What do you know about worksheet? In your opinion, what is your lecturer’s expectation in giving you worksheets? Based on questions number 7-9, what kind of format do you prefer? Why?
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Appendix 6 Classification of the Students’ Answers
on the Open-ended Questions
No. Statements Numbers of
participants Percentage
1. What do you know about worksheet?
a. Worksheet deals with summary questions exercises
assignments of a material to help students to understand the material better and to study
independently. 3 2.2
b. Worksheet deals with summary questions exercises
assignments of a material to help students to understand the material better andor easily.
19 13.7
c. Worksheet is the summary questions exercises
assignments important points of a material. 38 27.5
d.
Worksheet is teaching-learning media to improve
students’ ability in understanding the material. 35 25.4
e.
Worksheet is merely a kind of exercises tasks assignments homework
to complete. 21 15.2
f.
Worksheet is a kind of handout guidelines material
of a lesson. 10 7.3
g.
Worksheet is like an assessment which can be used to evaluate measure students’ progress
understanding. 10 7.3
h. Unclassified No answer.
2 1.4
2. In your opinion, what is your lecturer’s expectation in giving you worksheets?
a. Lecturer wants the students to read the materials
students study before class; preparation. 30 21.7
b. Lecturer wants to help the students understand the
material better andor easier by pointing out on important points or certain material.
79 57.3
c. Lecturer wants to measure students’ comprehension or
work to score the students to review evaluation. 12 8.7
d. Lecturer wants to make-teaching learning process
easier andor vary in techniques. 3 2.2
e. Lecturer wants the students to study independently.
14 10.1
3. Based on questions number 7-9, what kind of format do you prefer? Why?
a. The combination of question-summary open-ended
questions format Because:
1 It helps students to memorize the material.
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2 It helps students to understand the material better
and easier; students have to read the material carefully and paraphrase.
3 It helps students to evaluate their ability
understanding on the material. 4
It helps students for test preparation. 5
It covers the material. b.
Question format Because:
1 It is simpler and faster to complete.
2 It focuses on the main points so the material is
easy to memorize and understand. 3
It is more understandable the questions. 4
It stimulates students to study independently; minimizes copy-pasting.
5 It gives prediction of how the test will be like.
46 33.4
c. Summary format
Because: 1
It stimulates students to read and use students’ own words.
2 It is more practical for studying than to read the
whole book. It is like simplified material. 3
It covers the material. 4
It helps students to get many information read the whole material before doing it.
5 It is easier to get the main points.
15 10.9
d. Both question and also summary apart.
11 7.9
e. All formats are good
2 1.4
f. Other formats:
1 Matching, because it helps students when doing
the test 2
Table format 2 1.4
g. Unclassified No answer
3 2.2
4. Based on questions number 17-19, what kind of evaluation meets your need? Why?
a. Class discussion
Because: 1
Students can get the understandable or clear explanation from the lecturer and friends share
ideas. 2
Students are usually given chances in question and answer session they can ask about the difficulties
they found. 3
Students can measure their own ability in 66 47.8
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understanding the material compared to the other friends.
4 Students learn problem-solving as one of the life
values. 5
Students are supposed to actively engage in the discussion.
b. Scoring
Because: 1
It is considered fair. 2
It encourages students to get the best mark. 3
Students can count the mark for final result. 4
Students can measure their comprehension on the material from the mark they get. They can learn
form the mistakes, which parts need improvements. 5
Students want to get appreciation of their work. 6
Students need correction from their own mistakes. They evaluate and find the correct answer.
17 12.3
c. Submission and approval
Because: 1
Students have enough time to do it so they may get good result.
2 Students want to get feedback from lecturers.
3 It is simpler.
4 Students want the lecturer to check their work.
7 5.1
d. All evaluation processes
Because: 1
Students can clarify their misunderstanding or strengthen their correct understanding.
2 Students learn to be discipline by submission and
need to be appreciated of what they have done. 3
Students can evaluate themselves maximally. 4
Students hope the lecturers know students’ characteristics and ability.
18 13.1
e. Submission and approval, and class discussion
2 1.4
f. Scoring and class discussion
21 15.2
g. From other aspects: attendance, tests, homework,
projects, presentation, and behavior 2 1.4
h. Unclassified no answer
5 3.7
5. How do you work on worksheet? Why?
a. Students complete the worksheets individually.
Reasons: 1
It is considered more effective and efficient in time and in understanding the material.
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2 The worksheet is easy.
3 They feel more confident working individually.
b. Firstly, students complete the worksheets individually
then they do worksheets with their friends pair work or group work, especially if they find difficulties.
42 30.5
c. Students complete the worksheets individually, and
also they do worksheets with their friends pair work or group work. If they cannot find the answerget stuck
have limited time, they will copy and paste. 4 2.9
d. Students often complete the worksheets with their
friends pair work or group work. Reasons:
1 Students can share their ideas and discuss the
difficult questions. They help each other to understand the material.
2 It can help students to complete the worksheet
faster. 51 36.9
e. Students copy and paste their friends’ work.
Reasons: 1
Students are lazy. 2
Students do not have enough time. 7 5.1
f. Students don’t do it.
1 0.7
g. Unclassified no answer
1 I don’t know.
2 As good as I can.
3 Based on the mood
4 Reading the book carefully
5 Based on lecturers’ command
6 I try to answer all the questions.
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Appendix 7 The Blueprint of the Interview for Students
No. Questions Number of
Items A.
Independent Learning
1. Have you ever heard about independent learning?
In your opinion, what is independence in learning? 7
2. What factors influence students’ independent learning habit?
3. According to you, is independent learning important? Why or why
not? 4.
What’s the importance of independence in learning for daily life? Does it have effect to your daily life activitieshabit?
5. What life values can you get from independent learning skill
practice? 6.
Do you think that independence in learning minimizes teacher’s role in class? Why or why not?
7. Do you have any ideas to help students enhance their independence
in learning?