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ONLINE MOODLE AS E-LEARNING MEDIA IN TEACHING
ENGLISH FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP STUDENTS
A THESIS
Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Magister Humaniora (M.Hum.) Degree
in English Language Studies
by
Akbar Mubarrak Student Number: 106332038
THE GRADUATE PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY
YOGYAKARTA 2014
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ii A THESIS
ONLINE MOODLE AS E-LEARNING MEDIA IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP STUDENTS
by
Akbar Mubarrak Student Number: 106332038
Approved by
F.X Mukarto, Ph.D.
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iii A THESIS
ONLINE MOODLE AS E-LEARNING MEDIA IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP STUDENTS
Presented by Akbar Mubarrak Student Number: 106332038
Defended before the Thesis Committee and Declared Acceptable.
THESIS COMMITTEE
Chairperson : F.X Mukarto, PhD. __________________
Secretary : Dr.B.B.Dwijatmoko, M.A. __________________
Member : Paulus Kuswandono, M.Ed., Ph.D. __________________
Member : JaslinIkhsan, Ph.D. __________________
Yogyakarta, March 3rd, 2014 The Graduate Program Director Sanata Dharma University
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DEDICATION PAGE
I dedicate my thesis to
my beloved parents and family, my beloved wife and my children,
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STATEMENT OF WORK‘S ORIGINALITY
This is to certify that all ideas, phrases, sentences, unless otherwise stated, are the ideas,
phrases, and sentences of the thesis writer. The writer understands the full consequences
including degree cancellation if he took somebody else’s ideas, phrases, sentences without proper references.
Yogyakarta, March 3rd, 2014
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LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN
PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS
Yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma:
Nama : Akbar Mubarrak NIM : 106332 038
Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul:
ONLINE MOODLE AS E-LEARNING MEDIA IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP STUDENTS
beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikannya di Internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin maupun memberikan royalty kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis.
Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta
Pada tanggal : 3 Maret 2014
Yang menyatakan
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Foremost, Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin, I praise to Allah SWT, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful who has given me the greatest love, grace, and blessing that I have finished this thesis.
My deepest gratitude and appreciation goes to F.X. Mukarto, Ph.D. as my advisor, who gave me advice and guidance during the writing of this thesis especially in GRP class. I would also like to extend my gratefulness to all lectures, Dr. J. Bismoko, and Dr. B.B. Dwijatmoko who have taught, guided, and helped me during the study.
Iwant to express my gratitude to Dr. Ir. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Pak JaslinIkhsan, Ph.D., Pak Zubeir, Bu Cahya, Pak Taufik, Bu Dewi, Pak Jarwo, Pak Aritonang and Pak Rizal for the scholarship they have given, the knowledge and the valuable experience they have shared to the students of SEAMOLEC class.
My greatest appreciation also goes to Budiono, M.Pd. the head of State Vocational 1 Purworejo, for permitting me to conduct this study. I would like to thank the English teachers of State Vocational 1 Purworejo as well for their cooperation and suggestions to improve this thesis. I also would like to than the grade three Technique of Light Vehicle for spending their time practicing the designed materials and filling in the questionnaire.
Many thanks are addressed to all of my SEAMOLEC friends, Puri, Patricia, Mega, TanteSiska, Ary, Edward, Pram and Muji for willingly sharing the joy and spirit during my study in this university. I also thank Mbak Lely and Pak Mul for their countless service and help during my study.
My endless love and appreciation are presented to my beloved parents and my parents in law for their never ending support and prayer, my sisters and my brother who have supported me to accomplish my study.
I would like to give my deepest love and special thanks to my beloved wife Nani Winarti, my beloved daughters Ashma Mubarrak, Fadhilah Mubarrak, Syahidah
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Mubarrak and Fatimah Az Zahra Mubarrak. You have been there for me and helped me to get through every happy and sad moment in my life.
Finally, my gratitude also goes to those whom I cannot mention by names. May all of them be blessed with health and happiness in life.
Akbar Mubarrak
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE ... i
APPROVAL PAGES ... ii
PAGE OF DEDICATION ... iv
STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY ... v
LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... ix
LIST OF TABLES ... xii
LIST OF FIGURES ... xiii
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xiv
ABSTRACT ... xv
ABSTRAK ... xvii
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1.Background ... 1
1.2.Problem Identification ... 4
1.3.Problem Limitation ... 5
1.4.Statement of Research Questions ... 5
1.5.Goal of Research and Development ... 5
1.6.Product Specification ... 5
1.7.Benefit Research and Development ... 6
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW ... 7
2.1.Theoretical Review ... 7
2.1.1. Moodle ... 7
2.1.2. General Aspect on E-Learning ... 9
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2.1.2.2. Teaching, Instructing and Evaluating in
online Learning ... 14
2.1.3. Industrial Internship ... 15
2.1.4. English Language in Vocational School ... 16
2.1.5. Instructional Design Model ... 17
2.2.Theoretical Framework ... 20
CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY ... 24
3.1.Research Method ... 24
3.2.Research Participants ... 27
3.3.Research Instrument ... 28
3.3.1. Questionnaire ... 28
3.3.2. Interview ... 29
3.4.Data Gathering Technique ... 30
3.5.Data Analysis Technique ... 31
CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION ... 35
4.1. The Process of Designing Online Moodle ... 35
4.1.1. Analysis ... 35
4.1.1.1. Students’ Needs ... 36
4.1.1.2. Teacher’s Needs ... 40
4.1.2. Design ... 41
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4.1.4. Implementation ... 55
4.1.5. Evaluation ... 60
4.2. The Designed Online Moodle ... 60
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 65
5.1.Conclusions ... 65
5.2.Suggestions ... 66
REFERENCES ... 68
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 3.1. The Data Needed by the Researcher ... 30
Table 3.2. The Template of the Needs Analysis Questionnaire ... 32
Table 3.3. Template of Descriptive Statistics of Experts’ Opinion on Online Moodle ... 33
Table 3.4. The Interpretation of the Degree of Agreement ... 33
Table 4.1 The Need of English and English in the Classroom ... 36
Table 4.2 English in National Final Examination ... 37
Table 4.3 Students and Technology ... 38
Table 4.4 Task and Topic Needed ... 40
Table 4.5 Rough Estimate of Connection Speeds Required by Various E-Learning Formats ... 43
Table 4.6 The Description of Competency Standard, Basic Competency, Indicator, Instructional Strategy and Delivery Strategy ... 44
Table 4.7 Web Pages Functions and Content Description ... 47
Table 4.8 Meaning of Point Agreement ... 48
Table 4.9 The Interpretation of the Degree of Agreement ... 48
Table 4.10 The Descriptive Statistics of Expert’s Opinions ... 49
Table 4.11 The Point of Agreement of Main Field Testing Questionnaire ... 56
Table 4.12 The Meaning of Score Criteria ... 57
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure 2.1 ADDIE Instructional Design ... 20
Figure 2.2 The Flowchart of the Theoretical Framework ... 21
Figure 3.1 ADDIE Combined With R and D Cycle ... 25
Figure 4.1 C Panel ... 46
Figure 4.2 Front Page ... 46
Figure 4.3 Error ... 52
Figure 4.4 Revision in Learning Material ... 52
Figure 4.5 Disabled Email Based Self Registration ... 54
Figure 4.6 Added Plugin Moodbile (Mobile Learning for Moodle) ... 54
Figure 4.7 Hacked Online Moodle ... 60
Figure 4.8 Login Menu ... 61
Figure 4.9 Available Course ... 61
Figure 4.10 The Course ... 62
Figure 4.11 Download Material ... 63
Figure 4.12 The Movie ... 63
Figure 4.13 The Quiz ... 64
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 Syllabus ... 71
APPENDIX 2 Questionnaire for Students’ Need ... 73
APPENDIX 3 TheResult of Students’ Need ... 82
APPENDIX 4 Interview Result With English Teacher (teacher’s need) ... 84
APPENDIX 5 Result of Expert Validation Questionnaire ... 86
APPENDIX 6 Result of User Validation Questionnaire ... 88
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Mubarrak, Akbar. 2012. Online Moodle as E-Learning Media in Teaching English for Industrial Internship Students. Yogyakarta. The Graduate Program in Language Studies.Sanata Dharma University.
