The Students’ Awareness of Their Autonomy

37 the classroom. The student also admitted in the interview which supported the data of questionnaires. Student III : Aku tahu elemen dari micro teaching. Aku bisa bikin RPP dan mengajar. Aku juga memakai kesempatan ini untuk berperan sebagai guru dan praktik mengajar. Kesempatan ini juga aku pakai buat sangu besok pas PPL. Translation : I knew some basic elements of the micro teaching course. I could design a lesson plan and teach my students. I also used this opportunity to act as a teacher and practice what I had got in the previous courses. This chance was also used as the preparation for my PPL. Own Translation Statement number 6 stated the students ‟ awareness of their potential and passion as the teacher candidates in the Micro Teaching class. 43.75 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 18.75 of the respondents chose “agree” statement which indicated that the students had awareness for finding their potential and passion as the teacher candidates in the Micro Teaching class E. The information was supported by the student ‟s statement. It was presented as follows. Student I : Aku menemukan potensiku sebagai guru. Aku belajar bahwa menjadi seorang guru itu membutuhkan banyak persiapan dan juga banyak yang harus diperhatiin. Translation : I found my potential as a teacher. I learned that being a teacher needed preparation and paid attention to a lot of things. Own Translation From the results of statement numbers 1 up to 6, it indicated that the students were aware of seeing their needs in order to achieve their goals in their learning process. The students also understood that they should be more active in the learning processes. It is in line with Lier ‟s 1996 statement. He says that PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 38 awareness is about knowing where the learner is going, what the learner is doing and why. He states that awareness of language has played a role in human consciousness for a very long time. It also triggers to the autonomous development so that the students were aware and able to take an active approach to the learning task at hand.

