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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 Analysis of Teaching-Learning Process
4.1.1 Profile of the student
As we know before, the more activities from the parents make them prefer to choose and send their children into some courses. It aims to prepare and complete
their children’s knowledge about the lessons. Mostly of the parents prefer to choose and take their children into part of private courses. Their parents have the reason to
their children become focus and freely to accept the lessons without feeling any boundaries and limiting to talk. Mostly of children feel hard to get their
concentration if they learn together in a big or small groups because they are feeling no chance and any limiting to talk and feeling ignored among any other students so
they choose to join in private class that the teacher can come in their home. The writer made a research on the writer’s private course student about
English teaching method according to the stu dent’s preference of learning style with
using VARK questionnaire. Here, the writer observed the teaching-learning activities on the writer’s private course student, Haddist Cherya P.R, a junior high school
student grade 8 at Private Junior High School Al-Musabbihin, Tasbih Residential, Medan.
To support the techniques and methods in English teaching-learning process, there are some facilities that help the teacher to get succeed in teaching the learners
to understand the target language that is English. The writer’s guidance are VARK
questionnaire that observed the student’s preference of learning style through the
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eight the techniques and methods of teaching-learning based on Larsen-Freeman in which approaching in the student’s preference of learning style.
4.1.2 Research Day
The research day was on June 30, 2016. At 1 o’clock, the writer was already in the student’s home. The writer was assisted by VARK questionnaire to determine
the student’s learning style, the writer also brought some kind of the materials from home during the teaching day are like the videos that related to the lesson will be
teach, pictures and posters that can hang on the wall. The research was carried out for seven days in a row.
In the first day, the writer wanted to know the student’s preference of
learning style, then in this day, the writer brought VARK questionnaire that has been determined, those are 16 questions. The student can circle more than one if a single
answer does not match in the student’s perception, and can leave blank to the questions just for two questions limitedly. There are the patterns in fulfilling to
answer the questions.
Question a category b category c category d category
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3. K
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5. A
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8. R
K A
V 9.
R A
K V
10. K
V R
A 11.
V R
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12. A
R V
K 13.
K A
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14. K
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K A
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K The VARK Questionnaire Scoring Chart
Source : http:vark-learn.com
In question number 1, You are helping someone who wants to go to your airport, the center of town or railway station. You would:
… On this question, the student answered b tell her the directions that means the answer b is the category of
auralauditory. Question number 2, A website has a video showing how to make a special
graph. There is a person speaking, some lists and words describing what to do and some diagrams. You would learn most from:… On this question, the student
answered d watching the actions that means the answer d is the category of kinesthetic.
Question number 3, You are planning a vacation for a group. You want some feedback from them about the plan. You would:… On this question, the student
answered a describe some of the highlights they will experience that means the answer a is the category of kinesthetic.
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Question number 4, You are going to cook something as a special treat. You would:… On this question, the student answered c look on the internet or in some
cookbooks for ideas from the pictures that means the answer c is the category of visual.
Question number 5, A group of tourists want to learn about the parks or wildlife reserves in your area. You would:… On this question, the student answered c
take them to a park or wildlife reserve and walk with them that means the answer c is the category of kinesthetic.
Question number 6, You are about to purchase a digital camera or mobile phone. Other than price, what would most influence your decision?. On this
question, the student answered c it is a modern design and looks good that means the answer c is the category of visual.
Question number 7, Remember a time when you learned how to do something new. Avoid choosing a physical skill, eg. riding a bike. You learned best by:… On
this question, the student answered a watching a demonstration that means the answer a is the category of kinesthetic.
Question number 8, You have a problem with your heart. You would prefer that the doctor:… On this question, the student answered b used a plastic model to
show what was wrong that means the answer b is the category of kinesthetic. Question number 9, You want to learn a new program, skill or game on a
computer. You would:… On this question, the student answered c use the controls or keyboard that means the answer c is the category of kinesthetic.
Question number 10, I like websites that have:… On this question, the student
answered d audio channels where I can hear music, radio programs or interviews that means the answer d is the category of auralauditory.
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Question number 11, Other than price, what would most influence your decision to buy a new non-fiction book?. On this question, the student answered b
quickly reading parts of it that means the answer b is the category of readwrite. Question number 12, You are using a book, CD or website to learn how to
take photos with your new digital camera. You would like to have:… On this question, the student answered d many examples of good and poor photos and how
to improve them that means the answer d is the category of kinesthetic. Question number 13,
Do you prefer a teacher or presenter who uses:… On this question, the student answered a demonstrations, models or practical sessions
that means the answer a is the category of kinesthetic. Question number 14, You have finished a competition or test and would like
some feedback. You would like to have feedback:… On this question, the student answered a using examples from what you have done that means the answer a is the
category of kinesthetic. Question number 15, You are going to choose food at a restaurant or café.
