The Children’s Responses on Independent Learning

39 Table 4.2.4 The Result of the Students’ Learning Process in Kumon English Course Close-ended Questionnaire A ccording to the first participant, “I got best mark in English at school since I joined Kumon. I am happy to study English independently ” Appendix 5. The other participant shared, “I like study English independently with Kumon English Course because I can learn English through my own ability. I have joined the other course, but when I do not understand the material then my friends do, I will be left out ” Second participant, appendix 5. The other participants shared that they were interested with independent learning because help them to learn English independently and study listening with native speaker by CD-textbook. Yet, some participants were not interested in independent learning in Kumon English Course . According to fifth participant , “I do not like independent learning in Kumon English Course. I am still 1 st grade of elementary school and I am doing level G. I must do that difficult worksheet independently.” Appendix 5 The researcher concluded that students who were in the higher level than their grade in school would have been less confident while doing the worksheet. The motivation from home such are parents, sisters or brothers or someone else would help them in this situation. No. Statement Parents Sisters Brothers Babysitter No one 9. Students are accompanied by someone while doing Kumon’s homework. 12 40 2 7 1 3 15 50 40

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