Students' Perception on Online English Debate Activity at MAN 1 Bukittinggi
ABSTRACT Femilia Putri Daulay: 2316099, “Students Perception on Online English Debate Activity at MAN 1 Bukittinggi”, A thesis, State Islamic Institute of Bukittinggi, 2021/2022. Online English debate activity at MAN 1 Bukittinggi has become a matter of whether it should be supported or not. The problem in this study was that the perception among students on online English debate activity varied. The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions on online English debate activity. Based on this objective, the researcher wants to examine whether students' perception is positive or negative. This type of research was a survey through a quantitative approach. The population was all students at MAN 1 Bukittinggi who participate on online English debate activity, but not all students at MAN 1 Bukittinggi joined online English debate activities. Thus, the number of students who took part in this online English debate activity was 24 students. The researcher used a total sampling technique because the population was less than 30 students. The research instrument used a questionnaire consisting of 21 items. The researcher validated the instrument through three experts. In analyzing the data, the researcher used quantitative descriptive analysis. The total percentage of data analysis was 83.5% for the cognitive aspect, 75.8% for the affective aspect, and 74.8% for the conative aspect. The average of these three percentages was 78%. Based on the interpretation chart, this percentage was included in the positive category. Thus, the results of the study showed that students support online English debate activity.