Handling Students' Lack Of Concentration in The 5th Grade Of Creative Learning.
ABSTRACT
Dalam penulisan tugas akhir ini, saya membahas mengenai
bagaimana menghadapi murid-murid di lembaga privat bahasa Inggris
“Creative Learning” yang mengalami kesulitan berkonsentrasi dalam belajar.
Sebagai staf magang di lembaga ini, saya menghadapi masalah seperti murid
yang tidak dapat berkonsentrasi dalam belajar. Masalah ini ditimbulkan oleh
anak didik yang membuat kegaduhan, anak didik yang merasa letih, dan
karena anak didik yang ingin segera menyampaikan sesuatu yang terlintas
dalam pikirannya.
Berdasarkan hasil analisa yang telah saya lakukan, saya menemukan
ada tiga solusi yang dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Pertama, saya
menegur anak didik untuk tidak melakukan hal-hal yang dapat menganggu
proses belajar mengajar. Kedua, saya harus meningkatkan konsentrasi anak
dengan memberi mereka istirahat sebentar. Ketiga, saya memakai teknik
pengajaran baru dan dengan menggunakan alat bantu mengajar agar anak
didik tidak merasa bosan dalam proses belajar mengajar.
Saya memilih penggabungan dari tiga solusi yang saya yakini dapat
menyelesaikan permasalahan yang saya angkat.Dengan ketiga solusi
tersebut, saya sangat yakin bahwa sulitnya anak untuk berkonsentrasi dalam
belajar dapat teratasi dan proses belajar mengajar dapat berjalan dengan
lancar.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………….……....i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY……………………………………………ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………….…………………..iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………..iv
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION……………………………………..………1-5
A. Background of the Study
B. Identification of the Problem
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
D. Description of the Institution
E. Method of the Study
F. Limitation of the Study
G. Organization of the Term Paper
CHAPTER II : PROBLEM ANALYSIS………………………………………6-8
CHAPTER III : POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS……………………..…………9-13
CHAPTER IV : CONCLUSION…………………………………..……….14-15
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX:
A. FLOWCHART
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FLOWCHART
Causes:
1. The other students’
noisy sound distracts the
students’ concentration
on the lesson
2. The students feel tired
and sleepy.
3. The students have
something on their mind
and they want to tell it
immediately.
Problem:
5 grader Student at
C.L. who cannot
concentrate
in the English
lessons
Effects:
1. The student cannot
understand the lesson.
2. The lesson cannot run
smoothly.
3. The teacher feels
discouraged to teach the
students
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The class atmosphere
becomes tense.
2. The students tend to
do what is forbidden
Potential Solution I:
Tell the student not
to do things which
disturb other
student.
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, It teaches the
students to be
discipline
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The Time can be
consumed
Potential Solution II:
Students have a
break for 5 minutes
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, The students mind
will be refreshed
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The students can be
uncontrollable
Potential Solution III:
Teacher uses more
variety teaching
techniques
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, The student might
understand better and
faster.
th
Chosen Solution:
- Teacher uses more variety
teaching techniques
-Students have a break for a
while
- Teacher tell the student not
to do things which disturb
other students
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
In this modern era, English has already become a global language, as
Jennifer (par 1) says that from time to time English has become a global
language. English has been used in almost every part of the world. We
can say that almost every person has to master this language, because it
has also already used in many sectors such as in education and business
sector.
In Indonesia, nowadays people learn English language at early age.
They learn English in formal institutions such as schools and also in
informal institutions such as English courses. However, when studying
children sometimes lose their concentration, this happens because there is
interference from the environment or from the children themselves. This is
a problem that most teachers in formal or non-formal institutions face
when they are teaching the students. Concentration is important in
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teaching activity because it will help to pass the lesson well because
students can get the lesson maximal. In Creative Learning, some students
were lacking of concentration in the learning process. It happened
because in the learning process some students disturbed the other
students and some could not concentrate because they were tired.
Therefore, in this term paper I would like to analyze this problem and try to
find the best solution.
B. Identification of the Problem
Based on my experience during my internship program as a teacher
assistant at Creative Learning I propose to analyze:
1. Why cannot students in Creative Learning concentrate on the lesson?
2. How will the students who cannot concentrate in class influence the
learning process?
3. How can the teachers make the students concentrate on the lesson?
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
The objectives of the study are defined as follow, to analyze the
problem of students in Creative Learning who cannot concentrate on the
lesson then find out some possible solutions to deal with the students who
cannot concentrate on the lesson and also find the best solution to this
problem.
