The Impact of Presenting a Paper in Research Conferences For Students of English Education Department Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

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The Impact of Presenting a Paper in Research Conferences
For Students of English Education Department
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

A Skripsi
Submitted to the Faculty of Language Education
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree
Sarjana Pendidikan

Muhammad Ulinnuha Mangku Rachmat
20100540034

English Education Department
Faculty of Language Education
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
2016

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Table of Contents
Cover Page .............................................................................................................. i
Approval Page ....................................................................................................... ii
Declaration Of The Authenticity ........................................................................ iii
Acknowledgement ................................................................................................ iv
Table Of Contents ..................................................................................................v
Abstract ................................................................................................................ vii
Chapter One: Introduction ...................................................................................1
Background...........................................................................................................1
Statement of the problem......................................................................................3
Research questions ...............................................................................................4
Objective of the research ......................................................................................4
Significance of the research..................................................................................4
Outline of the research..........................................................................................5
Chapter Two: Literature Review .........................................................................7
Research ...............................................................................................................7
Research publication ............................................................................................8
Form of research publication ................................................................................9
Written report....................................................................................................9
Oral presentation .............................................................................................10

Research at higher education ..............................................................................17
Research in students’ learning program .............................................................18
Importance of research experience to students ...................................................19
Conceptual frameworks ......................................................................................23

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Chapter Three: Methodology..............................................................................26
Research design ..................................................................................................26
Setting and participant ........................................................................................27
Data collection methods .....................................................................................28
Data analysis .......................................................................................................30
Chapter Four: Finding And Discussion .............................................................31
Benefit of presenting paper in research conferences for students at EED UMY
............................................................................................................................31
Impact of presenting paper in research conferences for students’ learning at
EED UMY ..........................................................................................................41
Chapter Five: Conclusion And Suggestion ........................................................55
Conclusion ..........................................................................................................55
Suggestion ..........................................................................................................56

References .............................................................................................................57
Appendices ............................................................................................................61
Appendix A: List of EED UMY Students Participation IN Research
Conferemces Year 2011-2015 ............................................................................62
Appendix B: Interview Guidelines .....................................................................67
Appendix C: Verbatim Respondents ..................................................................68
List of Table and Figure
Table 1 Data of Students’ Paper Presentation at EED UMY ...............................2
Figure 1 Conceptual Framework ........................................................................25
Figure 2 Research Design ...................................................................................27

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Abstract
This study is intended to investigate the impact of presenting a paper in research
conferences for students of English Education Department of Universitas
Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (EED UMY). There are two focuses of this study.
They are firstly to reveal the benefit of presenting a paper in research conferences
and secondly to investigate the impact of having the experience for students’
learning at EED UMY. The research design of this study was qualitative research.

The participants were six students who have presented paper in research
conference during their study in EED UMY. The participants are students from
batch 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. They were asked about their experience in one
on one interview. The interview session was recorded, transcribed then analyzed
using coding procedure. The finding revealed positive results. Three main benefits
that can be achieved from presenting a paper in research conferences were
identified including enriching experience, increasing knowledge, and supporting
future career. Related to impact of presenting a paper in research conference to
students’ learning at EED UMY, the findings showed several results. They cover
becoming more confident, improving their communication skill, and enhancing
their academic performance.The finding indicated that presenting a paper in
research conferences is certainly beneficial to be experienced by students at EED
UMY.
Keywords: students’ research, research conference, benefit of research,
research experience, impact of research

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Chapter One
Introduction

This chapter contains the introduction to this skripsi. This chapter consists
of background as elaboration to the concerned case of study, elaboration of the
direction of this skripsi including research questions, objectives, and the
significance of the study. This chapter was closed by content description of every
chapter in this skripsi.
Background
Lately the phenomenon of students who were responding to call for paper
has been emerged among several students at English Education Department
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (EED UMY). The phenomenon was
found by the researcher during conducting education at EED UMY in order to
pursue bachelor degree of education in English Language Teaching by title S.Pd.
within year 2010 to 2015. The researcher observed within those span times, that
the phenomenon not only has emerged but also became something entrenched
among several students at EED UMY.
Literary call for paper can be referred as a kind of invitation that is
announced intended to gather papers to be presented in a conference. In other
word call for paper is such as promotion of a research conference to gather
potential attendees and sponsors to the event (Anderson & Anderson, 2010). The
research conference is held as a publication event of scientific works also to be a
forum of sharing works, discussing recent issues, and exchanging informations