You would:… On this question, the student answered a choose something that you have had there before that means the answer a is the category of kinesthetic.
Question number 16, You have to make an important speech at a conference or special occasion. You would:… On this question, the student answered c write
out your speech and learn from reading it over several times that means the answer c is the category of readwrite.
Total number of Visual has circled by student are 2, total number of AuralAuditory has circled by student are 2, total number of Readwrite has circled
are 2 and then total number of Kinesthetic has circled are 10. So, from this result of
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t he data, the writer concludes that the preference of student’s learning style is
Kinesthetic. Kinesthetic refers to the perceptual preference related to the use of experience
and practice. Although such an experience may invoke other modalities, the key is that people who prefer this mode are connected to reality, either through concrete
personal experiences, examples, practice or simulation. It includes demonstrations and simulations, as well as case studies, practice and applications. People with this
preference learn from the experience of doing something, go to lab, take field trips, use trial and error methods, listen to real life examples, use hands-on approach and
they value their own background of experiences and less so, the experiences of others. When studying, the writer puts examples in note summaries, use pictures and
photos to illustrate, write practice answers and make the role-play situation during teaching-learning process. Kinesthetic learning style comes up with Community
Language Learning and Communicative Approach, the eight techniques and methods by Larsen-Freeman. In Community Language Learning, the teacher greets the
students, the teacher tells the students what they are going to do, the students are invited to talk about how they felt during the conversation, the students share the
sentences they have created with the rest of the class, the students have an opportunity to work on their English pronunciation, the teacher puts pictures, posters
and maps on the blackboard or wall and the student answers questions, the students reconstruct the conversation they have created, they create a new dialog using words
they have learned to say during their conversation, the teacher corrects by repeating correctly the sentence the student has created, and the students are once again invited
to talk about the experience they have had. In Community Language Learning, the techniques are included tape recording student conversation, transcription, reflection
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on experience, reflective listening, human computer, and small group tasks. In Communicative Approach, the teacher distributes a handout that has a copy
authentic material, the teacher gives the student the directions for the activity in the target language, the students are given a passage a text in which the sentences are
in a scrambled order, the students are to do a role play, the students have an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions and the students listen to a debate on
the radio or watch it on television. But, it also possibly to the other techniques and methods by Larsen-Freeman will be included and involved.
In the second day, the writer brought the pre test as a first guidance and the first step for the writer in measuring any enhancement scores or not and compared it
to the pos t test that will be held in the last meeting with the writer’s private student
after the writer knew the student’s learning style and then applied some kind of techniques and method according to Larsen-Freeman in which approaching in the
student’s preference of learning style. There are 40 questions that the writer made for the student. The questions are about the material that being taught by the writer
which include: degree of comparison, giving and asking expression, giving prepositions of directions and quantifiers : countable and uncountable noun.
The third until the sixth meetings are about the teaching-learning day. The material was being taught by the writer which include: degree of comparison, giving
and asking expression, giving prepositions of directions and quantifiers : countable and uncountable noun. The writer used some kind of media like video, pictures,
posters, and maps that support the material would be teach. The lesson steps in sequence are as follows :
1. The teacher greets the student.
The characteristics of Community Language Learning
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2. The teacher tells the students what they will be doing, what the teacher is
going to do and what the student should do. The
characteristic of
Community Language
Learning and
Communicative Approach 3.
The teacher puts pictures, posters and maps on the blackboard or wall, displays a video, distributes a handout that has a copy and the student
answers questions. The
characteristic of
Community Language
Learning and
Communicative Approach 4.
The students are to do a role play. They imagine that they are in that position or condition. The student tries to give the examples around them.
The characteristic of Communicative Approach 5.
The teacher acts out the dialog through the media have seen. The characteristic of Total Physical Response
6. The teacher repeats again.
The characteristics of Audio Lingual 7.
The student has an opportunity to work on their English pronunciation. The
characteristic of
Community Language
Learning and
Communicative Approach 8.
The teacher corrects by repeating correctly the sentence the student has created.
The characteristic of Community Language Learning 9.
The students are once again invited to talk about the experience they have had and tried to understand to solve the case studies questions.
The characteristic of Community Language Learning
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In the seventh day, the writer brought the post-test. The post test is a standard of comparison after pre test to know there are enhancement scores after the writer
gave the two tests. There are 40 questions that the writer made for the student. The questions are about the material that being taught by the writer which include: degree
of comparison, giving and asking expression, giving prepositions of directions and quantifiers : countable and uncountable noun.
To make the data of this thesis become valid, the writer put some approval letter from department and the student’s parent, the result from VARK questionnaire
and some of the test papers from the two tests that the writer was done, pre test and post test in the appendices, in the end of this thesis.
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4.2 Findings
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