The Role of An Effective Model to Students’ Motivations

28 The theory of constructivist pedagogy by Brooks and Brooks 1993 supports the researcher to find the features of constructivist learning in Bahasa Inggris I Class B. This theory aids the researcher to see how the lecturer reaches constructivist pedagogy appropriately through the theory of high expectations and the theory of self-reflexivity. Rewarding student s’ effort in the learning process combined with strong beliefs that every pupil is a potential gift allows students to have high self-acceptance and high self-esteem. The theory of an effective model by Schunk, Meece, and Pintrich 2014 helps the researcher to seek the accountability of the lecturer who implemented constructivist pedagogy. The theory of content-based learning purposed by Brinton, Snow and Wesche 1989 helps the researcher to analyze the selecting materials in Bahasa Inggris I Class B which can involve students in the learning activities. From this theory, the researcher sees how selected materials, students’ opinions and beliefs are often rephrased and incorporated into repertoire of ideas presented in the classroom. The theory of cooperative learning supports the researcher to recognize the strategies that help in implementing constructivist pedagogy. Constructivist pedagogy instructs teachers to give self-autonomy followed by beneficial strategies such as cooperative learning and good circumstance for learners. Hence, they are responsible to learn and perceive the joy of learning. The theory of motivation by Schunk, Meece and Pintrich 2014 helps the researcher to identify the perceived effects of constructivist pedagogy. This theory describes the students’ motivation to learn English. All of the theory descriptions 29 that have been explained before were used as the basic for making categories for the observation and interview results. Both observations and interviews are explained more in chapter three. 30

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter shows the methodology that has been conducted by the researcher. They are research method, research participants, research setting, research instruments, data analysis technique, and research procedure. The methodology helps the researcher to solve two problems formulated in this research.

A. Research Method

The researcher used a qualitative approach to answer two research questions. According to Merriam 2002, the key of qualitative research comes with the idea that meaning is constructed by individuals in interaction with their world. The researcher investigated the features of constructivist pedagogy which were built in Bahasa Inggris I Class B by observing the class for one semester. According to Peterson 1992, this observation offered the researcher a useful form of a “real life” experience in a highly focused and flexible form of learning. A qualitative approach was chosen in this study because it could provide a deeper understanding of social phenomena than would be obtained from purely quantitative data Silverman, 2005. There were some types of qualitative research and the researcher employed a case study in this research. A case study is an intensive description and analysis of a phenomenon or social unit such as an individual, group, or community