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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents the gained data from the transcripts of interviews as the findings of the research and the discussion of answers based on the research
problems stated in Chapter I. Those answers include how the two exemplary teachers implemented Curriculum 2013 C13 and what problems that are faced
by the two exemplary senior high school English teachers in Yogyakarta. However, the researcher provides three sub-themes in order to maintain the flow
discussions; they are presenting the research findings, discussing the implementation of C13 by the two exemplary senior high school English teachers
in Yogyakarta and the problems that were faced by the two exemplary senior high school English teachers in Yogyakarta on the implementation of C13.
A. Research Findings
In this section, the researcher would present the gained data from the transcripts of the interviews. Since the interviews were conducted based on the
guideline of questionnaires, the researcher had made the guideline in order to gain the expected answers that were related to the research problems. The findings
would cover two smaller sub-sections namely the implementation of C13 by two exemplary senior high school English teachers in Yogyakarta and the problems
that were faced by two exemplary senior high school English teachers in Yogyakarta on the implementation of C13.
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Based on the research problems and the interview transcripts that the researcher had conducted, the findings of study were as follows:
1. The implementation of C13 by the two exemplary senior high school
English teachers in Yogyakarta The researcher categorized the findings that were related to the first
research problems into two categories, in terms of teaching management and in terms of teaching methods and techniques. The first finding was in
terms of teaching management that consisted of the management of administration requirements and assessment. In dealing with the
administration requirements during the implementation of C13, the teachers implemented C13 by learning the guidelines, by developing the
guidelines, by always learning new curricula, by having autonomy in deciding the materials, by discussing the implementation of C13 with the
other teachers, by developing the assessment, and by solving the problems. The second finding was in terms of the teaching methods and
techniques. Teachers who were also the participants of this study implemented Curriculum 2013 by adjusting the materials of learning that
students needed; by developing materials; by learning together with students from any resources; by having autonomy in deciding the teaching
techniques; by developing students‟ autonomy in learning English; by
considering individual differences of their students and by placing students as the teachers‟ priority in their teaching processes.