The Parents’ Roles Advantages and Disadvantages for Implementing the Method

38 For the next question, 80 participants could do their worksheet independently, and 20 could not do their worksheet independently. There were 50 participants were not accompanied by someone else while doing the exercises on the worksheet; 40 participants were accompanied by parents, 7 participants were accompanied by sisters or brothers, and 3 participants were accompanied by babysitter. Furthermore, 60 participants answered that homework was given by Kumon English Course did not disturb their playing time and 40 answered that homework was given by Kumon English Course disturbed their playing time. For the last question, 97 participants answered that homework was given by Kumon English Course helped them to study English in their home, and 3 participants answered that it did not help them. Table 4.2.3 The Result of the Students’ Learning Process in Kumon English Course Close-ended Questionnaire No. Statements Yes No 4. Kumon helps students to learn English. 30 100 - - 5. Students are interested to learn English independently. 29 97 1 3 6. Students find any difficulties when doing the worksheet independently. 21 70 9 30 7. Students are confident with their answers. 23 77 7 23 8. If there is a wrong answer, students work it out independently. 25 80 5 20 9. In table 4.2.4 10. Homework that is given by Kumon disturbs the students’ playing time. 12 40 18 60 11. Homework that is given by Kumon helps the students to study at home. 29 97 1 3 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