2. The Students’ Capability in Learning Autonomy

The researcher summarized the result of the data about the students‟ capability in learning autonomy during the Micro Teaching course. It appeared on table 4.2 Table 4.2 T he Students’ Capability in Learning Processes No. Statement SD D U A SA 7 I diagnose what I need in the Micro Teaching class. - 12.5 - 12.5 75 8 I formulate my goals that I want to achieve in the Micro Teaching class. - 6.25 12.5 56.25 25 9 I identify the learning materials in the Micro Teaching class. - - 12.5 68.75 18.75 10 I choose the appropriate strategies, methods, and techniques for my learning process in the Micro Teaching class. - - 18.75 50 31.25 11 I implement the strategies that I have chosen for my learning process and my teaching simulation in the Micro Teaching class. - 6.25 6.25 56.25 31.25 12 I judge my own job objectively to evaluate what I have done in the Micro Teaching class. - 6.25 6.25 62.5 25 Total - 5.21 9.38 51.04 34.38 39 It was proven through the results of the data about the students‟ capability in learning autonomy in the Micro Teaching class E. It was shown that the results were positive from the total percentage of the statements about the students‟ capability in learning autonomy in the Micro Teaching class E. From the data, 34.38 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 51.04 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. It was also seen by 9.38 of the respondents chose “uncertain” statement and 5.21 of the respondents chose “disagree” statement. It was quite clear that the total percentage of the positive statements was higher than the negative statements which indicated that the students already had the capability of their autonomy in their learning processes in the Micro Teaching class E. Statement number 7 stated the students ‟ capability in diagnosing what they needed in the Micro Teaching class, 75 of the respondents chose “strongly agree ” statement and 12.5 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. The data above indicated that the students had the capability to diagnose what they needed to achieve their goals. The student supported the information of the questionnaire in the interview. Student III : Aku butuh buat memperbaiki beberapa elemen sama gaya mengajarku dan bagaimana aku mengajar muridku saat simulasi mengajar. Translation : I needed to improve some elements and ways of my learning styles and how I taught my students in the teaching simulation. Own Translation Statement number 8 stated the students‟ capability in formulating their goals that they wanted to achieve for their learning processes in the Micro PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 40 Teaching class. 25 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 56.25 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. It indicated that the students had the capability to formulate what they needed in their learning processes to achieve their goals. In the interview, the student said that: Student I : Aku ingin bisa mengajar muridku karena aku ingin jadi guru besok. Aku juga ingin lulus di makul ini dengan nilai yang bagus. Translation : I wanted to be able to teach my student because I wanted to be a teacher in the future. I also wanted to pass the course and get a good score. Own Translation Statement number 9 stated the students ‟ capability in identifying their learning materials in the Micro Teaching class E. 18.75 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 68.75 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. It indicated that the student was able to identify what they needed in the Micro Teaching class in order to achieve what they had set. The student supported the statement above in the interview. Student III : Aku mengidentifikasi apa yang aku butuhkan. Aku harus mampu membuat aktifitas yang seru saat simulasi, RPP, Prota dan Prosem. Aku juga seharusnya lebih aktif dan mandiri untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan diriku agar mampu menjadi contoh yang baik untuk muridku. Translation : I identified what I needed. I needed to be able to make fun activities in my teaching simulation, lesson plans, Prota and Prosem. I should be more active and independent to increase my self-confident to be able to be a good model for my students. Own Translation Statement number 10 stated the students ‟ capability in choosing the appropriate strategies, methods, and techniques for their learning process in the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 41 Micro Teaching class. 31.25 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 50 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. The student said in the interview that: Student I : Aku baca buku-buku, bikin naskah, latihan sebelum simulasi mengajar, cari-cari materi di internet. Translation : I read the books, made the scenario, practiced before teaching simulation, and searched materials on the internet. Own Translation It indicated that the students had the capability in choosing the appropriate strategies to solve their problem in their learning processes. The students had been able to decide what they should do in order to fulfill their needs. Statement number 11 stated the students ‟ capability in implementing the strategies that they had chosen for their learning processes in the Micro Teaching class. 31.25 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 56.25 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. Student III : Aku juga menyediakan beberapa video dan permaian untuk membungkus aktifitas menjadi lebih menarik. Translation : I also provided some videos and games in order to package the activities to be interesting. Own Translation Statement number 12 stated the students‟ capability in judging their own job objectively to evaluate what they had done in the Micro Teaching class. 25 of the respondents chose “strongly agree” statement and 62.5 of the respondents chose “agree” statement. It was also confirmed by the respondents, Student I, Student II and Student III in the interview. They said that they were able to judge and evaluate what they had done and their jobs objectively by PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 42 recalling their processes, seeing the result and getting feedback from the lecturer and also their friends. The result of the students‟ capability in learning autonomy which appeared in the table is stated by Benson 2011. He says that in learning autonomy, the students have to be able to diagnose what they need, formulates the goals that they want to achieve, identify the learning materials, choose the appropriate strategies, implement strategies that have been chosen and also evaluate the outcomes. The students realized their strengths and weaknesses in teaching simulation in the interview. Student II : Aku melihat kekuranganku dan apa yang aku butuhkan buat kuliahku, aku membuat daftar tujuan yang harus aku capai, aku juga terbuka pada setiap saran dari dosen dan teman-temanku. Aku juga mencari informasi dari artikel dan internet dan aku juga nulis hasi-hasilku itu. Translation : I saw my weaknesses and what I needed for my study, I listed my goals that I should achieve, I opened my mind to some suggestions from my lecturer and my friends. I searched for some information from some articles and the internet, and I wrote what I had experienced, such as my results. Own Translation Fro m the student‟s experience, it is in line with Holec 1981, who states that the student has the capability in understanding the purposes of learning or able to direct the whole learning. From the result of statement numbers 7 up to 12, it indicated that the students had already had the capability to diagnose what they need, formulate their goals, identify the materials, choose the appropriate strategies, implement the strategies and evaluate the outcomes in their learning processes in the Micro Teaching course. It is also in line with Benson 2011 and