THE PERCEPTION OF THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH LEARNING THROUGH FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL AT SMPIT ULUL ALBAB TARAKAN
The objective of this research was to describe the perception of the first-grade students of English learning through flipped classroom model at SMPIT Ulul Albab Tarakan. This research employed mixed-methods research. The selected school was SMPIT Ulul Albab Tarakan and the main subject of this research was the first-grade students of Al-Qalam class where they had experiences using the Flipped Classroom Model in English learning. The data were collected using a questionnaire, classroom observation, interview and documentation. The results showed that the percentage of each indicator of the questionnaire fell into positive perception, namely: emancipatory activities (90%), participatory activities (83%), information structure and design activities (83%), and qualia (75%). This indicated that the students understood the material presented through Google Classroom, accessed material easily, got immersed in varied learning, got more time to practice in class, and played an active role in learning. Furthermore, the had no difficulties in learning English through the flipped classroom learning model. It could be seen that they dominantly responded that it was easier to understand the material and interact with other students and the teacher in learning.