among those who have same expertise (Toth, 1997). Through responding call for

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paper, researchers submitted the paper of their works in order to enroll in as the
contributor of the conferences in terms of paper presenter. In the conference, the
researchers present their works to audience orally through the presentation.
In order to clarify the phenomenon, the researcher has been conducting an
observation in order to identify the detail of the phenomenon. The data that the
researcher has been collected from observation was presented in the chart below.
Table 1. Data of students’ paper presentation at EED UMY.
Number

23 students

Paper

35 papers of 35 participations

Event

ICEL, TEFLIN, Asia TEFL, JETA, COTEFL, and ILLC

Year of
Participation

One time at 2011

24 times at 2013

One time at 2012

4 times at 2014

5 times at 2015

6 students of batch 2010

1 student of batch 2012

14 students of batch 2011

2 student of batch 2013

16 students once

7 students more than once

Batch
Frequency

Based on the chart above can be seen that originally the phenomenon was
started in year 2011. Until year 2015 where the data was collected, 23 students at
EED UMY identified have been presenting paper in research conferences. They
were including 6 students of batch 2010, 14 students of batch 2011, one student of
batch 2012, and 2 students of batch 2013. They were spread various conferences
related to teaching-learning English held regional and abroad by organizer such as
ICEL, TEFLIN, Asia TEFL, JETA, COTEFL, and ILLC. The total paper that has
been presented within year 2011 to 2015 can be identified 35 papers of 35
participations. While related to presentation that has been made within year 2011

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to 2012 can be identified one time in each year 2011 and 2012, 23 times in year
2013, 4 times in years 2014, and 5 times in year 2015. Related to the frequency of
the presentation, 16 students identified have been presenting paper once and 7
students identified more than once. The phenomenon actually was still considered
minority among students at EED UMY but refers to the consistency of
presentation within year 2011 to 2015 the phenomenon possibly will continue.
Statement of the Problem
The researcher found the emergence of the phenomenon was interesting.
This is because based on the researchers’ experience during conducting education
at EED UMY basically there was no specific regulation that required students to
have such experience. Related to research, students at EED UMY commonly was
obligied to conducting research as intended for the final project skripsi. However
those 23 students have been out of the box. They were also practicing research out
of common purpose as intended as the final project. Even some of them identified
have been participating more than once as refers to the amount of participation
that has been made within year 2011 to 2015.
On one hand those students were impressive because they could do more

than the other students at EED UMY, but on the other hand also made the
researcher curios toward the value of presenting paper in research conferences.
Whether presenting paper in research conferences was really that interesting to be
experienced? If yes then what exactly they have achieved from their experience in
presenting paper in research conferences? Also would presenting paper in
research conferences have impact to them?

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Therefore the researcher was interested to conducting a research. The
research entitled “The Impact of Presenting a Paper in Research Conferences for
Students of English Education Department Universitas Muhammadiyah
Yogyakarta”. Mainly the research was intended to explore, discover, and
document the evidence related to the form of outcomes that EED UMY students
have achieved from their paper presentation in research conferences. In precise,
related to the benefits that can be achieved from presenting paper in research
conferences and the possibility of impacts of having the presentation to students’
learning at EED UMY where the phenomenon found.
Research Question
Based on the background of the research above, there are two main

research questions to be answerd in this research they are:
1. What are the benefits that can be achieved from presenting a paper in
research conferences for students at EED UMY?
2. What are the impacts of presenting a paper in research conferences for
students’ learning at EED UMY?
Objective of the Study
Based on the research questions above, this research is intended to
discover several objectives below they are:
1. To explore the benefits that can be achieved from presenting a paper in
research conferences for students at EED UMY
2. To investigate the impact of presenting a paper in research conferences for
students’ learning at EED UMY

