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3. The Students’ Result of Using Independent Learning in Kumon English
Course
This result was from what students had felt and got toward the implementation of independent learning in Kumon English Course. The result of
using independent learning was related with the students’ English skills and the increasing students’ score at school.
Table 4.2.5 The Effect on Implementing Independent Learning for Students in Kumon English Course
Close-ended Questionnaire
No. Statements
Yes No
12. In the table 4.8
13. Students’ vocabularies improve.
28 93
2 7
14. Students are confident to have
conversation in English. 7
23 23
77 15.
Kumon helps the students study
grammar. For example: After studying English
in Kumon, students can understand Subject, Verb, Compliment,
Modifier, or Kumon helps students to learn Simple Present Tense and
Simple Past Tense. 27
90 3
10
16. Students’ English score at school
increase after joined Kumon. 29
97 1
3
There were 30 of all respondents felt that their English skills were increasing in 4 skills; writing, reading, listening, and speaking after they joined
Kumon English Course , and the others respondents which were 70 feel that not
all of those English skills that were increasing; 7 felt that only speaking skills which were increasing, 10 felt that only listening skills which were increasing,
7 felt that writing and reading skills which were increasing, 10 felt that reading and speaking skills which were increasing, 17 felt that writing and
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speaking skills which were increasing, 13 felt that reading, speaking, and listening which were increasing, 3 felt that writing, reading, speaking were
increasing, and the last were 3 felt that writing, speaking, and listening which were increasing. It was listed in table 4.2.6.
From the question number thirteen in table 4.2.5, 93 participants felt that their vocabulary was increasing since they joined Kumon English Course, but
there were 7 participants felt that their vocabulary was not increasing. 23 participants were more confident to speak in English, and 77 participants were
not confident enough. Furthermore, 90 participants felt that Kumon English Course
helped them to understand grammar, but 10 felt that Kumon English Course
did not help them. And last, 97 participants had a good mark in English at school since they joined Kumon English Course, 3 which was a participant
who did not answer this question because he did not get English subject yet in his school.
The result of the interview showed that most of students in Kumon English Course
had good impacts toward the implementation of independent learning. Some of them said that because of worksheet given by Kumon English Course,
they had a certain study habit, that worksheet helped them to study in home, and they knew how to pronounce word based on the native speaker in CD. First
participant said that he got best score in English test at school after he joined Kumon English Course
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Table 4.2.6 The Effect on Implementing Independent Learning for Students in Kumon English Course
Close-ended Questionnaire
No Statement
All skills
Not all skills
Sp. Lis
t. Wr
t,R d.
Rd, Sp.
Wrt, Sp.
Rd, Sp,
List Wrt,
Rd, Sp
Wrt, Sp,
List 12.
S tudents’
English skills that
are increased.
9 30
2 7
3 10
2 7
3 10
5 17
4 13
1 3
1 3
21 70
Note: Sp
: Speaking List : Listening Rd : Reading Wrt : Writing
. Some of the participants felt that Kumon English Course helped them to
study grammar. The forth parti cipant shared, “Kumon helps me to study grammar,
although I have not study about grammar at school. I have one up on than my friends.” Appendix 5 The other participant shared, “Kumon helps me to
understand grammar even though it is so difficult. Kumon also helps me to become a though girl, because I must do the worksheet
independently.” Appendix 5 However, overall the participants said that they became good in
speaking but not in conversation. All of the participants answered that by studying English in Kumon English Course, their English score in school increased.
C. The Improvements of the Teaching Learning Process in Kumon English
Course
Overall Kumon English Course had the best way to develop students’ skills,
yet the researcher would give some suggestions from the questionnaire and
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