43 their statement that they were not bothered if all members were given the same marks,
which was indicated by 68.3 of the responses. This result could be understood by inferring that there were a few students having a sort of mixed feelings in filling in the
questionnaires. Regardless of the discussed findings which already met the aim of the study, there
were also some limitations in the present study. The first limitation concerns the correlation of female and male students, or even the length of experiencing group work,
to their perceptions toward group work. Perhaps, there will be new findings revealed if further studies correlate the influences of students‟ gender or the length of experiencing
group work to the way they perceive certain items in the questionnaires. The second limitation concerns the grade of the students, and also the setting of the study. Different
results may have been acquired if the participants of the study had been other graders in the school, or the twelfth graders in others secondary schools. Thereby, further research is
essential to figure out whether students‟ perceptions differ if the context is changed.
The implication of the study is that the secondary teachers need to consider their students‟ perceptions into account when teachers want to assign some team-work tasks.
Most importantly, teachers should be willing to teach their students how to manage an effective working team. Therefore, students can really know and even get the real
benefits of group work if they do it correctly.
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F. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First of all, I want to express my greatest gratitude to Jesus Christ, for blessing me with good health and wisdom from the start until the completion of my thesis. Without
His blessings, I will not certainly be able to do my study this well. I also would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciations to
those who always support me in various ways to finish this thesis: a.
My family, who at all times pray for me, give me encouragement, and even remind me to take enough rest during my thesis completion.
b. My supervisor, Elisabet Titik Murtisari, M.TransStud., PhD , who is very kind-
hearted and patient in giving me useful advice and guidance in finishing this study despite of her very busy schedule.
c. My examiner, Dra. Martha Nandari S. Handoko, MA, for examining as well as
giving useful advice and corrections to improve my thesis writing. d.
My lovely companions, Iin, Melcy, Awul, Xtin, Chin, Wen, Phelin, and Fani who always cheer me up as well as support each other to be able to celebrate the
graduation day together. e.
My superb besties, Feli, Sherly, Novi, Ike, and Evi who pray for me all the time for the great achievements in my life.
Without their cares and supports, the thesis writing of mine will not be able to get to this final point.
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