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Significance of the Research
There are several parties that can also use this research. They are such as:
Students. This research can be used by students to increase their
knowledge related to research conferences. Students can also know the benefit of
presenting a research in research conferences as well as the impact of having the
experience to their learning. This research can be such an external motivation for
students to try new things for example through presenting research in research
conference.
Lecturers. As mentor of student and stakeholder, lecturers can use this
research to give student t such as an external motivation related to research
activity. Lecturer also can use this research to be reference in making policy
related to students’ research conference presentation if necessary to be suggested
to the students.
Other researchers. This research can be used by other researchers to
support their research project. The researcher will also be very gratefull if this
research can encourage other researchers to continue the study deeper. Hopefully
this research can provide usefull information and actively contribute to the
advancement of science.
Outline of the Research
First chapter explains introduction including background, statement of the
problem, objective of the research, research question, signification of the research
and outline of the research. Second chapter contains literature review which will
provide background information and theory related to the topic of this research.

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Third chapter contains methodology including research design, population and
sample, data collection method and data analysis. Fourth chapter contains the
elaboration related to finding of investigation. This chapter is the main chapter of
this research where the finding also will be discussed. Fifth chapter contains
conclusion, implication and also suggestion for further study.

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Chapter Two
Literature Review
This research is intended to study phenomenon paper presentation of EED
UMY students in research conference. This chapter discusses several points such
as research, research publication as well as its’ type, and overview relation
research activity to university student as well as its importance. This chapter will
be closed by conceptual framework to draw the overview related to objective of
this research.
Research
The term of research should not be an unfamiliar mater. The term of
research is something familiar whithin ourself as human being. We perform
research whenever we are collecting information to help us in understanding
something making decision (Turabian, 2010). We also often are collecting
information in order to advance our knowledge of something (Shuttleworth,
2008). In precise, research is conducted to find out the truth that is hidden or
undiscovered (Kothari & Gaurav, 2014). Thus after conducting a research we can
advance our understanding toward a matter and help in making decision.
In common practice according to Budiharto (2006) research is an attempt
that conducted in order understand and solve problems in scientific, systematic
and logical. This is in relation to essence of research as scientific activity that is
conducted aimed to develop science whether in form of verification, rejection, or
new discoveries therefore research should not be done carelessly which means a
scientific method is needed (Musfiqin, 2012). In practice the use of scientific

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method is synthesize into steps of research includes identification of research
problem, literature review, specification purpose of research, data collection,
analysis and interpretation data, and making research report (Creswell, 2012). In
advance, research is conducted with specific purpose not only to search the
knowledge but also to find new and develop theory and improve practice
(Cresswell, 2012; Musfiqin, 2012).
Based on explanation above researcher would like to conclude that in short
research can be related to process of in deep study. This study is intended to find
out what is not yet known. Research can be found in in everyday life when we
want to know something. However the more common use of research tends to be
used as a scientific term. Scientific research is research that has more clear stages,
focused, and using certain methods or regulations. In essence the objective
scientific research to daily use is same however the final result is not only used for
the researchers but for the greater goal to develop science.
Research Publication
Making public the result of research project is important to be conducted.
Publication is a method to communicating the findings into public (Fain, 2009).
Also according to Wellington & Szczerbinski (2007) as stated that a piece of
research project cannot be considered complete when the findings have not been
disseminated to public so public can utilize the findings as the purpose such as
applied research as intended to influence practice in the field and theoretical
research as intended to influence viewpoint in the field. In other word research

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publication is a part of research phase or process that is as a completion thus a
research project to be considered finish is needed to be published.
Publication of research project also will influence the development of
science. According to Muninjaya (2002) the development of science will occur
only if there is published research thus other researchers can conduct further
assessment, improvement, or as a reference in the development of new research.
The rapid development of science nowadays that is becoming a mountain of
science is essentially an accumulation of research results that published and
contribution of previous researchers (Hanafiah & Amir, 2007). Thus in order to
support development of science, researcher has obligation to publish the result of
their research.
Form of Research Publication
According to Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma (2003) there are two form of
publication research project that commonly used including written report and oral
presentation.
Written Report. Written report is the very common of form of research
publication. This because every process of research requires the researcher to
write a report of research that is conducted. The writing research report is
intended to explain readers “about what you researched, why and how you
conducted your research, and the results and your conclusions” (Burger & Els,
2009, p.130). Thus “the primary purpose of a written report is communication”
(Myers & Hansen, 2012, p.484). The written reports also could be a reference to
other researcher in taking further study for the development of science (Ritonga,

