions Sanford E. Taylor was quoted by James W Brown (1983:205) says that a number of high average / larger than the working adults conducted by verbally communicating and "hearing / hearing" took most of the time , even at the university most of the time in the classroom is used by the listener / by using the sense of hearing. Sebuhubuang with it said by Heinich, Molendan and Russel (1982: 140) says that the elementary and high school students spend about 50% of the time to listen to the lessons at school. College students in nearly 90% of the time used to listen to the lecture material, lectures, seminars / discussions.

Thus it is considered necessary and not excessive to say that for a teacher, to hear the media presence in the classroom should not be underestimated. Through audio media to capture and understand a variety of human voice and the sounds are nothing to do with the problem of learning towards the achievement of the learning objectives.

A. Benefits Application of Radio In Learning:

1. Providing news up-to-date

Good news radio emitted by a person or with a transcript, generally is news - news that up - to date, it is very important and has a certain background. Because up - to this date, he helped complete the deficiencies - deficiencies that exist in textbooks are often obsolete. Aside from the enriching experience in certain fields, such as education, economics, development, politics and so on. Everything is directly heard by the class even if it is far away.

2. Attract Interest

Radio broadcasts attract children, so he presents the problems of everyday life, and delivered in a fun way. Anywhere and was in any case the student can listen to it. The students generally be receptive to the radio.

3. Message was authentic

The radio program gives particulars actual, genuine and trustworthy. Remarks and opinions are authentic is a very valuable experience.

4. Based on the fact

News radio in general is based on the real things, provide a clear picture, detailed and important. Because it's news can be received by the child as a concrete and easily understood.

5. Having a broad overview

Through the radio program something problem can be viewed from various aspects. All groups in society may express his views on something about freely. The news about distant peoples have the positioning can be known through radio broadcasts.

6. Provide a clear picture

Radio can provide a clear picture to the listener. Therefore it provides a complete background on an event or something new ideas.

7. Encouraging creativity

Radio, either directly or indirectly to encourage creativity in children in the fields of music, drama, poetry and so on. They were given the opportunity to listen to other people's creations and will therefore also lead to or affect the power of their own creativity. Of course depending on the fuel and interest.

8. Integration and discrimination

There are influential radio formation of one's personal, social adjustment, and this raises important for the formation of a good citizen. Aside from educating the children to be able to discriminate issues in society. Radio encourages people to think rationally and comparative.

B. Use of Radio In A Study

The procedure uses radio classes in general through the following steps: preparation, receipt and follow-up activities as a follow-up.

Before conducting activities - specific activities within this preparation step, then there are two things that need to be considered, namely: the use of the broadcast time and place as well as the conditions of acceptance.

a) The radio must pay attention and rigorous use of time,

That is started at the right time and end at the right time. The meaning here is appropriate to the extent of using the second. Thus there should be no variability and flexibility. Because it usually is used to set the time of a stop watch. Exceptions are granted only to important events that are nasionl, such as the President's speech. This exception will interrupt regular broadcasts.

Thus timing required for the purpose of educating children in addition to using the best time but also for the benefit of continuity of the program sequence. The listener itself stalled and keeping the length of time since the event is not yet available further broadcasts.

b) The place to be arranged

Structuring place arranged eg seating, tables and so on. The room should have facilities to be going well. Classroom setting classes tailored to the wishes and condition of the room. The placement of the receiver should be places where children can listen to it easily. Avoid distractions - distractions or the possibilities of interference from outside or from within the class itself. Place and these conditions need to be considered carefully, so these things will affect learning.

c) preparation step

Preparatory activities before following the broadcast needs to be held by teachers with students. The goal is to have it broadcast beneficial to their education. In this activity must be considered a variety of factors, such as: the purpose of the program, program type, and age of the students. By including students in the planning is so that they are aware of the goals to be achieved and it is willing to accept the individual tasks.

The students are required to receive broadcast preparation, they need guidance and training. In connection with the preparation, then you should collect various classes of broadcast material, for example: user guide, handbooks and broadcast scripts if possible. It is also necessary that the class has special ingredients such as: a list of the names of places, concepts, key questions. And apart from that provided equipment that may be required such as: pamphlets, pictures, magazines and so on that will make it more meaningful release. So basically in this preparation step with the class teacher to make preparations so that broadcasts provide a rewarding experience for the class and educate children.

d) Step reception

In this step the teacher and student conduct listening carefully. Teachers have to sit in front of the class. Teacher activities may be taking notes, writing new words or word hard, demonstrating rythme on the board, make a mark on the map and so forth. Student activities is to make notes on the main points that are important, make the questions, following the demonstration, held appreciation, writing words and sentences given. The activities in this step is the implementation of the things that have been planned in advance.

e) Continued Activity

The next steps are an important part of the lesson with the radio. Usually the instructions for the teacher has outlined the activities that will be done next. Efficient teacher will know what things are worth to children's education. In this step can be done a variety of activities, for example: discussions, debates, forums, draw conclusions, read books, read a map, organize trips, interviews with certain people, it can also hold a dramatization write.

The utilization of the radio medium in the learning process is to integrate the knowledge that has been obtained previously with the newly obtained after the use of a radio broadcast.

The advantage of using radio as an educational medium include:

1.       it can reach a wide audience, over as wide a distance as reception will allow.

2.       it is economic for material can be prepared and recorded and used as many times as required. Thus repeats become cheap and possible.

3.       receiving sets are readily available and reasonably cheap.

4.       the best teachers can be used with a very wide corage.

5.       the programme can be heard inside the home if necessary thus making them more convenient.

6.       with the introduction of transistorized radios, sets are easily transportable

7.       programmes can be used as complete teaching courses, or can be integrated into face-to-face teaching courses, or use in conjunction with correspondencecources.

The disadvantages of using radio

1.       radio can be impersonal and students listening for long to a voice from a box can lose interest quickly.

2.       there can normally be no student feedback which spontaneous although the use of listening group and correspondence cources can helps to overcome this disadvantage.

3.       radio programmes can provide no visual help and therefore there is a limitation on the variety of subjects which can be thaught.

4.       radio programme reception can be interrupted thus causing loss of continuity

5.       lengthy regular radio programmes unsupported in other ways cause difficulties of self discipline among students.

6.       because radio programmes are beamed to a large audience and anybody may be listening in, there is often an initial reluctant on the part of tutors who have had little experience of medium to commit themselves to the radio. 

CONCLUSION

Education Radio is a great tool auditory demonstration value to education. as a helper tool, both used in the school. Schools can follow emitted radio broadcasts from outside on matters relating to the class, or if the facility allows the school may also establish its own educational radio transmitter.

There are several points that can be used in learning radio media, among others; Providing news up-to-date, Points of Interests, news was authentic, Based on the fact, Having a broad overview, Giving a clear picture, Encouraging creativity, integration and discrimination.

Not only see no benefit in using the medium of radio in education, but also need to know how the application of Radio In A Study in radio broadcasting, among others; rigorous time, place must be set, the preparation step, Step Activity Continued acceptance.

To develop this particular radio is now on the program - a radio program that smell in education should be a growing awareness of the importance of a radio themselves in life.