CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents and discusses the findings of research based on the data gathered during investigation. In the line with the research problems, it
presents and discusses the research findings as follow: 1 The implementation of Self-Directed Learning to improve students’ achievement on vocabulary,
and 2 The problems which are faced by the teacher and students in using Sel-Directed Learning. The findings are analyzed on the basis of the gathered
data and the discussion is derived from the analysis of findings and theoritical framework discussed in Chapter II.
C. The Implementation of The Self Directed Learning to
improve Students’ Vocabulary.
Self Directed Learner is the one who is self motivated, one who takes the initiative, one who has a clear idea of what he wants to learn, and one who
has his own plan for pursuing and achieving his goal.
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The label self-instruction is used to refer to situations in which a learner, with other, or alone, is working without the direct control of a teacher.
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Table 4.1 The Students’ Score of Vocabulary Achievement before in using
Self-directed Learning Placement Test
Students’ Number
Score Students’
Number Score
Students’ Number
1 50
20 70
39 80
2 50
21 60
40 100
3 55
22 60
41 90
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Tricia Hedge. Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2000, p.76
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Leslie Dickinson. Self-instruction in Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University press. 1987, p. 5
4 60
23 75
42 60
5 60
24 75
43 70
6 40
25 75
44 60
7 40
26 85
45 65
8 50
27 75
46 70
9 60
28 80
47 80
10 60
29 70
48 70
11 65
30 65
49 55
12 55
31 50
50 55
13 55
32 55
51 45
14 60
33 45
52 70
15 60
34 40
53 60
16 70
35 65
54 60
17 70
36 55
55 50
18 65
37 70
19 75
38 80
Average 63,45
Table 4.2 The Students’ Score of Vocabulary Achievement after in using
Self-directed Learning Students’
Number Score
Students’ Number
Score Students’
Number
1 100
20 80
39 90
2 90
21 100
40 90
3 70
22 100
41 100
4 80
23 80
42 90
5 70
24 80
43 100
6 70
25 90
44 90
7 80
26 100
45 100
8 80
27 100
46 90
9 90
28 80
47 80
10 90
29 90
48 90
11 90
30 90
49 90
12 70
31 90
50 90
13 70
32 100
51 80
14 90
33 100
52 90
15 100
34 90
53 100
16 100
35 100
54 100
17 100
36 80
55 100
18 100
37 90
19 100
38 100
Average 86,27
While the learning process had the following steps: 1.
The students enter the class saying hello to the teacher who is usually at the Feedback table.
2. Find their class folder, with their name on it, at the folder shelf or class
folders if you decide to have a separate folder for each subject 3.
Go to see the teacher. The instructor roughly checks whether homework was completed and times were recorded in order to decide whether that
day’s class work has been appropriately assigned. Class work may need to be changed on the spot.
4. Find a seat in the students’ worksheet study area.
5. Students give their completed homework and take out their previous
worksheets marked 100. 6.
Take out their pencil and eraser and put away the student’s worksheet holder.
7. Do any corrections from the previously submitted homework first and
place them aside for the teacher to mark. 8.
Listen to the CD that corresponds to the worksheet level they are studying. Here the steps when the students listen the CD:
a. Write the name, date and starting time on the class work.
b. Listen the CD skit track while looking at the corresponding pages of
the CD textbook. c.
Listen to the CD Learning focus track while reading aloud the worksheets.
d. Write the finishing time on the class work.
e. Repeat after the instructor or the CD in front of the instructor.
9. Approach the instructor to discuss Feedback evaluation, criteria, what to
do the next
10. Take the worksheet sets for homework based on the results of that day’s
class work and marked homework if necessary. 11.
Receive further guidance and instruction on worksheets as appropriately as possible.
12. Ensure homework is taken home.
13. Say good bye and leave the class.
D. The Problems are Faced by the Students and Teacher.
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