As a vocational school, SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo has industrial internship program as an integral part of the process in vocational education and training to prepare learners to work in a particular field. The implementation of industrial internship in State Vocational School 1 Purworejo is performed by the third-grade students for 3months from June to September, whereas the teaching and learning activities begin in July. As a result they will do not get any teaching learning material for 2months. So it will be difficult for the English teacher to teach their students especially to prepare for the national final examination.
Meanwhile the growth of information and communication technology has brought big impact in all aspects of our lives including in education. In language learning, information and communication technology brings many advantages that are very useful in teaching and learning process. One of the advantages that can be seen clearly today is that teacher and students are familiar with internet. They use internet to search teaching learning material, answer difficult question in their homework, and communicate by sending e-mail or chatting with friends.
Considering those things, this study attempts to address research questions. How is online Moodle as e-learning media in teaching English for industrial internship student designed?
The question was answered through incorporating the five phases of instructional design model named ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) into Educational Research and Development (R & D) cycles(Research and Information Collecting, Planning, Developing Preliminary Form of Product, Preliminary Field Testing, Main Product Revision, Main Field Testing and Operational Product Revision) as the framework. The Research and Development cycles are used to ease the description of the material designing process. The data were obtained through questionnaires and interview, which were distributed to the grade three Technique of Light Vehicle students of SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo, an English teacher of SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo and also an expert from SEAMOLEC (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Center)
The result of the research is online Moodle which is used by English teacher as e-learning media in teaching English for industrial internship student. All features in online Moodle could be easily used by teacher to give materials, assignments and scores as well. The design of online Moodle could be also easily accessed by students in internet café or through mobile phone. By using online Moodle teacher could keep in touch with his students, discussion, and monitor their learning progress such as the
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media in teaching English for the industrial students could be accessed on www.cc.pakakbar.com.
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Mubarrak, Akbar. 2012. .Online Moodle as E-Learning Media in Teaching English for Industrial Internship Students.Yogyakarta. Program Pasca Sarjana Kajian Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Sanata Dharma.
Sebagai sekolah kejuruan, SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo memiliki program magang industri sebagai bagian integral dari proses pendidikan kejuruan dan pelatihan untuk mempersiapkan pesertadidik guna bekerja dalam bidang tertentu. Pelaksanaan magang industri di SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo dilakukan oleh siswa kelas tiga selama 3 bulan dari bulan Juni sampai bulan September, sedangkan kegiatan belajar mengajar dimulai pada bulan Juli. Akibatnya siswa tidak akan mendapatkan materi pembelajaran selama 2 bulan. Jadi akan sulit bagi guru bahasa Inggris untuk mengajar siswa mereka terutama untuk mempersiapkan ujian akhir nasional.
Sementara itu pertumbuhan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah membawa dampak besar dalam semua aspek kehidupan kita, termasuk dalam pendidikan. Dalam pembelajaran bahasa, teknologi informasi dan komunikasi membawa banyak keuntungan dalam proses belajar mengajar. Salah satu keuntungan yang dapat dilihat dengan jelas saat ini adalah bahwa guru dan siswa yang terbiasa menggunakan internet. Mereka menggunakan internet untuk mencari materi mengajar dan pembelajaran, menjawab pertanyaan yang sulit dalam tugas mereka, dan untuk komunikasi dengan mengirim surat elektronik atau bercakap-cakap dengan teman.
Menyadari hal-hal tersebut, maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan tentang bagaimana merancang Moodle dalam jaringan sebagai media pembelajaran elektronik dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris untuk siswa yang magang di industri.
Pertanyaan itu dijawab dengan memasukkan lima fase model desain pembelajaran bernama ADDIE (Analisis, Design, Pengembangan, Implementasi dan Evaluasi) ke siklus Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan (R & D) yang meliputi penelitian dan pengumpulan informasi, perencanaan, pengembangan bentuk awal produk, pengujian awal, revisi, pengujian dan revisi setelah pengujian. Siklus Penelitian dan Pengembangan digunakan untuk memudahkan dalam proses perancangan material. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara dan kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada siswa kelas tiga Teknik Kendaraan Ringan SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo, seorang guru bahasa Inggris SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo dan juga seorang ahli dari SEAMOLEC (Organisasi menteri pendidikan di Asia tenggara yang menangani pendidikan terbukadan pendidikan jarak jauh)
Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Moodle dalam jaringan sebagai media pembelajaran elektronik yang digunakan oleh guru bahasa Inggris pengajaran bahasa Inggris untuk siswa yang magang di industri. Semua fitur di Moodle dalam jaringan dapat dengan mudah digunakan oleh guru untuk memberikan materi, tugas dan juga memberikan nilai. Moodle juga bisa dengan mudah diakses oleh siswa di warung internet atau melalui telepon genggam. Dengan menggunakan Moodle dalam jaringan guru bisa tetap berhubungan dengan murid-muridnya, berdiskusi dan memonitor
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kemajuan belajar mereka seperti partisipasi siswa dalam belajar dan mengerjakan kuis. Moodle dalam jaringan sebagai media pembelajaran elektronik dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris untuk siswa yang magang di industri dapat diakses pada
www.cc.pakakbar.com.
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This research is concerned to design and implement online Moodle as
e-learning media in teaching English for students who undergo industrial internship
out of town. This chapter discusses the general explanation of this research. There
are seven sections to be discussed in this chapter i.e. background, problem
identification, problem limitation, statement of research question, goal of research
and development, product specifications, and benefit of research and
development.
1.1. Background
Vocational School (SMK) as a sub-national education system which is
responsible for the preparation of middle-level skilled human resources requires to
apply the principle of demand-driven, job oriented, and dual-based program,
which is oriented to the market needs. Implementation of industrial internship is a
part of the dual system of education which is an innovation in vocational
programs where the students do practical work (internship) in a business or
industry as an integral part of the process in vocational education and training.
Dual system of education was inspired by the two systems (dual-based programs)
conducted in German. This system entered into force in Indonesia based
vocational curriculum in 1994, sharpened with a vocational curriculum edition of
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English in vocational school was divided into three competency standards.
