learners learn more and enjoy learning more. They actively involve in learning process rather than becoming passive listeners. Learners in constructivist classroom learn to
question things and to apply their natural curiosity to the world. Constructivism promotes social and communication skills by creating a classroom environment that
emphasizes collaboration and exchange of ideas. Student must learn how to articulate their ideas clearly as well as to collaborate on tasks effectively by sharing in group
projects.
C. Action Hypothesis
After discussing the theoretical review and rationale, the writer proposes action hypothesis that constructivist learning design can improve the quality of English
teaching.
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, the writer discusses research methodology consisting: setting of the research, the subject of the research, the method of the research, procedure of the
data collection, method of research instrument, and technique of analyzing data.
A. Setting of the Research
This research is conducted in SMK Gamaliel I Madiun. This school is located at Jalan Slamet Riyadi 48 Madiun. This school is a Christian school and accredited “A”
by the government. It is equipped with good facilities like representative building with three storey, complete workshop which are located at Jalan Kolonel Suwarno, separated
place with the main building, one English laboratory which consists of 28 seats, a computer-internet laboratory, a large area of school, and large library. Some classrooms
are considered as multimedia room. There are three multimedia rooms. These classrooms are equipped with 29 inc-TV, two speakers, a set of computer and white
board. 70 of the students come from outside Madiun area. They live outside
Madiun area such as Ngawi 30 km from Madiun, Caruban 21 km from Madiun, Pagotan 15 km from Madiun, and Kare 26 Km. From the social and economic
background, they are in middle to lower background about 75. Their parents work as farmer 30, trader 30, employee 30 and other jobs 10.
The number of the teachers is 68 teachers consisting of 30 Christian teachers and 38 Moslem teachers. This school is categorized as a qualified private vocational
school in Madiun because of some reasons. This school has the most complete workshop among the private schools in Madiun, the discipline of the teachers is high,
and the teachers’ qualification is high. Most of them have S1 degree. Most of the teachers in SMK Gamaliel I Madiun are included as PNS Civil State officer and GTT
Guru Tidak tetap. The research is conducted from December to June 2008. Below is the schedule
of the research.
ACTIVITIES JA
N F
E B
M A
R C
H A
PR IL
M A
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N E
JU L
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Pre Survey Proposal
Reviewing Literature Developing Instrument
Collecting and Analyzing the data Writing the report
Submitting the document
B. The Subject of the Research
In this research, the writer uses the teacher of the eleventh grade students of Machine A SMK Gamaliel I Madiun as the subject of the research. He teaches 2 MA
Mesin A. There are 32 students in this classroom. The reason of choosing the teacher of the class of II MA is that this class is not too big compared to other classes which
consists of 40-45 students. The students of II MA are categorized into “Kelas Unggulan”.
The students in this classroom have good condition to learn because they are chosen selectively by considering their achievement. They are prepared to be
professional worker after they graduate from this school. Some factories in Surabaya and Sidoarjo often conduct such work recruitment in this school. In recruiting the
workers from students, they usually use English in the test. The students have to use English when doing the test. Interview is also conducted in English.
In teaching learning process, especially English they are good in English structure but they cannot communicate in English. When the teacher asks the students
to speak or to present their idea, they are not able to do it. When they have to read manual or to present their ideas, they cannot do that. Another weakness is that they are
not familiar with the terms for technique for example English for machinery and automotive field. So when they have to a test of recruitment, they fail. For example
when the students have to explain or to read manual, they cannot explain it. The teachers in teaching learning process tend to emphasize on structure and general text.
They rarely teach specific expression or terms used in technique field especially vocational education.
C. The Method of the Research