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2004). This kind of publication is commonly distributed in the research journal,
book, or newsletter (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003).
Advantages. According to Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma (2003) there are
two advantages of written report publication. First, written report is allows
researcher to provide in depth detail of the investigation and consider the
substantial aspects of study to be written in the paper. Second, written report also
allows to reach wider audience due to permanently docummented and accessible.
In other word the exchange of the particular journal can be the advantage of
reaching a larger audience (Fain, 2009).
Disadvantages. Sometimes a journal or book has a specific timetable in
printing therefore teh probability of delay in publication can be the main
disadvantage of written report publication (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003).
Commonly from the original date of submittion research report to the publication
date take 6 months to 1 year therefore also possibility delay of receiving the
feedback (Fain, 2009). This is the major disadvantage.
Oral Presentation. In professional setting, this kind of research
publication usually take place at conference or professional meeting (Brockopp &
Hastings-Tolsma, 2003). Indeed a cconference is one of media to publishing the
result of research project through talk-type publication. According to SirakayaTurk (2011) research conference is an alternative of research finding publication
than journal both print or electronic that focuses on verbally.
A research conference also intended as a meeting forum. This meeting is
held to facilitate researchers to publishing the research and making discussion

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with people who have similar interests related to latest issue at their expertise at
once. According to Toth (1997) research conference is held aimed as a publication
event of scientific works also to be a forum of sharing works, discussing recent
issues, and exchanging informations among those who have same expertise. In
line according to Frick (2008) presentation of research enables the exchange of
knowledge with other researchers and assessment such as discussions,
suggestions, and criticism in order to improve the quality of the future.
When a conference is going to be held usually organizers will announce
the event to the public through an announcement. This notice has commonly
known as call for paper by means of as promotion of a research conference to
gather prospective attendees and sponsors to the event (Anderson & Anderson,
2010). Becker (2014) also stated that call for paper is a part of the preparation of
conference to be held that publishing after the theme or topic of conference has
been decided when organizer required populating the speaker of conference.
Call for paper will be noticed to public through newsletter, journals, or
website prior to the date approximately 6 to 9 months before (Polit & Beck,
2004). In relation to responding the invitation, researcher or prospective
participant should submit proposal of their works to the committee. Request for
participation is in the form an abstract consisting of 1-2 pages submitted for
feasibility assessment by the committee and if the prospective participants’
proposal is accepted then will be required to send full paper of the research report
consists of 1-8 pages for documentation of publication in the proceeding.
(Sirakaya-Turk, 2011). The phase of application is very crucial. Furthermore to

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increase chance of acceptance the systematical of abstract should meet the rules
and specific format that given by the organizer ( Holloway & Freshwater, 2007).
The paper that is presented in conference also will be documented in
printing. Which means basically publication in research conference apart also
intended to gather paper to be documented. The coalition of papers that has been
presented in conference named proceeding. According to Gerrish & Lathlean
(2015) participants’ work also usually not only will be presented and discussed in
a conference forum but also will be published in proceeding thus their works can
be widely read by them who are not attending the conference. In line according to
Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma (2003) conference proceeding is a written account
of the research presentations in a booklet format aimed to increasing the audience
and disseminating the findings. This is can be the plus of oral presentation
publication in the conference.
Formats. Oral presentation has various formats, according to Prinstein
(2013) there are four common formats including poster, research symposia, panel
discussion, and workshop.
Poster. Through poster researcher summarizes the project in an
understandable manner including aim, result, and conclusion in a board that
collated in a large room. The audience walks around to choose based on their
interest then talk one to one to discuss with the authors about his works. The
duration of poster is usually in range 1 to 2 hour. Poster is relatively less formal
and personal thus the interaction also allow build networking among researcher,
audience, and other researchers in the same expertise.