The competency standard of third-grade is to communicate using English in
Intermediate Level. This competency standard is divided into seven basic
competences which are not clearly separated for the first semester and the second
semester. The time allotment is 146 lesson hours. It is because there are two
factors which influence the application of the syllabus. The first factor is that the
third year students or level twelve have a period for doing industrial internship for
about three months. They leave school and go to industrial places to have
industrial internship. The second factor is that the second semester does not fully
have effective lesson hours because the program will end in late of March by
having National Examination.
English teacher used to give students handbook to be learned while they
conducted industrial internship but he had difficulty to control the students in
order to learn autonomously as well as to give assignment and scores. As a result,
the English teacher had to work hard to achieve the target material when the
students came back from industrial internship because the students had left behind
two basic competences and unfortunately the teacher could not achieve all the
materials in the syllabus due to the time limit.
Understanding those problems, the researcher tries to solve the problems
above by designing and implementing online Moodle as e-learning media in
teaching English for the industrial internship students so that they can keep study
and do the assignment although they undergo industrial internship out of town.
The students can easily access online Moodle whenever and wherever they are by
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Moreover, Beatty (2003) also states that ICT-based learning can also motivate
students to study diligently and willingly; and to develop study skills as
independent learners. The learning materials and activities can be designed so that
it can meet with the students’ needs. Meanwhile the ministry of national education in strategic plan for Year 2010-2014 also has scheduled the usage of ICT in
teaching and learning beginning from Basic Education level to Higher Education,
and extended to non-formal or informal education.
Integrating learning with information technology which is known as
electronic learning (e-learning) actually has actually been done since 1990s. The
use of computer in teaching and learning activities has grown rapidly as the
computer technology itself develops. According to Cross (2002), the use of
computer has spread widely in education. In 1990, there was e-learning
application namely Tool Book or Authorware that was used to present simulation
or training and this application was also commonly known as Computer Based
Training (CBT). In 1994, such software became more popular as there were many
commercial training and simulation softwares on the market. In 1999, many
schools and companies started to use the internet as supporting features in
education. Nowadays, web-based e-learning applications have grown rapidly. The
next generation of e-learning application has been invented and more
sophisticated than the previous version of e-learning application such as Moodle.
This growth is proven by the presence of many educational sites which use
multimedia and video streaming that enable users not only to see the content of
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1.2. Problem Identification
Based on the Law on National Education System article 3 about The
National Education Goals and an explanation of Article 15 which states that
vocational school is secondary education that prepares learners to work in a
particular field. As a result, vocational school has industrial internship program
where the students can practice their skill in industry or workshop. The
implementation of industrial internship in State Vocational School 1 Purworejo
was performed by the third-grade students for three months from June to
September, whereas teaching and learning activities began in July. As a result,
they missed the material for two months so it is difficult for the English teacher to
achieve all the materials in syllabus due to the time limit. The teacher also has
limited time to prepare the students for the national examination because English
lesson at the vocational school is one of the lessons which are ended by National
Examination in March. The teacher cannot monitor and control their students to
study autonomously when they undergo industrial work practice out of town.
Meanwhile the growth of information and communication technology has
brought big impacts in all aspects of our lives including education. In language
learning, information and communication technology brings many advantages that
are very useful in teaching and learning process. The use of online Moodle as
e-learning can be suitable media in teaching English for industrial internship
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1.3. Problem Limitation
To limit the research in order to be specific to conduct and to find
particular problems easier, this research was conducted for third-grade students of
Automotive department in State Vocational School 1 Purworejo which consists of
36 students who undergo industrial internship out of town. The researcher only
focuses on designing online Moodle as e-learning media in teaching English for
the industrial students.
1.4. Statement of Research Question
This study is aimed to answer the research questions: How is online
Moodle as e-learning media in teaching English for the industrial students designed?
1.5. Goal of Research and Development
The goal of this research is to design online Moodle as e-learning media in
teaching English for the industrial students.
1.6. Product Specifications
The researcher designs e-learning by using Moodle and makes it online in
webhosting so students can access by using computer or mobile phone. They just
visit www.cc.pakakbar.com and then register themselves to get username and
password to login.
The researcher develops materials and exercises according to the lesson
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e-learning media in teaching English when the students undergo industrial
internship. Both teacher and students will be asked by the researcher to give
evaluation about the features or materials in the online Moodle to be revised.
1.7. Benefit of Research and Development
The result of this research is expected to give contribution to people who
concern the teaching and learning activity in vocational school in solving their
problems which occur when the student undergo industrial internship. Hence, the
teacher can still control, monitor, and give teaching materials as well as scores.
This research is also expected to encourage vocational school students to
start learning autonomously. Moreover, it can make students responsible for their
task and manage their time effectively. The research is also expected to bring
benefits for other researchers who are interested in integrating information and
communication technology and language teaching. Besides, this study is expected
to motivate them to have more research on different aspects of technology in
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter presents the review of some supporting theories related to the
studies. It consists of two sections: theoretical review and theoretical framework.
The first section discusses Moodle as e-learning, general aspects on e-learning,
industrial internship, English language in vocational school, and instructional
design model. Meanwhile, the second section elaborates the framework
synthesized from the discussed theories.
2.1. Theoretical Review
The theoretical review discusses the theories used in this research. Those
theories are: Moodle as e-learning, general aspects on e-learning, industrial
internship, English language in vocational school, and instructional design model.
2.1.1. Moodle
Moodle stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment. Rice IV (2006) states that Moodle is a free learning management
system which enables programmers or teachers to create engaging learning
experiences. Moodle provides documents, graded assignments, quizzes, and
discussion forums for students. It is easy to learn and has a friendly user interface.
Moodle is designed to help teachers create an online classroom setting with
opportunities for rich interaction and collaboration with their students. Moodle
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collaborate, and experience online learning in exciting multiple ways. It can be
used as additional offline courses or can be used to host completely online
courses.
Moreover, Moodle is an open-source; the programming code that runs
Moodle can be changed to meet the specific needs of users and institutions.
Moodle is also free to download and use; there is no licensing fee.
Moodle has many useful features to support students’ learning. The first is
Resource. These features can be in the form of: files that are uploaded to the
course server, pages that are created directly in Moodle, or links that are
connected to external web pages. The second feature is Assignment. It specifies a
task that requires students to upload their work to a server. Typical assignments
include essays, projects, reports, and so on. The third feature is Chat. It will be
useful for the students because this feature facilitates them to chat directly with
the teachers online. The chat feature allows participants to have a real-time
discussion on the web. This is a useful way to understand the topic being
discussed. The fourth feature is Forum. This facility enables students to discuss
the learning materials with the teachers and their classmates online. The general
forum is an open forum where anyone can start a new topic at anytime. The
learning forum is where students might post a discussion response to a question
posed by the teacher or peers’ postings. Students in the class are then required to
comment to a specific number of posts. The next feature is Quiz. This feature is
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2.1.2. General Aspects on E-Learning
Online learning is learning which takes place in a network; it could be the
Internet or just a school’s internal/closed net. Ally (2004) wrote that there are at least the following synonyms used for online learning: online learning, Internet
learning, distributed learning, networked learning, tele-learning, virtual learning,
computer-assisted learning, web-based learning, and distance learning. So it can
be said that in online learning the learner is at a distance from the tutor or
instructor and the learner uses some form of technology to access the learning
materials. According to Ally (2004), online learning can be divided into three
classes: contact learning supported by the internet, multiform learning in the
internet, and self studying in the internet.