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By writing this term paper, there are some benefits for the institution, for
the readers, and for me. For the institution, I expect this term paper can
make the staff of Creative Learning, especially the English teachers who
deals with the children, to get some useful information about how to make
their students concentrate on the lesson. Therefore, they will not find
difficulties in dealing with them. Moreover, I expect this study can make
the readers know how to deal with the students or children who cannot
concentrate on the lesson when they are studying. Furthermore, by writing
this term paper, I can share my experience to the readers and in the future
if I work as a teacher I can apply the solution and know how to handle
children who cannot concentrate on the lesson.
D. Description of the Institution
Creative Learning (hencefort, CL) is a non-formal educational institution
whose program is to give English language education as a second
language or foreign langauge to young learners. In C.L. there are also
other programs such as calistung and math.
In 2004, C.L. was established in Setra Sari Plaza A/2. The owner is Mr
Setiabudi and at the moment the English teachers are Ms Leoni and Ms
Lean. C.L. is not only established to provide teaching programs but also
to improve children’s intelect, emotion, and creativity. In C.L children learn
in a good and fun atmosphere with the program called “Blackfoot Wallaby”.
The program has several levels and also other books are used as
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additional teaching material. C.L. also uses computer software to provide
children to have good, fun and effective ways in learning.
E. Method of the Study
For my term paper, I collect the data from my observation during my
internship which is from the 5th grade student; there are 4 students in total.
I recorded all the data in my internship journal and read some books which
I found in Maranatha Christian University library. In addition, I also
searched the Internet to get more data.
F. Limitation of the Study
My term paper will only deal with how to handle children of 5th grade
who cannot concentrate on the lesson in Creative Learning. The
observation was done during my internship program from 18th January
2010 until 27th February 2010.
G. Organization of the Term Paper
This term paper starts with the Abstract, a summary of the whole
paper in Indonesian. It is followed by the Acknowledgements, which
contains the list of people who have supported me in writing this thesis.
After that, there is a Table of Contents which is followed by four chapters:
Chapter I is the Introduction, Chapter II contains the Problem Analysis,
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Chapter III deals with Potential Solutions, and Chapter IV is the
Conclusion. In the last part of my paper, there is a Bibliography containing
the list of references and Appendix.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
When learning, students sometimes have some difficulties with
concentration. This problem can be caused by many things. The causes
are the other students’ noisy sound distracts the students’ concentration
on the lesson, the students feel tired and sleepy, and the students have
something interesting on their mind and want to tell it immediately. These
causes have some effects which are the student cannot understand the
lesson, the lesson cannot run smoothly, and the teacher feels discouraged
to teach the students. To handle this problem there are some solutions.
The solutions are telling the students not to do things which disturb other
students, letting the students have a break for 5 minutes, and using more
variety techniques in teaching.
Based on the analysis of the potential solutions that I discuss in the
third chapter; I decide to choose the combination of al the three potential
solutions. The combination I use is, first I will simply tell the students to
stop what they are doing without being angry with them. Therefore, the
students might feel comfortable because I only tell them to stop without the
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intention of being angry with them and therefore the lesson can run
smoothly. If the student keep doing the unnecessary thing I will give them
some break, as a result, the students might feel better after taking a rest
for a while and the teacher can continue the lesson. To support the two
solutions I will use also the third solution which is using some varieties in
teaching. By using teaching aids and varying the teaching technique the
students can concentrate more on the lesson.
The combination of those three solutions is useful to help the
student get focus on the lesson, because those three solutions support
one another. If I only tell them to stop, the students might not listen to what
I said. In orders to help them gain their concentration I give them a break.
However, sometimes it is useless by only giving a break if the same
technique is still used in teaching. The students might get bored with the
common teaching technique, therefore I use some varieties to get their
attention and this will help them to concentrate on the lesson. I am sure
that the combination of those three solutions is very effective to help them
to concentrate on the lesson.
In conclusion, if we use the solution which I give in this term paper I
believe that it will help them to concentrate. If the students get their
concentration back, the process of the learning will be easier. The student
will also understand the material better.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Printed Sources
Arends, Richard l. The Courage to Teach. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003
Driscoll, Marcy P. Psychology of Learning for Instruction. 2nd Ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education Company, Needham Heights, 2000
Fredericks, Anthony D. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Success as a
Teacher. New York: Penguin Group (USA) Inc, 2005.
Electronic Sources
Claerr, Jennifer. “ How English Became a Global Language.”
Associantedcontent.com. 2007. 14 June 2010.
Dumont, James. “Brain and Concentration.” Sharpbrain.com. 2008.
14 June 2010.
Maranatha Christian University
Gerris, Phil. “Teaching Right.” tic.com. 2008. 15 March 2010.
< http://www.tic.com.uk/ticsite2/articles/theteachingstrategy.htm >
Rodman, Terry. “Children and their minds.” labscience.com. 2006. 15
March 2010. < http://www.labscience.com/Article_children and their
world.htm >
Maranatha Christian University
Dalam penulisan tugas akhir ini, saya membahas mengenai
bagaimana menghadapi murid-murid di lembaga privat bahasa Inggris
“Creative Learning” yang mengalami kesulitan berkonsentrasi dalam belajar.