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Research Symposia. A formal forum where individuals meet and discuss
on a topic, the paper that presented around 4-6 papers delivered in 20 minutes per
session representing different aspects but interrelated to the main topic. A chair
will organize and lead the forum including selecting presenter, guiding topic to be
presented, and discussion. A discussant will be a part of forum to give argument
or comment, integrating and summarizing main point of each findings, and
suggestion for further research. There is no limitation of presenters’ levels but the
chair and discussant is usually a senior researcher. The discussion with other
audiences takes place after the main session finished.
Panel Discussions. This meeting is similar to research symposia where
several individuals gathered in a forum discussing a topic. But the panel
discussion tends to be semiformal, interactive and animated forum than symposia
that tends to be more formal and structured. Discussant is also more flexible in
giving and addressing argument or comment such as able to interject argument
during discussion and prioritizing in addressing comment to each presenter. A
chair also will lead and organize the forum including selecting presenter and
moderating the discussion between researcher, discussant, and audiences.
Workshop. This forum typically tends to longer than symposia and panel
discussion. The session lasting longer at least 3 hours and more in depth apart of
presentations presenter also providing training or practicing. Therefore the
presenters are also incorporating interactive and multimedia aids to the
presentation. Workshop often organized in level for example specifically intended
to beginner, intermediate, or advance. The presenter of workshop usually the

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professionals who really understand to the topic however junior presenter who
specialized in skill or knowledge can also be involved.
Advantages. Over written report through journal publication,
disseminating research through oral presentation in conference has larger
advantage beyond communicating the works.
Quick publication. One of purpose of publication is the finding of
researcher work can be known by public including through conference
presentation (Roux, 2012). However apart of journal publication, research
presentation at a meeting does not has delay between the completion of the study
and time of communication to others (Polit & Beck, 2004). Therefore the
dissemination of finding can be more quickly (Gerrish & Lathlean, 2015). This
can be the main advantage of publication through oral presentation at conference.
Direct feedback. In relation to the possibility of direct interaction in the
conference allows opportunity for further discussion with the audience who have
the same particular interest both related to the research process and the finding
(Gerrish & Lathlean, 2015). The dialogue between researcher and audience at a
conference can be very valuable except the audience can directly ask for further
explanation on certain point also give useful recommendations (Polit & Beck,
2004). Therefore researcher also can get direct feedback from participants to
expend analysis of finding (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003). This is can be
the second main advantage that can not be received from journal publication.
As has been commonly know the feedback is very crucial for researcer
towards their research project. The feedback will be very useful to help formulate

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further study for advancement (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003), improving
in writing the report or intended as journal script (Sirakaya-Turk, 2011), and can
be a invaluable assist in developing the researchers’ research program for further
project (Prinstein, 2013).
Comparing and contrasting work with other. According to Roux (2012)
publication through conference presentation can provide researcher opportunity to
compare and contrast their project with others and getting know a recent issue at
their fields. Through this opportunity researcher also can gaining different view
with others who are working on similar problem of investigation but conducted in
other region of country (Polit & Beck, 2004). For the research community this
opportunity can be valuable where they can advance their field better.
Building networking. Through attending a meeting researcher can meet
others who also attending the meeting. According to Prinstein (2013) this is can
be a best setting for networking where in fact most of conference held for this
purpose. Researcher can meet the prospective people that in the future probably
can be advisor, employer, collaborator, and collegue. This is another advantage of
selecting oral presentation in a conference where researcher also can expand their
networking.
Disadvantages. There are some disadvantages of oral presentation
publication that richer than written report through journal publication.
Anxiety. A presentation verbally can cause axiety for those who never had
chance in speaking in conference (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003). Anxiety

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can be the major problem in delivering the material succesfully to the audiences
that researcher should able to maintain.
Skill requirement. Performing a presentation in conference can be a
challenge. In order to make success presentation researcher will be required to
master certain presentation skills (Roux, 2012). This can be a problem for those
who do not enough knowledge of how to make presentation effectively and
attractively.
Time restriction. According to Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma (2003) oral
report has time restriction which vary around 20 to 60 minutes. Therefore
researcher can not provide a detail about the works. The material than can be
delivered only some important aspects that contains the key elements of study.
Limited scope. Oral presentation through conference has scope limitation.
This is because a conference has limited number of participants therefore those
who will be handed out the knowledge of presentation material only those who
attending the conference (Brockopp & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003).
High cost. Prinstein (2013) advised publication through conference
presentation has cost that needed to be aware. They are including time consuming
because researcher not only required to wrtite the report but also constructing the
presentation material, expense of attending the conference due to needed to travel
to reach the meeting place or venue, also the high potential for proposal denial
from the reviewer. Therefore researcher is needed to aware in making plan and
preparation to prevent failure.

