Explanation

Skill is the core of the teaching process Teachers must master the instructional materials and strategies how to explain them effectively and understandable Explaining skill is an oral skill in presenting the information about a thing, situation, fact, or data systematically. The explanation can be given by the teacher to the student, by the student to the teacher or by student to the others.

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may say: I explain the students about my experience on a tour to Bali. I explain them about the beauty of the island, the hospitality of the people, the culture and the famous dancing. another time, I explain my students why the heavy plane can fly?

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On the first instant, I took them or I have experienced on tour to Bali. At the second explanation I analyzed and organized the relationship between one thing to another between the cause and effect, between a known thing and unknown thing. And between the role or definition and the example in the daily life.

Why the teacher should know the explaining skill?

The teacher tends to dominate class, therefore his explanation should be effective and efficient. Sometimes the teachers explanation is not clear. In this case the teacher can check the degree of the students understanding by asking : Is it clear? or by looking at the students face. The student might have difficulties in understanding the materials from the book. The teacher should help their understanding. Sometimes the source of information provided for students is limited

The objective of Explanation

To guide the students understanding clearly on their question or on the teachers question. To help the students to comprehend rules and principles. To involve student paticipation in answering question or solving problem. To get the feed back about the students understanding. To help the student to find out evidence of their understanding.

Explaining in Class
There are three aspects those have close relationship between one to another namely: 1. The explainer (the teacher) 2. The audience, the listener (the students) 3. The materials to be discussed. The students need explanation when they face something they have not experienced before. The function of the explanation here is to relate the new condition/situation with the previous one. The explanation should be in line with the students level understanding.

The Principle of Explaining

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Explanation can be given at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end. And it can be combined with question and answer. Explanation should be relevant with the teaching objective. The teacher can make explanation about the planned question or question from the students. The material to be explained should be meaningful for the students. Explanation should be relevant with the students background and ability.

The Component of Explaining Skill

Planning and Implementation
Planning 1. The material o Analyze the problem by identifying the component to be related o Decide the kind of relationship o Use rule, formulate and generalization 2. Something relates to the student The students background (age, sex, ability, social background) and explain by asking: Is the explanation relevant to the question? Is the explanation understandable? Is the explanation appropriate with the students level of knowledge?

Presenting the explanation 1. Clearness 2. The language used should be appropriate with the students level of knowledge 3. Giving illustration and example. Use inductive or deductive in explaining, in inductive we give examples then based on the example we give the rules. In deductive way we formulate the rule and we give the example.

4. By Stressing By using variation in teaching style we stress the voice on important point. By making the structure of presentation: - By making summary before, during and after the explanation. - By rephrasing students answer (to state the students answer in the other way) - By giving spoken sign, such as: the first, the second, and so on, there are namely, etc - Feedback. To give the opportunity to the student to show his understadning by giving question. Based on the feedback the teacher can re-explain the materials in other/simpler way.