Sebagai staf magang di lembaga ini, saya menghadapi masalah seperti murid
yang tidak dapat berkonsentrasi dalam belajar. Masalah ini ditimbulkan oleh
anak didik yang membuat kegaduhan, anak didik yang merasa letih, dan
karena anak didik yang ingin segera menyampaikan sesuatu yang terlintas
dalam pikirannya.
Berdasarkan hasil analisa yang telah saya lakukan, saya menemukan
ada tiga solusi yang dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Pertama, saya
menegur anak didik untuk tidak melakukan hal-hal yang dapat menganggu
proses belajar mengajar. Kedua, saya harus meningkatkan konsentrasi anak
dengan memberi mereka istirahat sebentar. Ketiga, saya memakai teknik
pengajaran baru dan dengan menggunakan alat bantu mengajar agar anak
didik tidak merasa bosan dalam proses belajar mengajar.
Saya memilih penggabungan dari tiga solusi yang saya yakini dapat
menyelesaikan permasalahan yang saya angkat.Dengan ketiga solusi
tersebut, saya sangat yakin bahwa sulitnya anak untuk berkonsentrasi dalam
belajar dapat teratasi dan proses belajar mengajar dapat berjalan dengan
lancar.
i
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………….……....i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY……………………………………………ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………….…………………..iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………..iv
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION……………………………………..………1-5
A. Background of the Study
B. Identification of the Problem
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
D. Description of the Institution
E. Method of the Study
F. Limitation of the Study
G. Organization of the Term Paper
CHAPTER II : PROBLEM ANALYSIS………………………………………6-8
CHAPTER III : POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS……………………..…………9-13
CHAPTER IV : CONCLUSION…………………………………..……….14-15
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX:
A. FLOWCHART
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FLOWCHART
Causes:
1. The other students’
noisy sound distracts the
students’ concentration
on the lesson
2. The students feel tired
and sleepy.
3. The students have
something on their mind
and they want to tell it
immediately.
Problem:
5 grader Student at
C.L. who cannot
concentrate
in the English
lessons
Effects:
1. The student cannot
understand the lesson.
2. The lesson cannot run
smoothly.
3. The teacher feels
discouraged to teach the
students
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The class atmosphere
becomes tense.
2. The students tend to
do what is forbidden
Potential Solution I:
Tell the student not
to do things which
disturb other
student.
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, It teaches the
students to be
discipline
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The Time can be
consumed
Potential Solution II:
Students have a
break for 5 minutes
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, The students mind
will be refreshed
Potential Negative
Effects:
1, The students can be
uncontrollable
Potential Solution III:
Teacher uses more
variety teaching
techniques
Potential Positive
Effects:
1, The student might
understand better and
faster.
th
Chosen Solution:
- Teacher uses more variety
teaching techniques
-Students have a break for a
while
- Teacher tell the student not
to do things which disturb
other students
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
In this modern era, English has already become a global language, as
Jennifer (par 1) says that from time to time English has become a global
language. English has been used in almost every part of the world. We
can say that almost every person has to master this language, because it
has also already used in many sectors such as in education and business
sector.
In Indonesia, nowadays people learn English language at early age.
They learn English in formal institutions such as schools and also in
informal institutions such as English courses. However, when studying
children sometimes lose their concentration, this happens because there is
interference from the environment or from the children themselves. This is
a problem that most teachers in formal or non-formal institutions face
when they are teaching the students. Concentration is important in
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teaching activity because it will help to pass the lesson well because
students can get the lesson maximal. In Creative Learning, some students
were lacking of concentration in the learning process. It happened
because in the learning process some students disturbed the other
students and some could not concentrate because they were tired.
Therefore, in this term paper I would like to analyze this problem and try to
find the best solution.
B. Identification of the Problem
Based on my experience during my internship program as a teacher
assistant at Creative Learning I propose to analyze:
1. Why cannot students in Creative Learning concentrate on the lesson?
2. How will the students who cannot concentrate in class influence the
learning process?
3. How can the teachers make the students concentrate on the lesson?
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
The objectives of the study are defined as follow, to analyze the
problem of students in Creative Learning who cannot concentrate on the
lesson then find out some possible solutions to deal with the students who
cannot concentrate on the lesson and also find the best solution to this
problem.