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Research at Higher Education
Research is something that cannot be separated from student during
conducting education at higher education. Research also becomes one of course
that provided to students’ learning program named research methodology. The
function of this course is to provide student about theoretical of research (Dariyo,
2004). After the course, student also will be required to conducting research under
guidance of the supervisor from lecturer (Arifin, 2008). Commonly the research
that student conducted will become students’ final project.
Research has become a part of students’ learning program at higher
education does not without basis. Basically it is an application of nation mandate.
This is in relation to Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi including education, research,
and community service as listed in regulation number 12 year 2012 about the law
on higher education in section 1 verse 9. University student is also obliged to
realize because university students is a part of academic community at higher
education with lecturer as the parties that mandated to realize those three points
listed in verse 13 of number 12 year 2012.
The involvement of research to university students learning program is
also related to students’ role. Student is nation agent of change. University student
is young researcher and intellectual, through conducting research student is
expected to be able in developing knowledge that they has been acquired to be
something beneficial (Bahri & Zamzam, 2015). In relation according to Silaen
(2007) university student is a part of the community where after graduation will
be back again to society where briefly the long-term goal of research activity at

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higher education is to prepare young generation as nation agent of change. The
involvement of research to students learning program at higher education is to
provide student to able in carry out their function as agent of change by providing
something useful to the community through the development of science.
Research in Students’ Learning Program
There are several purposes from the involvement of research into students’
learning program during conducting education at higer education. There are
including part of graduation requirement, to train students’ reasoning, and to
improve students’ productivity.
Part of graduation requirement. The research methodology course that
is provided to student intended to give student knowledge of research both
theoreticallly and practically. Mastering research methodology is one of
obligation for every student. The main reason of why university student is
required to have ability in conducting research is because they need to master
methodology and research method because research activity takes an important
place as one of graduation requirement (Martono, 2014). Therefore student who
want to graduate from higher education are required to mastering reseach
methodology and able to conduct a research.
To train students’ reasoning. According to Danim & Darwis (2002)
university student is the intellectual thus they need to use their reasoning capacity
in solving problem. The whole process research from identifying research
problem, searching for literature, formulating conceptual framework, developing
hypotheses, developing instrument, analyzing the result, draw conclusion, and so

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on is a stage that relies on capacity of reasoning. The term of reasoning in this
case is not just to remembering but evaluacy which is stage of analysis. Practicing
research through an independent research practice literally is to provide a learning
experience to student in finding and solving problem independently using
scientific principle also as real interaction between experience, knowledge, and
skill that they have acquired (Darmono & Hasan, 2002).
To improve students’ productivity. Through taking example of making
final project skripsi that Darmono & Hasan (2002) defines skripsi as a scientific
paper written by undergraduate student at the end of study which means logically
through conducting research that indirectly student also learning how to writing
scientific paper. According to Sikumbang (1981) there is several benefits of
writing scientific paper includes helping to develop effective reading skill, helping
to develop and formulate idea, helping to improve systematic writing skills that
based on fact, helping to improve ability on locating and citing relevant literature,
fifth helping acquire more knowledge, and also as form of contribution to
development of science that will be very beneficial to society. Thus through
conducting research will help increasing students’ productivity in writing or
communicating their idea, mainly in written media.
Importance of Research Experience to Students
The involvement student to research activity is believed beneficial to
students. There are several beliefs of why research is important to be a part of
higher education curriculum and student is needed to have experience in research
activity.

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Beckman & Hensel (2009) stated there 10 benefits that student can get
achieved from experiencing research. They are first students can performing
learning based problem that also applicable in real-life as a continuous value.
Second determining and answering research question in research activity can help
them to be more active in learning where they will be encouraged to be more total
in learning due to full fill their curiosity. Third solving research problems can help
them organize their thinking, develop creative thinking, and gain confidence in
their own intellectual abilities. Fourth it can encourage students in deciding how
their education going to be and prepare be to successfully compete in graduate
degree. Fifth research activity will help improve students’ communication skills
both oral and written through research report and presentation. Eighth
undergraduate research can foster student to be able working both collaborative
and independent skills due to research practice can be in teamwork. Ninth
research activity also can provide student ability that will be useful in their
careers’ practice as way in finding solutions of problems. Tenth undergraduate
research activity can help student to give a valuable contribution to research
community and able actively contribute.
In advance there are more of beliefes that having experience in conducting
research for students is beneficial. They are including:
Support future career. The involvement students to research believed
can affect students future career. Turabian (2010) stated during the education
student may not have the conception of how research activity in professional
practice however through practicing research during education will provide an

