a. Learners’ Beliefs about Vocabulary Learning
The first information collected through distributing the questionnaire was abou
t the nursing students’ beliefs on vocabulary learning. This part consisted of 11 statements grouped under three categories:1 words should be memorized, 2 words
should be acquired in context bottom up, and 3 words should be studied and put to use top down. The following tables present the statement and also the results of
the vocabulary learning strategy questionnaire.
Table 4.2. Students’ Responses on Memorizing Words
No Statements
SD D
A SA
Total Respondent
Total Score
Mean Implication on
the design 1
2 3
4
1. The best way to
remember words is to memorize
word lists. 3
8 39
30 80
256 3.2
Providing a list of target words
named “Lexicon”
2. Repetition is the
best way to remember words
1 21
47 11
80 228
2.85 The repetition
will not be the focus
3. It is only
necessary to remember one
dictionary definition
8 29
38 5
80 200
2.5 Providing one
meaning of the target words in
the design
4. I can acquire a
large vocabulary by memory of
individual words.
17 39
24 80
247 3.09
There will be 15 target words in
each unit
The data in Table 4.2. showed that 69 nursing students believed memorization with the mean score was 3.2 to be one of the ways to learn
vocabulary, while the repetition was only reported by 58 nursing students. On the other hand, about 43 students responded that it would be necessary to know or
remember more than one definition of a word. The result implied that the users required to have a list of words to be memorized with its meaning. Therefore, the
mini dictionary or glossary would be provided to accommodate the needs of the nursing students in vocabulary learning.
Table 4.3. Students’ Beliefs on Acquiring Words in Context
No Statements
SD D
A SA
Total Respondent
Total Score
Mean Implication on
the design 1
2 3
4
5. I can expand my
vocabulary through reading
a lot 1
3 24
52 80
287 3.58
Using reading text as the input
for presenting the target words
6. I can identify the
meaning of most words through
reading 1
11 30
38 80
265 3.31
Applying a guessing word
meaning strategy
7. Guessing words
in context is one of the best ways
to learn vocabulary
1 14
53 12
80 236
2.95 Providing
reading texts containing the
high frequency words
In the second issue related to learners’ beliefs about vocabulary learning that the nursing students could identify the use of textual clues as a strategy toward
understanding the meaning of words that was when they approach any reading material. At the same time, they would also employ the strategy of guessing based
on the context the word if located. These findings would be the consideration of using the reading texts to exposed the target words and to encourage the users to
guess the meaning from the contexts.
Table 4.4. Students’ Beliefs on Using Top-down Strategy to Acquire the words
No Statements
SD D
A SA
Total Respondent
Total Score
Mean Implication on
the design 1
2 3
4
8. I revise the new
words I have learned
5 30
45 80
200 2.50
None 9.
I use the words that I have
learned 7
18 54
1 80
209 2.61
None
10. When I learned
the word, I pay close attention to
its new usage and new
meaning 8
16 55
1 80
209 2.61
Exposing the target words in
more than one sentences
11. When I have
learned the word, I will
recall the meaning to help
me understand the context
11 46
24 80
265 3.2
Providing the feedback on the
quiz
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