86 comment showed that the teacher asked the student to write their argument
effectively.
4. A Nonjudgmental Stance
A nonjudgmental stance was the teacher‟s belief that underlies the practice of giving written feedback for 23 times. The teachers in classes A, B, D, E, F of
CRW II used a nonjudgmental stance as the belief on giving comments on teach
ers‟ written feedback for students‟ writing. Gebhard and Oprandy 1999, pp. 8-9 state that the teachers have belief to give a nonjudgmental stance in teaching
because the judgmental remarks could limit the exploration of teaching writing. Similarly, the t
eachers used this belief on giving written feedback in students‟ writing. The teacher gave a nonjudgmental remark in order to motivate the
students to revise their essay.
Table 4.17 The Examples of Teacher’s Belief 4
No. Beliefs
Teachers’ Comments
4. A nonjudgmental stance.
- Avoid exaggeration in writing.
- Please to be more correctly.
- Recognize your ideas better.
- What to compare?
- What is the subject?
- So it‟s not because of the language.
A nonjudgmental made the teacher to become more independent in teaching. The teacher could ask about anything to make it clear. The examples
were “Please to be more correctly.”, “Recognize your ideas better.”, “What to
compare?”, “What is the subject?”, and “So it‟s not because of the language.”
87 The teachers‟ comments showed that the teachers did not judge the students‟
writing but the teacher tried to analyze the students‟ ideas. The teacher asked the student to be more correctly in writing because the teacher found many errors on
student‟s writing. Then, the teacher also used this belief to ask the student in order to recognize the ideas better. In addition, the teacher also asked about unclear part
such as the comparison and the subject on students‟ writing. The last, the teacher also makes sure about the reason of student‟s writing.
A nonjudgmental stance means that the teacher cannot judge his or her teaching process in classroom. The teacher had to appreciate the students‟ effort in
following teaching process in the classroom. Teachers gave written feedback with a nonjudgmental stance to motivate and appreciate the students‟ achievement in
classroom.
5. Attention to Language and Behavior.