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opportunity to understand how research works and be familiar with research and
students will be more ready when research capability is required at their real job.
According to a survey that conducted by Hart Research Associates (2010) that as
stated many employee expected colleges to be more focus to several aspect in
order to increase learning outcomes and graduate potential including written and
oral communication, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, complex problem
solving and analysis, teamwork skills, concept and development in science and
technology which is related to research capability.
In line Erickson (2001) stated that through publishing rsearch paper and
having research experience can strrength students resume and graduate school
applications. In short, having experience in conducting research believed has
contribution to students’ future career in through providing students decent
knowledge of research that probably needed in their career. Also as a supplement
of students resume.
Increase learning motivation. According to Turabian (2010) through
experiencing in conducting research student will learn how to determining the
questions in order to help them determine what kind of knowledge that they want
to discover where this process will not be found in passive learning that mostly
student is only absorb what textbook or their teacher said. Beckman & Hansel
(2009) also stated that research question can stimulate student’s curiosity that will
affect students to be more active and total in learning process. In a study Dariyo
(2004) found that student who has following research methodology course
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knowledge of how to conducting research has improvement in their learning
motivation to be more active in learning.
Understand student-lecturer relation. The presence of mentor in the
process of conducting research has tremendous role where mentor can be the
source of knowledge that student can absorb also primarily as supervisor who can
give feedback of students project (Malachowski, 1996). Darmono & Hasan (2002,
p. 13-15) also implies that conducting research without interference of mentor is
impossible where mentor plays an important role in providing a constructive
direction including technical of writing, content, and method used in student
study. According to Malachowski (1996) mentoring is a term to represent a
relationship between mentor and mentee that in this case relation between lecturer
and university student. Therefore student can understand that a research project
cannot be conducted successfully without mentor.
Vary students’ learning. This is because generally teaching and learning
activity is carried out in the classroom where teacher provide material and student
receive it. While research activities are more likely to give students a concrete
demonstration of the principles and concepts that exist in textbooks to practice in
the field (Erickson, 2001). Thus students can have the overview that knowledge
they have will be greatly developed when supported by research (Turabian, 2010).
Simply through conducting research will provide students other form of learning
that is non-only in the class as they only receiving but also studying in deep even
they can produce something from their study.

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Help students in determining area of interest. This is because topic of
research that students will chose in their research would not be out of their field.
However there will be many focus area that they never imagined. Thus feature of
research activity that is “the active learning element of research allows students to
make connections to their own interests that may not ordinarily be made in
passive learning environment” (Erickson, 2001, p.25). Having research
experience is beneficial to university students mainly it can affect students’
development and their knowledge. They also can better understand how published
works, learn to balance collaborative and individual works, determine area of their
interest, and start their career as researcher ( Madan & Teitge, 2013).
Be better student. Research experience for student has greater advantage.
David (2010) mentioned that shortly research experience will help student to be
better student. This is because he believe that through conducting research student
can learn to tolerate complex obstacle during the research process, student can
understand how knowledge constructed, they can became more independent, their
self-confident can be enhanced, and became more ready for their career. The short
term of benefit they can get is their performance during conducting education at
higher education will be better and their future also will be better prepared.
Conceptual Framework
This chapter was provided as attemps of researcher to find explanation
towards the objective of this research. There are two objectives of this research.
They are including to explor the benefits of presenting paper in research
conferences and to investigate the impact of presenting a paper in conferences for

