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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
A. Theoretical Review
1. Learning Independence
a. Independency
Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia 1996:625, independency means the condition that they can stand alone without another people help.
Mungin Eddy Wibowo 1992:69 suggested that independency means the people levels that they can stand alone and rely on their self ability to
doing something and solve their problem. Hasan Basri 1994:53 said that independency is the people condition that they can doing something
without another people help. Based on citation above, independency is condition that the people
ability to implemented their wish without depend on other people. It means, student can study by their self, make their study more effective,
and can be independent in learning activity.
b. Learning
Slamet, learning is the process that people doing to change their attitude at all, as the yield from their experience of interaction with their
environment. Abdul Haris, 2008:60, learning is the process that include learning process and the changes is happen from their passion in the
learning process. Hilgrd Blower ,Hamalik, 2004: 45, said learning is the change in attitude by their activity, practice and experience
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c. Independent Learning
Independency in learning is very important to make the student does not depend on other people. Elain B. Johnson in Ibnu Setiawan
2008:152 “independent learning is the process to make the student can do something by their
self”. Haris Mujiman 2007:1 “ independent learning is active learning, that pushed by mastered in competency”
Based on the article above, student independency aspect can divided by: 1 Study, indicated by their action that doing by their self and it does not
by other people wants. 2 Progressive and persistent, indicated by their passion to do something
with diligently to achieve the prestige, plan and doing their wish. 3 Initiative, is thinking ability and doing something original, creative
and initiative. 4 Self control, is the ability to solve the problem, action control and
influence people around. 5 Self ability, indicated by their confidence and certainty of their self
ability.
d. Independent Learning Indicator
Thoha, 1996, Independent Learning Indicator as follows: 1 Critically thinking, creative and innovative
2 Confidence with their statement 3 Solving the problem
4 Doing something by self