In the first class, some parts of a course can be in the net for example the
delivery of learning material and the teachers are given as contact learning. The
second class is multiform learning which means using multiple options in learning
for example: forum discussions, help from tutors and learning objects (e-books,
videos). The third class means that the learner studies alone in the net or in a
virtual learning environment without outside help. With online learning, the
traditional close learning lessons do not exist but the course material is available
in the internet for the students. E-learning is a form of distance learning where the
teacher has more or less a tutor’s role and student’s contribution to his learning is
greater than in a normal studying situation. Therefore it is considered to be
e-learning and not e-teaching. E-e-learning is more difficult compared to the
traditional method for both teacher and student. Courses can be totally in the
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exercise material are in the internet. Using the virtual learning environment as a
part of teaching poses an extra duty for the teacher. Less time is left for updating
the material than when the whole course is in the internet. This lowers the quality
of the course.
Ally (2004) also states that there are five points of view when considering
the suitability of online learning and web courses with constructive learning
theory. When the matters to be learned are connected with earlier knowledge and
experiences, the things to learn should be bonded to the student’s own empirical
world. Students’ capacity for information is limited and therefore new information has to be in proportion to the receiver’s capacity. Different interpretations of information bring challenges to learning if the student’s interpretations differ
largely from other students’ points of view. Learning is bound by culture which
should be taken into account when organizing the learning environment. A
dynamic view of learning leads to the fact that information is changing and
recurrent. There are various different available versions of the same learning
concept in the learning process and the learners should have good skills to be able
to select and direct their learning behavior.
The use of online learning in engineering education is a natural continuum
to development of study methods. Although new technology has been attached to
learning, the reason for doing so has not been studied very well. The know-how to
use technology among tech-students is high, but it does not directly mean that it is
useful for learning. Their ability in using technology is more in practice, so they
still face difficulties in dealing with language learning. The whole concept of
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Environment) in studying should be taught to obtain the best possible learning
level. There are several studies about the Web-based learning but most of them
are done in the humanities. The studying process is basically the same in the
technology field but the learned matters are completely different.
Studying in the internet does not mean just sitting next to a computer
“doing nothing”. It gives the student the independency of time and place for
studying but also the responsibility to gather the needed information instead of the
teacher bringing the material into one’s lap. Although academy level students are used to academic freedom, studying in the internet brings an extra step towards
freedom and hence challenge students to a new learning method. This freedom
also means the responsibility for students about their own studies. The students’ own motivation and awareness on their learning style must be in order to achieve
good learning results in e-learning. It is hard to affect student’s motivation but for example a handy learning environment and bringing the course content
interestingly up have a raising status in student’s motivation. The learning
environment should support motivation and the course material should be easy to
reach to maintain the quality of learning. Here the environment’s usability should be considered as an adequate factor for learning. The teacher has as great
importance of a virtual course, if not even greater, as on a contact teaching course.
In e-learning, the face-to-face contact is missing between the student and the
teacher but it should not mean that a contact is missing between them. The student
needs support and motivation in his/her studies and the most suitable person for
this is the teacher. Questioning and feedback possibilities should be provided for
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responds to students’ questions. It could be presupposed that teaching in the
internet brings more time for the teacher to do other activities and relieve the
workload since there is no more lectures or exercises to be given. However,
putting up a virtual course itself is a time consuming process when all the course
material has to be created to the internet. On the other hand, once the course has
been created it does not vanish and it is easier in the following years. However,
the updating of the material and keeping it up to date takes a lot of time. The
course has to be updated all the time and the teacher has to participate in the
forum discussions. Besides, revising and evaluating the exercises and other
assignments that students have returned also takes time.
2.1.2.1. Strengths and Weaknesses on Online Learning
There are some strengths and weaknesses of implementing online learning.
The strengths of using online learning are:
1. The students can access the e-learning material anywhere and anytime
they want. Space commitment is not relevant and students can freely
study whenever they have time. The coordinator of an e-course can be
for example in Purworejo and the participants in other cities in
Indonesia or even in other countries. Everything that has to be learnt is
on the Internet and the material and other participants of the course can
be accessed via the website. When the online learning occurs, resources
and ideas are shared between students themselves and between students
and instructor. There is a dynamic interaction among the students and
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using asynchronous discussion structures (for example forums) because
participants have more time to consider their responses than in the
face-to-face conversation. Interactivity is often self-evidently connected to
working on the internet.
According to Illinois Online Network (2006) to bring about
target-oriented collaborative learning is a major issue in online learning.
It is a problematic issue and hard to realize and therefore an essential
problem in online learning. The way the students see learning should
change so that other students are seen also as a source of information
and comprehension.
2. Online learning can be easily adapted to Indonesian society. Online
learning is based on technology. Nowadays, technology plays an
enormous part in many countries, including Indonesia. Computers and
internet connections are easy to find. Students can easily access the
internet in the internet café (Warnet), broadband connection through
modem, and mobile phone. Moreover there are many free hotspot as
public services so that students have possibility to participate in online
course.
3. Online learning brings a lot of responsibilities to students. Everyone is
of course responsible for his own learning but in e-learning there are no
authorities and strict schedules when and how to work. The facilitator
of an online course must be capable to compensate the lack of physical
presence with other methods to be accessible. Otherwise alienation
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Some strengths of e-learning have been presented above. However, there
are some weaknesses of this learning method such as the online environment itself
can limit the levels of synergy. With large groups (more than 20 people), the
dialog becomes somewhat limited. The virtual environment is not suitable to all
kinds of education, for example public speaking, surgery, or sports. Putting up an
online curriculum and learning environment cannot directly transfer the old
courses into virtual ones to obtain a high quality e-course. The need of qualified
professionals to develop distance education programs is often overlooked.
2.1.2.2. Teaching, Instructing and Evaluation in Online Learning
According to Fahy (2004), online learning teaching and instructing can be
used as synonyms because the interaction is often delayed and happens through an
interface. Routines related to teaching are made mainly beforehand in an online
environment and many traditional teacher’s tasks and roles are replaced by hypermedia objects and communication tools. Ally (2004) proposes five
important roles for the teacher in an online learning environment as presented
below.
1) The teacher’s role as a motivator is emphasized because the online environment lacks the typical motivation aspects of the traditional learning.
To maintain the motivation, the teacher should provide: enough challenging
tasks, current and quality learning material, versatile interactions, and social
contacts.
2) The teacher is also a networker who creates communication and expert
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3) The teacher is an organizer. S/he organizes the didactic challenges
according to learning such as the used tools and applications.
4) A communicator is one of teacher’s roles in the online environment. Communication in online learning is done via e-mails, chat groups, forums,
and the Internet pages.
5) The teacher should actively follow and guide the students and act as a tutor
because there is no chance of face-to-face communication. Guiding is very
important in the online learning and it is based on discussion.
Online learning demands strong self-steering, motivation, and empirical
atmosphere. Therefore new ways of acting are needed in evaluation. How can
learning be evaluated comprehensively when the teacher and the student may
never meet? Practices on evaluation should be in the same line with other actions
in an online course. In the online learning, it is possible to use various evaluation
methods by using information from forum discussions, exercises, quizzes,
feedback questionnaires, learning diaries, and portfolios. One form of evaluation
is a web-examination. It is an evaluation that is done by the students by
completing or doing the tasks in the website. Self-evaluation is a practical tool and
also peer evaluation can be used where students evaluate each other.