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students’ learning at EED UMY. The relevant theory form the experts towards the
objective of this research will be elaborated below.
The first is benefit of presenting paper in research conferences. Related to
this objective, clearly according to Beckman & Hansel (2009) chance to
presenting the result of research can improve communication skill including oral
and communication. This is also affirmed by Erickson (2001) with additional that
presenting researech paper also can strengthen students’ resume. Further related to
research conferences as intended as publication event where researcher
disseminates their works. Students who are engaged in research conference
certainly can also receive the advantages. Through research conference researcher
not only can disseminate their work quickly but also can get direct feedback
(Gerrish & Lathlean, 2015), get opportunity to compare and contrast with other
(Roux, 2012), and build networking (Prinstein, 2013). Besides, as a meeting
student can also make discussion with other and can exchange recent issue with
those in the same expertise (Toth, 1997).
The second is the impact of presenting paper in research conferences.
Related to this objective, the researcher refers to theory impact of research
experience for students. Theoritically being involved in research activity can have
impact to three things including personal, academic performance, and career
preparation. First related to impact of being involved in research activity to
students’ personal including increase students’ self confident and students’
thinking (Beckman & Hansel, 2009). Second related to impact to academic
performance including increase students learning motivation to be more active in

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learning (Beckman & Hansel, 2009; Dariyo, 2004; Turabian, 2010) also as has
been studied by Kinkel & Henke (2006) revealed that students who involved
research program perceived positive implication to their academic indicated on
the increase of grade. Third related to career preparation students can became
more ready to job that requires research capability (Turabian, 2010), support
research career ( Madan & Teitge, 2013), and strengthen students resume
(Erickson, 2001).
The reviews of literature above literary can already give a picture towards
the objective in this research. However the concrete evidence towards the actual
outcomes that EED UMY student have achieved is still needed to be studied.
Below is the figure of overview the focus study of this research.
Figure 1. Conceptual Framework.
Benefits of Presenting Paper in
Research Conferences
Presenting Paper in
Research Conference
Impact of Presenting Paper in
Research Conferences

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Chapter Three
Methodology
This chapter discusses methodology of this research. This chapter explains
several points including research design in the beginning, followed by elaboration
of setting and participant, method in collecting data, and data analysis procedure.
Research Design
In order to provide the answer to the research questions in this research,
qualitative approach was used as the research design. According to Creswell
(2012) qualitative approach is designed to learn in deep the penomenon which
raises questions or research problem directly to the participant through exploration
because the concept, idea and process need to be studied. In line, Strauss &
Corbin (1990) also stated that qualitative research is research that is conducted in
order to uncover and understand what lies behind a phenomenon or an event that
occur for example persons experience in a matter that yet known which can be
related to how or why it happened.
Qualitative approach is appropriate to be used in this research because
qualitative approach has relevance to objective of this research. This research was
conducted because there are several things that yet known related to the
emergence phenomenon of students at EED UMY who presenting paper in
research conference. They are including benefit of presenting paper in research
conference and the impact to students’ learning at EED UMY. The qualitative
approach as intended to study living experience used as research design expected
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Apart from factor objectives, other method in qualitative approach is also
appropriate to this research. They are including method in determining participant,
collecting the data, and method of data analysis that is also applicable to this
research. Shortly a brief research design of this study is pictured in figure below:
Figure 2. Research Design.

Research Design

Qualitative

Collection
Method

Interview Students
Open Coding

Data Analysis

Axial Coding
Selective Coding

Setting and Participant
The fundamental of this research is to study phenomenon that happened
among several students at EED UMY students, therefore the setting of this
research is clear that is conducted in EED UMY. Regarding to the recruitment of
respondents in this research researcher is using purposive sampling technique.
According to Satori & Komariah (2014) purposive sampling is a technique in
determining research subject according to research objectives and based on
researcher own considerations that the chosen subjects meet the needs of
researcher and representative.

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Systematically, before determining the respondent, firstly the researcher
was collecting information to clarify the phenomenon and map the poppulation.
The researcher was directly contacting the students who identified ever presenting
paper in research conference to gathered information related to their student
number, frequency of presentation, name of the event, place of the event, year of
presentation, and title of their paper. They also asked whether there are other
students who also known have made the presentation. Researcher noted that the
overall number of students at EED UMY who ever presenting paper in research
conferences within year 2011 to 2015 were 23 students.
The amounts of students who used as the participants in this research were
6 students. These 6 students were selected because they were accessible and agree
to be the participants of this research. The researcher was also considering that
they can already become the representative of population and able to provide
needed information. They were including 2 students of bach 2010, 2 stu