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By writing this term paper, there are some benefits for the institution, for
the readers, and for me. For the institution, I expect this term paper can
make the staff of Creative Learning, especially the English teachers who
deals with the children, to get some useful information about how to make
their students concentrate on the lesson. Therefore, they will not find
difficulties in dealing with them. Moreover, I expect this study can make
the readers know how to deal with the students or children who cannot
concentrate on the lesson when they are studying. Furthermore, by writing
this term paper, I can share my experience to the readers and in the future
if I work as a teacher I can apply the solution and know how to handle
children who cannot concentrate on the lesson.
D. Description of the Institution
Creative Learning (hencefort, CL) is a non-formal educational institution
whose program is to give English language education as a second
language or foreign langauge to young learners. In C.L. there are also
other programs such as calistung and math.
In 2004, C.L. was established in Setra Sari Plaza A/2. The owner is Mr
Setiabudi and at the moment the English teachers are Ms Leoni and Ms
Lean. C.L. is not only established to provide teaching programs but also
to improve children’s intelect, emotion, and creativity. In C.L children learn
in a good and fun atmosphere with the program called “Blackfoot Wallaby”.
The program has several levels and also other books are used as
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additional teaching material. C.L. also uses computer software to provide
children to have good, fun and effective ways in learning.
E. Method of the Study
For my term paper, I collect the data from my observation during my
internship which is from the 5th grade student; there are 4 students in total.
I recorded all the data in my internship journal and read some books which
I found in Maranatha Christian University library. In addition, I also
searched the Internet to get more data.
F. Limitation of the Study
My term paper will only deal with how to handle children of 5th grade
who cannot concentrate on the lesson in Creative Learning. The
observation was done during my internship program from 18th January
2010 until 27th February 2010.
G. Organization of the Term Paper
This term paper starts with the Abstract, a summary of the whole
paper in Indonesian. It is followed by the Acknowledgements, which
contains the list of people who have supported me in writing this thesis.
After that, there is a Table of Contents which is followed by four chapters:
Chapter I is the Introduction, Chapter II contains the Problem Analysis,
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Chapter III deals with Potential Solutions, and Chapter IV is the
Conclusion. In the last part of my paper, there is a Bibliography containing
the list of references and Appendix.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
When learning, students sometimes have some difficulties with
concentration. This problem can be caused by many things. The causes
are the other students’ noisy sound distracts the students’ concentration
on the lesson, the students feel tired and sleepy, and the students have
something interesting on their mind and want to tell it immediately. These
causes have some effects which are the student cannot understand the
lesson, the lesson cannot run smoothly, and the teacher feels discouraged
to teach the students. To handle this problem there are some solutions.
The solutions are telling the students not to do things which disturb other
students, letting the students have a break for 5 minutes, and using more
variety techniques in teaching.
Based on the analysis of the potential solutions that I discuss in the
third chapter; I decide to choose the combination of al the three potential
solutions. The combination I use is, first I will simply tell the students to
stop what they are doing without being angry with them. Therefore, the
students might feel comfortable because I only tell them to stop without the
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intention of being angry with them and therefore the lesson can run
smoothly. If the student keep doing the unnecessary thing I will give them
some break, as a result, the students might feel better after taking a rest
for a while and the teacher can continue the lesson. To support the two
solutions I will use also the third solution which is using some varieties in
teaching. By using teaching aids and varying the teaching technique the
students can concentrate more on the lesson.
The combination of those three solutions is useful to help the
student get focus on the lesson, because those three solutions support
one another. If I only tell them to stop, the students might not listen to what
I said. In orders to help them gain their concentration I give them a break.
However, sometimes it is useless by only giving a break if the same
technique is still used in teaching. The students might get bored with the
common teaching technique, therefore I use some varieties to get their
attention and this will help them to concentrate on the lesson. I am sure
that the combination of those three solutions is very effective to help them
to concentrate on the lesson.
In conclusion, if we use the solution which I give in this term paper I
believe that it will help them to concentrate. If the students get their
concentration back, the process of the learning will be easier. The student
will also understand the material better.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Printed Sources
Arends, Richard l. The Courage to Teach. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003
Driscoll, Marcy P. Psychology of Learning for Instruction. 2nd Ed.
Massachusetts: Pearson Education Company, Needham Heights, 2000
Fredericks, Anthony D. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Success as a
Teacher. New York: Penguin Group (USA) Inc, 2005.
Electronic Sources
Claerr, Jennifer. “ How English Became a Global Language.”
Associantedcontent.com. 2007. 14 June 2010.
Dumont, James. “Brain and Concentration.” Sharpbrain.com. 2008.
14 June 2010.
Maranatha Christian University
Gerris, Phil. “Teaching Right.” tic.com. 2008. 15 March 2010.
< http://www.tic.com.uk/ticsite2/articles/theteachingstrategy.htm >
Rodman, Terry. “Children and their minds.” labscience.com. 2006. 15
March 2010. < http://www.labscience.com/Article_children and their
world.htm >
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