2.1.3. Industrial Internship
Industrial internship is a part of the dual system of education which is an
innovation in vocational programs where the students do practical work
(internship) in a business or industry as an integral part of the process in
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professional expertise, which combines a systematic and synchronized between
education programs in schools and exploitation program obtained through
direct work activities in the workplace to achieve a level of professional expertise.
Where the professional expertise can only be established through the three main
elements: knowledge, technique and experience. Knowledge and technique can be
learned and mastered at school but experience only can be got directly by practice
in the workshop.
Wena (1996) stated that the objective of implementation of education and
training at vocational school with industrial internship are created professional
employments that have the expertise, the manpower that have the knowledge,
skills, and work ethic accordance with the demands of employment. Improve and
strengthen linkages and conformity (link and match) between educational
institutions and the world of work. Improving the efficiency of education and
training the process to create qualified and professional employments. Give
recognition and appreciation of work experience as a process of education.
2.1.4. English Language in Vocational School
In vocational high schools, the lessons are grouped into three groups:
normative, adaptive, and productive. The lessons in the normative group focus to
teach the students learn norm, attitude, and behavior so that the students can be
accepted and live together in the society. The subjects are religions, Indonesian
language, Sports, and Civics. The students learn the English language as an
adaptive lesson, together with mathematics, physics, chemistry, entrepreneurship,
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that can be applied in their daily lives or that become basis of working
competencies. The third group is productive lessons which are given to students
according their skill programs. The skill programs are based on the National
Standard of working competencies.
The objectives of English language for vocational education are to make
students understand the basic skills of English to help them reach the vocational
competence and to make the students able to apply their abilities and skills in
English to communicate spoken and written.
Vocational Schools in Indonesia uses a curriculum called School Based
Curriculum or Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP). English syllabus is
divided into three levels based on the standards of competencies. The first level is
Novice Level. Normally it is for level ten grade or the first year students of
vocational school. For the first semester it has eight basic competencies and for
the second semester it has seven basic competencies. The second level is
Elementary Level. It is for the second year students or level eleven grade. It has
ten basic competencies in the first semester and nine basic competencies in the
second semester. The third level is Intermediate Level for twelve grade students.
For this level there are seven basic competencies which are not clearly separated
for the first semester and the second semester because there are two factors which
influence the application of the syllabus. The first factor is that the third year
students or level twelve have a period for doing internship for three months. They
leave school and go to industrial places to have internship. The second factor is
that the second semester does not fully have effective lesson hours because the
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2.1.5. Instructional Design Model
In this part, the researcher uses ADDIE as Instructional Design Model in
creating e-learning. Instructional Design is the strategic planning of a course. It is
a blueprint that is designed and followed. Rogers (2002) develops ADDIE model
into five phases. They are Analysis (process of defining what is to be learned),
Design (process of specifying how it is to be learned), Development (process of
authoring and producing the materials), Implementation (process of installing the
project in the real world context), and Evaluation (process of determining the
adequacy of the instruction). Each step has an outcome that feeds into the next
step in the sequence. One of its benefits is that this model allows the idea of
receiving continual or formative feedback while instructional materials are being
created.
Need analysis should be conducted in the first phase to identify the
learning problems, learners’ needs, learning environment, learners’ background knowledge, and any other characteristics. Richards (2007) states that different
types of students have different language needs and what they are taught should
be restricted to what they need. Analysis also is needed to determine the course
content and this phase is the foundation for all other phases of instructional design
process. The outputs of this phase often include the instructional goals and a list
of tasks to be instructed.
The Design phase involves using the outputs from the Analysis phase to
plan a strategy for developing the instruction. The design stage encompasses
formulating a set of learning objectives, defining the order in which the objectives
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and delivery strategies. The outcome of the design stage is a blueprint that will be
used as a reference to develop the course. The blueprint illustrates the curriculum
structure, the learning objectives associated with each unit and the delivery
methods and formats (interactive self-paced materials, synchronous and/or
asynchronous collaborative activities) to deliver each unit.
The Development phase builds on the Analysis and Design phases. In this
stage, the e-learning content is actually produced. All contents in the e-learning
such as instruction, all supporting media, and assessment test are developed in this
phase.
The Implementation phase refers to the actual delivery of the course
materials. At this stage, the course is delivered to learners. The Moodle is installed
on a server and made accessible for learners. In facilitated and instructor-led
courses, this stage also includes managing and facilitating learners’ activities.
The Evaluation phase measures the effectiveness and efficiency of the
instruction. Evaluation is not limited to this phase. Plans to evaluate the training
should occur in the first phase, Analysis, with ongoing evaluation throughout the
Design phase. Incorporating evaluation throughout the design (formative
evaluation) will ensure a better end result (summative evaluation). Formative
Evaluation is ongoing during and between phases. The purpose of this type of
evaluation is to improve the instruction before the final version is implemented.
Summative Evaluation usually occurs after the final instruction. This type of
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The five steps of ADDIE’s design model can be seen in the following
figure:
Figure 2.1. ADDIE Instructional Design (Rogers, 2002)
2.2. Theoretical Framework
This section tried to answer the research questions theoretically using the
discussed concepts. There are a number of factors that should be considered by
the researcher in designing the online Moodle in order to meet the students’ needs and to facilitate the students in learning English. The flowchart of the theoretical
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Figure 2.2. The flowchart of the theoretical framework
To begin with, as what had been discussed earlier, vocational high school
is a sub-system of the Indonesian national educational system whose main goal is
to prepare the students so that they become competent to fulfill the need for
Implementation
Evaluation Industrial Internship
English Language In Vocational School
Moodle as E-Learning
Analysis Teacher’s Need
Student’s Need
Design
Learning Objectve Course Sequence Instructional Strategy
Delivery Strategy Evaluation Strategy
Development
Develop Content Storyboard Installed Moodle Evaluation Strategy
Theoretical Model
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middle level of labors (Sutrisno, 2005: 1). In addition, based on the Law on
National Education System article 3 about The National Education Goals and an
explanation of Article 15 which states that vocational school is secondary
education that prepares learners to work in a particular field. As a result,
vocational school has industrial internship program where the students can
practice their skill in industry or workshop.
The theory of English language in vocational school defines the
competency standard and basic competency. The competency standard of
third-grade was to communicate using English in Intermediate Level. This competency
standard was divided into seven basic competences which are not clearly
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lesson hours. It is so because there are two factors which influence the application
of the syllabus. The first factor is that the third year students or level twelve have
a period for doing industrial internship for about three months. They leave school
and go to industrial places to have industrial internship. The second factor is that
the second semester does not fully have effective lesson hours because the
program will end in late of March by having National Examination. The problem
emerges due to the limit of the time for English teacher to achieve all the materials
in syllabus and prepare the students to face National Examination.
Meanwhile Moodle as e-learning can make the teaching and learning process not limited by time and space. An educator will be able to deliver the
learning materials from anywhere. In addition, students can also learn the
materials from anywhere. Activities such as tests or quizzes can be done from
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online so that students do not have to gather in one place. They can do the test
from their houses, internet cafes, even at road using mobile phones and laptops.
