42 parts and they are the themes of the problems faced by the respondents. In each
part, the researcher will present the problems ’ theme from this study and the
interpretation. Besides, the researcher also analyzed the findings in order to answer the research questions by pointing on the result of respondents
’ responses related to the topic in the interview.
1. The Respondents Had Lack of Knowledge about Scientific Approach
After conducting the interview, the researcher found that all of the respondents had difficulties in understanding about the concept of Scientific
Approach and 2013 Curriculum. They had lack of knowledge about the concept of Scientific Approach and 2013 Curriculum. The lack of knowledge caused some
problems faced by the respondents and all of the respondents had experienced this problem.
The first respondent, Aw, stated that heshe did not really understand the concept of Scientific Approach. In the statements, heshe said that heshe had
forgotten the approach of 2013 Curriculum. Aw also said that hisher knowledge of Scientific Approach was still limited even though heshe had learned about it.
Then, Aw added that heshe could not distinguish the best activities for each step of Scientific Approach. HeShe could not decide the appropriate activities for
certain students. “Ada sih kesulitan-kesulitan dalam menentukan kegiatan asosiasi itu
yang cocok kaya apa, terus mencoba itu kaya gimana enaknya, kegiatan yang sesuai dengan mencoba dan bisa dilakukan dengan lancar kalau
ngeliat kondisi anak-anaknya yang banyak dan susah diatur tu harus
bikin kegiatan yang kaya apa. Jadi dituntut untuk kreatif.”Aw PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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associating step, then what I am gonna do in collecting information step and also the appropriate activities for this step which can be done
smoothly. I have to think about the activities that I am gonna do when I am facing the students who are difficult to be handled. So, I have to be
creative. Aw
The second respondent, Gs, also found the same problem with Aw. Heshe
was confused with the activities for each step; whether the activities were appropriate to certain step or not. Heshe added that the activities that heshe made
were not the focus of the step. Heshe thought that the activities that heshe designed were not really fit with the steps.
“Sebenarnya kalau saya sih merasa agak masih kebingungan dengan Scientific Approach, karena Scientific Approach itu kan semua stepnya
sudah ditentukan. Ada lima pendekatannya itu. Nah, sedangkan kegiatan yang saya buat itu kadang-kadang tidak sesuai dengan lima
Approach itu, jadi lima step yang ada di approach itu, jadi kadang saya harus menambahkan kegiatan-kegiatan supaya bisa memenuhi lima
step yang ada di Approach itu, walaupun kadang-kadang bukan yang
inti dari apa yang mau saya aplikasikan di kelas.”Gs Actually, I am still confused with Scientific Approach because its steps
have been decided. There are five approaches. Whereas, sometimes, the activities that I designed were not fit with those five approaches. So,
sometimes I had to add some other activities so that I could fulfill the five steps in Scientific Approach even if those activities were not the
focus of what I want to implement in the class. Gs Moreover, the third respondent, Dt, experienced the same feeling. Heshe
had difficulties on differentiating the characteristic of each step. Therefore, when deciding the activities for certain step, heshe was confused whether heshe had
put the suitable activities of that topic or not. “Bingungnya tu kalau antara satu kegiatan sama lain itu kadang belum
bisa mbedain itu lho. Misalnya kegiatan mengasosiasi sama mengeksplorasi itu aku bingung karena mengeksplorasi tu kadang yang
44 antara dia, antara siswanya tu nyari dan mengembangkan pengetahuan
sendiri atau gimana gitu aku masih bingung antara dua kegiatan. ”Dt
I was confused because sometimes I could not differentiate between one activity to another. As the example is in associating and exploring step.
I was confused because I did not know whether in exploring step the students had to look for and develop the knowledge by themselves or
not. I am still confused with those two steps. Dt
All of the respondents had the same problem that they could not easily decide the appropriate activities for each step. The problem usually came when
they made lesson plan because when making the lesson plan, the respondents had to list down some activities based on each step in Scientific Approach. Therefore,
the respondents had difficulties in deciding which activities were suitable for certain step. Based on the result of
respondents’ interview, all of them said that actually they did not know the approach well. It means that they had lack of
knowledge about Scientific Approach so that they did not know what activities were suitable for each step. According to NCATE 2006, teachers have to
prepare some things before teaching in a class. Teachers should have good preparation on knowledge of teaching and learning, and subject matter
knowledge. In this case, the respondents had lack of knowledge about the approach, which was Scientific Approach. The approach was also the part of
knowledge of teaching and learning, so the respondents should have good preparation in it because the
benefits of teachers’ preparation could help them to develop the knowledge and skill they need in the classroom, produce higher
students’ achievement and focuse more in teaching and learning process. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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2. The Respondents Found Lack of Facilities when Implementing Scientific Approach
