Abstract
This classroom action research aimed to investigate whether the use of clinical supervision in teaching practicum could
improve the practice achievement quality of giving explanation skill in teaching practicum of the students of the Faculty of
Teacher Training and Education of the University of Jember.There were two cycles used in the research by using clinical
supervision in groups, and in individuals. The data were collected by using observation. Descriptive qualitative, descriptive
quantitative, descriptive statistics, and degree of relative effectiveness analyses were applied to analyse the collected data. Based
on the data analyses and discussion, it was found that the application of clinical supervision in teaching practicum could improve
the students’ practice achievement quality of giving explanation skill.