In order to overcome the problem which occurred in the implementation of industrial internship, the researcher designed and implemented online Moodle as e-learning media in teaching English for the industrial internship students by using
ADDIE as instructional design model which consists of five phases. The first step
is need analysis as the initial step in designing the materials adopted from ADDIE.
Need analysis is important in order to identify the students’ needs and the
teacher’s need. The second step is design. In this step, the researcher designed Moodle by defining learning objective, course sequence, instructional strategy,
delivery strategy, and evaluation strategy based on the previous stage. The third
step is development. In this step, the researcher developed content, storyboard,
and installed Moodle as courseware. The fourth step is implementation of the
learning materials. It was the opportunity for the researcher to conduct the
implementation to the third grade of technique of light vehicle in SMKN 1
Purworejo.The fifth step is the evaluation and revision of the materials. It was the
phase where the researcher evaluated and revised the materials after getting
feedback from the participants’ questionnaires based on the implementation of the designed materials.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter gives detailed information about how the research was
conducted. It gives information of how the data were gathered and analyzed to
answer the research question. This chapter consists of research method, research
participants, research instrument, data gathering technique, data analysis
technique, and research procedure.
3.1. Research Method
In order to answer the problem stated in the problem formulation, the
researcher employed Research and Development (R & D). According to Borg
and Gall(1983),the goal of R & D is to develop the research knowledge and to
incorporate it into a product that combines educational research and educational
practice rather than to discover new knowledge or to answer specific questions
about practical problems. Borg and Gall (1983) also stated that Research and
Development is used to design new products and procedures, which then are
systematically field tested, evaluated, and refined until they meet certain criteria.
Due to the limitation of the research, the researcher combinedthe five
phases of ADDIE Instructional Design into Research and Development (R & D)
cycles. It consists of research and information collecting, planning, developing
preliminary form of product, preliminary field testing, main product revision,
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instructional design into research and development can be seen in the following
figure:
Figure 3.1 ADDIE Combined with R & D Cycle
As we can see in the figure above, there are five steps in ADDIE
instructional design that the researcher used in creating online Moodle as
electronic learning.
The first step of ADDIE instructional design is Analysis which is the
same as the first step in R & D cycle that is Research and Information Collecting.
In this step, the researcher conducted need analysis, target audience analysis, and
Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Research and Information Collecting
Planning
DevelopingPreliminary Form of Product
Preliminary Field Testing
Main Product Revision
Main Field Testing
Operational Product Revision
ADDIE
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task and topic analysis, by conducting interviewsand distributing questionnaires
to the students.
The second step of ADDIE phases is Design, which is known as Planning
in R & D cycles.The Planning step includes defining learning objective, course
sequence, media, instructional strategy, delivery strategy, and evaluation
strategy. In this step, the researcher also selected webhosting, domain name,
template, and designed the user interface for e-learning. The outcome of the
design stage was a blueprint that would be used as a reference to develop the
course.
The third step of ADDIE phases is Development. Meanwhile the next step
in R&D cycle areDeveloping Preliminary Form of Product, Preliminary Field
Testing andMain Product Revision.In these stages, the researcher installed
Moodle in the web hosting, developed its contents, and uploaded it.
The fourth step of ADDIE phases is Implementation, while in R & D
cycle is Main Field Testing. At this stage, the researcher asked the students and
the expert to try the online Moodle.Then, the researcher interviewed them and
gave them questionnaires to get thefeedback.
The last step of ADDIE phrases is Evaluation or Operational Product
Revision in R & D cycle. In this step, the results from the interviews and the
questionnaires were used by the researcher to evaluate the achievement of the
learning objectives and to revise the online Moodle.
By following the steps which were combined from R & D cycles and
ADDIE phases, the final product i.e. online Moodle is expected to meet the
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3.2. Research Participants
In conducting the research, the researcher divided the participants into
three categories: research and information collecting participants, preliminary
field testing participants, and implementation participants.
The research participants in the research and information collecting were
the English teachers of SMK Negeri 1 Purworejo, thirty six students of grade
threeof Technique of Light Vehicle SMKN 1 Purworejo and an expert from
SEAMOLEC. The English teacher was chosen since he had experiences in
teaching learning process and developing learning content and curriculum. The
students of grade three Technique of Light Vehicle SMKN 1 Purworejo were
chosen since they were the targeted users of online Moodle. They were expected
to describe theirneeds, lacks, and wants, through the distributed questionnaires
and interviews. An expert from SEAMOLEC was chosen since he had
experiences in designing and developing online distance learning.
The participants in the preliminary field testing were the English teachers
of SMKN 1 Purworejo and an expert from SEAMOLEC. They were involved in
this research because the researcher considered them the experts in the
application of the theories that are related to this research. Those theories were
Moodle as e-learning, industrial internship, English language in vocational school,
and instructional design model.They were expected to give comments, feedback,
and evaluations on the pedagogic aspect and IT aspect which were significantly
beneficial to revise and improve the designed online Moodle.
The participants in main field testing were thirty six students of grade
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involved in this step due to their participation on the implementation of the
designed online Moodle. The students gave feedback after the designed learning
model was implemented.
3.3. Research Instrument
This study required data from the research participants to be collected
and then to be analyzed. In conducting the study, theref ore, the researcher
used research instrument to collect valid and reliable datafrom the research
participants. The research instruments were questionnaire and interview.
3.3.1. Questionnaire
A questionnaire is a list of questions to be answered by the research
participantsin order to obtain the data required to answer the research question.
According to Ary et al. (2002) there are two kinds of questionnaire, structured
and unstructured questionnaires. In structured questionnaires, both questions and
answers are provided. Respondents have to choose the response(s) that best
represent their own opinions. In unstructured questionnaires, the respondents
have to elaborate their beliefs and suggestions using their own words. This study
used both structured and unstructured questionnaires because by utilizing those
two methods, the process of data gathering were more effective. The first
method where there were choice of statements that was already presented eased
students to answer the questions quickly and eased the researcher to measure
using the Likert scale. Meanwhile the second method gave opportunity to the
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The questionnaire was designed in Indonesian to ease the students in
answering each item in the questionnaire. Besides allowing respondents to tick
the answer based on their condition, the respondents were also allowed to state
their opinion by writing their opinion in the provided space.
In this study, the researcher employed the structured questionnaire in
needs analysis. Meanwhile in evaluation the researcher use both structured and
unstructured questionnaire.The needs analysis questionnaire was distributed to the
third grade students of Technique of Light Vehicle SMKN 1 Purworejo during
the Analysis phase. The expert validation questionnaire was distributed to the
English teacher who taught the third grade of technique of light vehicle in SMKN
1 Purworejo and the expert from SEAMOLEC during the Evaluation phase. The
needs analysis questionnaire served as the way to give contribution for the content
and features of the online Moodle, while the expert validation served as the
evaluation sheets for the respondents to assess the designed online Moodle.
3.3.2. Interview
Interview is conducted to obtain information by actually talking to the
subject as stated by Seliger and Shohamy (1986:166). By conducting an
interview, the gathered data would be more personal. In this study, the interview
with anEnglish teacher who taught the third grade of technique of light vehicle in
SMKN 1 Purworejo was conducted to gather the data about students’ proficiency, the applied teaching strategies, and the curriculum.
