Significance of the study Organising Research

8 Mahase Heisi, 2014 THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE TO STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BANDUNG INDONESIA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu 3 How is Students’ satisfaction in public senior high schools in the city of Bandung in Grade X? 4 How much is the influence of student engagement in the process of learning to student satisfaction? 5 How much is the influence of teachers’ performance in the process of learning to student satisfaction? 6 How much is the influence of student engagement and teachers’ performance to student satisfaction? C. Research Objectives The general objective of this study is to explore and check the influence of student engagement and teachers’ performance to students’ satisfaction in Public Senior High Schools in the city of Bandung in Indonesia. The specific objectives among others include: 1. To obtain overview of student engagement in public senior High schools in Bandung 2. To obtain overview of teachers’ performance in Public senior High schools in Bandung 3. To obtain overview of Students’ satisfaction in Public senior High schools in Bandung 4. To analyze the effects of the influence of student engagement to student satisfaction 5. To analyze the effects of the influence of teachers’ performance to student satisfaction 6. To analyze the effects of the influence of student engagement and teachers’ performance to student satisfaction

D. Significance of the study

The findings of this study will be useful for educational administrators and teachers in designing educational approaches for development of quality 9 Mahase Heisi, 2014 THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE TO STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BANDUNG INDONESIA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu education in Indonesia. They will also help to identify the problems that lead to dissatisfaction of students in the process of learning. Secondly, the results will help in clarifying the importance of student satisfaction, student engagement and teachers’ performance in education.

E. Organising Research

According to Creswell 2012, the purpose statement is a statement that advances the overall direction or focus forthe study. Researchers describe the purpose of a study in one or more succinctly formedsentences. It is used both in quantitative and qualitati ve research and is typically foundin the “statement of the problem” section. This paper aims to bring together the findings and key points from a review of a significant part of the available literature associated with the influence of student engagement and teachers performance to student satisfaction. Studying the obstacles of this important element in education is crucial because this knowledge will provide guidance for ways to enhance student engagement and teachers’ performance. Identifying the fundamental barriers may assist teachers and educators to overcome these barriers and become successful instructors. Mahase Heisi, 2014 THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE TO STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BANDUNG INDONESIA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of studentengagement and teachers’ performance to student satisfaction.

A. Population and Sampling Techniques

1. Population

The study will be conducted in Bandung and it will focus on public high schools. According to Gravetter and Wallnau 2007, population is a set of all theindividuals of interest in a particular study and a sample isa set of individualsselected from a population, usually intended to represent the population in a researchstudy. No School name Grade X Boys Girls Total

1. SMA Negeri 1 Bandung

161 199 360

2. SMA Negeri 2 Bandung

169 178 347

3. SMA Negeri 3 Bandung

132 192 324

4. SMA Negeri 4 Bandung

140 227 367

5. Sma Negeri 5 Bandung

157 184 341

6. SMA Negeri 6 Bandung

159 197 356

7. SMA Negeri 7 Bandung

126 194 320

8. SMA Negeri 8 Bandung

166 238 404

9. SMA Negeri 9 Bandung

165 205 370

10. SMA Negeri 10 Bandung

169 227 396

11. SMA Negeri 11 Bandung

202 230 432

12. SMA Negeri 12 Bandung

148 176 324

13. SMA Negeri 13 Bandung

122 171 293

14. SMA Negeri 14 Bandung

163 195 358

15. SMA Negeri 15 Bandung

132 172 304

16. SMA Negeri 16 Bandung

188 249 437

17. SMA Negeri 17 Bandung

140 211 351

18. SMA Negeri 18 Bandung

185 210 395