This research was aimed to investigate students’ active learning interaction
in the classroom for the first grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Banyumas. The
method used in this research was descriptive study. The population of this
research was all of students in the first grade which consisted of 200 students.
30% of the population or 60 students were taken as the sample. The data were
collected through observation and interview. Where the observation was used to
collect the main data and the interview for supporting data. The result of students’
observation 1 was 57,3%, observation 2 was 56%, observation 3 was 63% and the
activities of active learning had been done are: the students can be given a
comments or feedback, analyzed or observed something, shared their ideas in the
teaching learning process. The percentage of students’ active learning in the
classroom in observation 1 until 3 shown that the highest percentage was 93% (1
student) and for the lowest percentage was 33% (3 students). On the other hand,
the result of students' observation of each indicator was for observation 1;
76.22%, 90.53%, and 35,82%. Then, for observation 2; 62.4%, 90%, and 40.21%.
And the last for observation 3 was; 78,8%, 95%, and 42,3%. From three
observation, the highest rating of each indicator was 95% of relevance and the
lowest rating from confidence in observation 1 was 35,82%. While in interview,
the students got benefit from group activities, really like with English subject,
only a few student did not like to work in group, could not give a comment or
suggestion, and did not like a challenging task.