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3.4. Data Gathering Technique
The data were gathered from the two instruments used in the research as
elaborated in the previous part. The research was conducted to the third grade of
technique of light vehicle in SMKN 1 Purworejo on 20 Mei 2012 to 30 September
2012. The needed data classified into the stages based on the combination of
R&D and ADDIE model. The stages, needed data, participants and instruments
were clearly shown on table 3.1.
Table. 3.1 The Data Needed by the Researcher
Stages Needed Data Participants Instruments
1. Analysis (Research and information collecting)
The students’ perceived needs.
The students’ real
needs.
Students’ difficulties in
learning English.
Identifying the gap between the students’ needs and the fulfillment ofthat needs in English teaching and learning daily activity.
The method and technique used by teacher in conducting English teaching and learning activity
Students’ motivation
and participation in learning English in the class.
The use of technology inteaching and learning activity.
The students’ devices
in access online Moodle
The third grade of Technique of LightVehicle in SMKN 1 Purworejo
English teacher
Questionnaire
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2.Development (Preliminary Field Testing)
The fulfillment of good E-learning software requirements.
Feedback from the participants to ensure thevalidity of the online Moodle.
Opinion from the participants to ensure the validity of the online Moodle.
Suggestion from the participants to ensure the validity of the product
English teacher
The expert from SEAMOLEC
Questionnaire
3.Implementation (Main Field Testing)
Feedback from the participants deal with the final version of the online Moodle.
The third grade of technique of light vehicle in SMKN 1 Purworejo
Questionnaire
3.5. Data Analysis Technique
In order to make conclusions, the data obtained from interview and
questionnaires distributed were presented and analyzed. To analyze the interview
results, the recorded interviews were put into a transcript.
In analyzing the questionnaires, the researcher followed several steps.
First, the data collected from questionnaires were recapitulated in the form of
table. Then, the researcher counted the percentage of each response. The result
was obtained by dividing the number of the students who chose certain answer
with the total number of the students, then multiplied by 100%. The data collected
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Note:
n = the total number of the students who chose certain answer
N = the total number of the students
A table presented the data in the form of computation of the collected
answers from the questionnaires which had been distributed to the research
participants. Then, the researcher made the interpretation of the result in the form
of written paragraphs.
Table 3.2: The Template of the Needs Analysis Questionnaire
No Questions and statements Answer Number Percentage
The data from materials evaluation were obtained through questionnaires
that are in the form of scores. The classification was adapted from Likert
Scaleproposed by Best (1970). There are five agreements are applied as follows:
Strongly disagree = 1
Disagree = 2
Not sure = 3
Agree = 4
Strongly agree = 5
The score of the questionnaire was calculated using descriptive statistics to
the source of variance. The source of variance here was number of cases and
mean. The central tendency of the respondents’ opinion on the designed set of
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Table 3.3 Template of Descriptive Statistics of Experts’ Opinions on Online Moodle
No Respondents’ opinions on
Frequency of points of agreement Central tendency 1 2 3 4 5 N Mn
Notes:
N = Number of cases (the number of respondents)
Mn = Mean (indicators of central tendency of the set of sources)
The formula to get Mean is:
Best (1970) classifies the range of the point of agreement from 1 – 5. He also provides the interpretation of point of agreement, which is presented on a
following table:
Table 3.4. The Interpretation of the Degree of Agreement
Range Meaning
1.00 -1.99 Replace the rejected part of the design
2.00 – 2.99 Add more part or modify part of the design based on the lack on the statement.
3.00 – 3.99 Conduct more exploration on the existing part of the design based on the statement
4.00 – 5.00 No revision
In order to judge whether the designed materials were acceptable or not,
the researcher gave description to categorize the result. The maximum points were
five. The materials designed were considered as good and acceptable if the total
points were more than seventy-five percent from the total maximum points. It
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considered good but needed crucial revisions if the total of central tendency was
fifty percent up to seventy five percent or 2.5 - 3.74. The materials designed were
considered poor designed if the total number of central tendency was below fifty
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CHAPTER IV
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter is essentially the realization of what has been planned in
Chapter III. This chapter is divided into two major parts. The first part presents
the process of designing online Moodle as e-learning media in teaching English
for the industrial internship students. The second part presents the designed online
Moodle.
4.1. The Process of Designing Online Moodle
The researcher adapted the steps of Research and Development cycles and
also employed ADDIE model in the process of designing the learning model. To
answer the research question of how is online Moodle as e-learning media in
teaching English for the industrial students designed, the steps of how to create
final version of the learning model were elaborated in this section. By elaborating
each step clearly, it would describe the answer of the research question. There
were five steps, namely analysis, design, development, implementation,
evaluation.
4.1.1. Analysis
The researcher conducted need analysis started on June to September
2013. In conducting the need analysis, the researcher employed questionnaire and
interview as the instruments in order to obtain reliable data by distributing need
analysis questionnaires to students of grade three Technique of Light Vehicle
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Purworejo. The researcher collected the necessary information for developing the
designed learning model.
4.1.1.1. Students’ Needs
The students who participated in answering the questionnaire were thirty
five students of grade three Technique of Light Vehicle SMKN 1 Purworejo.
This questionnaire was distributed in the analysis step in order to find out the
students’ needs. The explanation of the questionnaire result was presented below.
Table 4.1. The Needs of English & English in the Classroom
No Questions and statements Answers Number Percentage
1 What do you think about English lesson?
a. Very easy b. Easy c. Average d. Difficult e. Very difficult
0 1 6 25 3 0 3 17 71 9 2 How is English lesson
conducted in classroom?
a. Very exciting b. Exciting c. Average d. Bored e. Really bored
1 3 30 1 0 3 9 86 3 0 3. English is important for my
future job.
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
28 6 1 0 0 80 17 3 0 0 4. I need learning English while
I undergo industrial internship.
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
27 6 2 0 0 77 17 6 0 0 5. Teacher gives printed
handout to be learnt by students when the students undergo industrial internship.
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
0 2 4 29 0 0 6 11 83 0
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The researcher concerned on the students’ experience of English in the
beginning part of the questionnaire. Based on the result of the need analysis
questionnaire, 25 students stated that English was difficult (71%). Therefore the
researcher interviewed some students and they said that the most difficult part of
learning English was when they did not know the meaning of the word and they
also had to memorize the grammatical function and pattern. Then, 30 students
stated that English teaching and learning activities were averagely attracted the
students’ motivation (86%). Based on the interview result with the English teacher, it was because English teaching and learning activities began after the
students finished practice in the school workshop due to the English teaching and
learning activities concern on the grammar mastery (75%). Most of the students
(80%) really agreed that English was important for their future job because almost
every year there were many big factory such as Astra and Daihatsu who came to
school to conduct recruitment. There were 27 students (77%) who really agreed
that they need learning English while they undergo industrial internship. Based
on the indirect interview to the students, almost of the students wanted to prepare
for the National Examination. Then, 29 students (83%) disagreed with printed
handout to be learnt by students when they undergo industrial internship.
