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his examination S34. “It was as big as Sanata Dharma auditorium” S34. The auditorium was divided into five more rooms by using partitions S34. There
were thus 20 students in each room. In order to help Sting and other students got used to computer-based examination, the school conducted tryouts with computer-
based format. “The school made them themselves” S35. Sting felt nervous the first time he found out that his school would conduct
computer-based examination S36. He assumed every question execution would be limited to just a couple of minutes; unlike what happened in paper-based
examination, if he already answered one number, he would not had another chance to review it and revise his answer S37. He was also worried about the
ticking time which would be put on his computer screen. “I would know if it was last minutes. In paper-based examination, we would not
see it” S37.
4. Dolores’ Textural Description Story
Dolores‟ lived experience regarding the 2015 English National Examination can be broken down into ten themes. The first one is Dolores‟ preparation which
was dominated by
examination question drillings
. The second one is Dolores process of
learning by discussing and tutoring
during the examination preparation. The third is
the warm and capable teacher
who affected Dolores. The fourth is
negative feelings which emerged after a poor tryout result came out and how she dealt with them
. The fifth is how the 2015 English National Examination helped Dolores figure her
weakness in written English, improve it, and measure the progress
she made. The sixth is Dolores‟
difficulties in listening
. The seventh is Dolo
res‟
regret on her not being careful
when doing the 2015 English National Examination. The eight is the
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is the 2015 English National Examination as
the most difficult examination
she had ever done and the last is the
impact
the 2015 English National Examination to Dolores life.
1. Examination question drillings
: Dolores was a student of a public senior high school in Bangka Belitung DO1. In her XII
th
grade, Dolores‟ school prepared her and her friends for the 2015 English National Examination by
drilling them with the examination questions from books of student worksheets DO2. Not only the school, the English Club in which Dolores joined also drilled
her with exam questions DO3. Dolores also studied samples of examination questions herself DO4. “I bought books, like 100 tips for National Examination
or such” DO4
2. Learning by discussing and tutoring
: During the 2015 English National Examination preparation, Dolores also had a lot of discussions regarding the
National Examination materials with her friends and teachers. She had discussions with her teachers outside the class or in the English Club DO5; DO6. In the
English Club, not only shared ideas with her teachers, Dolores also discussed intensely with her juniors and friends DO6; DO7. “We can share information to
our juniors. „These are the examples of the questions I would do this year‟. So, we gave them picture of the
National Examination” DO7. Dolores also often helped her friends understand examination materials. “So, I explained the meaning of the
question. Then, I said, „What was asked was implicit. So we had to conclude‟. After that, I ask them to get back to the text,” Dolores explained DO8.. There
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the English Club, than being helped, she spent more time to help her friends. This fact did not bother her. “I also improved. I learnt how to explain” DO11.
3. The warm and capable teacher:
Dolores recalled two teachers who affected her during the 2015 English National Examination preparation. The first one was
her English teacher in her XI
th
grade DO12. “She mastered and delivered the material better than my X
th
grade teacher. She explained the material as if she was talking to us” DO13. Another teacher was her XII
th
grade English teacher DO14. This teacher often gave the students relevant tips. “Deepen your
vocabulary mastery. Pay attention to the context. This point is rather difficult, so you must pay attention carefully,” Dolores imitated her teacher DO15. This
teacher also, unlike most teachers in the school, did not frighten the students with statements saying that the National Examination is difficult DO14; DO15. The
teacher preferred to motivate the students than terrorizing them DO14. “Just
focus,” Dolores once more imitated her XII
th
grade teacher DO15.
4. Poor tryout result
: Dolores was usually calm when preparing for the English National Examination DO16. She thought English was not as hard as
Mathematics DO17. “I enjoy the preparation process. I don‟t like complicating things” DO16. However, her calmness was a bit shattered after she received the
result of regency-level tryout DO18. Her tryout resu lt, as other students‟ results
were, was very bad DO18. “I did not prepare myself for the tryout” DO20. The tryout was held not so long after the first semester school examination DO20.
The school examination exhausted her and other students thus they did not have more energy to prepare for the tryout D20. “I felt embarrassed. I was an active
member of English Club. So, seeing the poor result ... I got panic for a while”
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DO19; DO21. However, she did not let the feeling dominate her DO22. She overcame the feeling by trying to keep calm and studying DO22.
5. On reading
: In the X
th
and XI
th
grades Dolores‟ teachers focused on spoken English teaching DO23. Thus Dolores learnt spoken English more in the first
two grades. The National Examination preparation made her studying written English more DO24. The National Examination preparation was the moment
which showed Dolores that she was weak in it. She felt not so good in, especially, grammar and reading, and more specifically in scanning and vocabulary mastery
DO25. Not only showing her weakness, the National Examination preparation also helped her improving it. “My reading skill was improved. The scanning skill,
vocabulary DO23.” For Dolores at that time the National Examination would also help her to measure her written English skills DO26. Her mother also told
her that the National Examination was the time for her to show that she was not just good in speaking but also in other aspects of English DO27. “‟You are good
in English. Prove i t in this National Examination,‟” Dolores imitated her mother
DO27.
6. Difficulties in listening
: In the first tryout, Dolores found it hard to understand the listening texts because it was not so clear DO28. There was a
moment when Dolores felt panic but she kept on going DO29. However, mostly the listening texts in tryouts were easier compared to the texts in the National
Examination DO30. “The speaker was Indonesian. The pronunciation was easier to understand” DO30. On the D-day of the National Examination, the speaker
was not Indonesian DO30. “Listening to the accent, it was British” DO30. Thus, even though the sound was clearer on the D-day, Dolores had another
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obstacle. Other than that, another difficulty was how to fill the answer sheet on time while the listening texts were played DO31. “We cannot be late, not even
once. I think I made many mistakes in the listening. I was doubtful with the answers” DO31. However, the experience on listening in the 2015 English
National Examination preparation made Dolores had better understanding on listening. “I understand spoken English better” DO32.
7. On not being careful
: Dolores said she was satisfied enough with her English National Examination result DO33. However, she regretted her being not careful
during the English National Examination DO34. “The answer was supposed to be C. But probably I did not see carefully. I answered D,” Dolores said DO35.
Dolores also did not recheck her answers carefully DO35. When she rechecked she changed some of her previous answers and after the examination ended she
had just realized that some of the previous answers she changed were actually right DO36.
8. Dilemma on cheating
: When the English National Examination was going on, other students near Dolores‟ seat asked for her answers. One of them was her
friend which she often helped during the English National Examination preparation DO37. Another one was a student sitting b
ehind her DO38. “The student did not ask for my permission. And, alright, I said, „If you want answers,
ask. Don‟t copy that much‟” DO39. On one side, Dolores was so upset with the student‟s deed DO40. Dolores did not like the fact that the student copied all of
her answers DO39. On the other side, Dolores understood the student‟s and other students‟ situation DO40. “My friends‟ English ability in this public
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