Table 4.2 English in National Final Examination
No Questions and statements Answers Number Percentage
6 What is the most difficult subject in National Final Examination?
a. Mathematic b. Bahasa c. English d. Technical
10 0 25
0
29 0 71
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7 In order to face the National Final Examination, I need extra lesson
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
28 5 2 0 0 80 14 6 0 0
Related to English in National Final Examination, 25 students (71%)
stated that English was the most difficult subject in National Final Examination.
Based on the interview result with English teacher, it was because there were two
sections in National Final Examination, listening and reading. Listening section is
divided into four parts, namely picture, question and response, short dialogue, and
short talk. Reading section is divided into three parts, namely incomplete
dialogues, error recognizing, and reading material. Most students (80%) really
agreed that extra lesson is needed to prepare the National Final Examination.
Table 4.3 Students and Technology
No Questions and statements
Answers Number Percentage
8 I am familiar with Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
29 6 0 0 0 83 17 0 0 0 9 I have already used
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in learning English.
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
30 5 0 0 0 86 14 0 0 0 10 What gadget do you use
to connect with internet?
a. Personal Computer b. Laptop
c. Mobile phone d. PC Tablet e. I pad
0 24 8 3 0 0 69 23 9 0
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11 What do you usually do when connect to internet?
a. Facebook b. Check email c. Download d. Game online e. Chatting 25 0 2 3 5 71 0 6 9 14 12 How often do you
connect to internet?
a. everyday b. once a week c. twice a week d. once a month e. twice a month
30 5 0 0 0 86 14 0 0 0
Based on the questionnaire dealing with students and technology, most of
students (83%) stated really agree that they were familiar with Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) and 30 students (86%) stated really agree
that they have already used Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
in learning English. Based on the interview result with the English teacher that
the students got computer lesson in the X dan XI grade and the English teacher
also sometimes asked the students to look for an article in internet. Then 24
students 69% used laptop and the rest used mobile phone (23%) and PC tablet
(9%) to connect with internet. Based on the indirect interview with the students,
most of students have laptop and mobile phone and sometimes they bring it to
school because the school policy allowed them to bring it and school also
provided hotspot for free internet access. Then 25 students answered that they
usually visited social media such as Facebook when they connect to internet and
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Table 4.4 Task and Topic Needed
No Questions and statements Answers Number Percentage
13 I prefer work in group rather than work individual
a. Really agree b. Agree c. Average d. Disagree e. Really disagree
29 4 2 0 83 11 6 0 0 14 What is the most difficult
part in listening section
a. Pictures
b. Question and responses
c. Short dialogue d. Short talk
0 5 5 25 0 14 14 71
15 What is the most difficult part in reading section
a. Incomplete dialogues
b. Error recognizing c. Reading material 3 24 8 9 69 23
Based on the questionnaire result, it was found out that 29 students (83%)
really agree to work in group. Based on the indirect interview with the students,
they are in group of 4 or 6 students when undergo industrial internship. Then, 25
students (71%) answered that short talk is the most difficult part in listening
section and 24 students (69%) answered that error recognizing is the most
difficult part in reading section.
4.1.1.2. Teacher’s Needs
The researcher conducted an interview with an English teacher of SMK
Negeri 1 Purworejo to find out the real needs of teacher when the student
conducted industrial internship. An English teacher stated that the competence
standard of English in vocational school was divided into three and the
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Intermediate. This competency standard was divided into seven basic
competences which are not clearly separated for the first semester and the second
semester. The time allotment is 146 lesson hours. It is so because there are two
factors which influence the application of the syllabus. The first factor is that the
third year students or level twelve have a period for doing industrial internship for
about three months. They leave school and go to industrial places to have
industrial internship. The second factor is that the second semester does not fully
have effective lesson hours because the program will end in late of March by
having National Exam.
English teacher used to give students handbook to be learned while they
conducted industrial internship but he had difficulty to control the students in
order to learn autonomously, give assignment and scores. As a result, the English
teacher had to work hard to achieve the target material when the students came
back from industrial internship because the students had left behind two basic
competences and unfortunately the teacher couldn’t achieve all the materials in syllabus due to the limit of the time.
4.1.2. Design
In this stage, the researcher designed Moodle by defining learning
objective, course sequence, instructional strategy, delivery strategy, and
evaluation strategy based on the previous stage.
In defining the learning objective and course sequence, the researcher
adapted School Based Curriculum or Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan
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competency of the materials design was the goal of the designed materials. The
basic competences were the general purposes of the designed material and then
the researcher specified the indicators of each topic. The competence standard and
basic competence describe the indicators which the students are expected to be
able to do after learning English in certain time. Therefore, the online Moodle as
e-learning media in teaching English for the industrial internship students would
be designed in a way that helps the students master these competences. By stating
the learning indicators, it was expected that the researcher know how to measure
whether or not the competences have been mastered by the students.
The researcher considered learners’ computer capabilities, infrastructure and connectivity to decide instructional strategy, delivery strategy, and
evaluation strategy applied in online Moodle. Understanding whether learners
have easy access to network systems is important. Some activities can be carried
out only with the support of good internet connection, while others can be
developed for self-paced e-learning. If there is limited internet connectivity, the
learners can use offline formats to take all or parts of the course. Knowing
bandwidth limitations helps researcher to choose the right delivery format. The
following is a rough estimate of connection speeds required by various e-learning
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Table 4.5 Rough Estimate of Connection Speeds Required by Various E-Learning Formats
E-Learning Format Speed of Internet Connection to Use
Video conferencing, live webcasting From 100 Kbps to 2 Mbps
Audio conferencing From 54 Kbps to 128 Kbps
Application sharing, animation From 256 Kbps to 1 Mbps
Whiteboard, slides From 56 Kbps to 384 Kbps
Chat, instant messaging 128 Kbps
E-mail, discussion forums, screens with text
and images
From 56 Kbps to 128 Kbps
Based on the need analysis in the previous step and the information
above, the researcher used collaborative methods as instructional method which
emphasize the social dimension of learning and engage learners sharing
knowledge and performing tasks in a collaborative way. They include online
guided discussions, collaborative work and peer tutoring.
Guided discussions are designed to facilitate learning and improve
knowledge and skills. The teacher asks learners questions to stimulate and guide
reflection and critical thinking. These discussions complement other methods,
such as a presentation, research or a case-based exercise. Guided discussions also
facilitate communication and knowledge sharing among learners.
Collaborative work is designed to make students work together to
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18. The web provides supporting tools
(dictionary, YM Chat, comment box, etc) 1 1 2 4,5 19. The Moodle Learning Model is easy to
navigate (provide clear instruction) 2 2 5 20.. The Moodle Learning Model is free from
technical problem. 1 1 2 3.5
21.. The Moodle Learning Model has a
consistency (colour, layout, font and capitalization) are consistent from screen to screen.
2 2 4
22.. Generally, the learning model is well
designed 2 2 5
Total 2 32 10 44 92
Total score 184
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No Statements
Point of Agreement
Central Tendency
1 2 3 4 5 N Mn
The content of online moodle
1. I enjoy doing the various activities
presented in online moodle 3 27 6 36 4.08 2. I like learning English using online
moodle 33 3 36 4.08
3. The material in online moodle help
me comprehend the materials better 2 29 5 36 4.08
4. The tasks’ instructions are clear and
easy to follow 35 1 36 4.03
5. The quizzes encourage me to study
hard 35 1 36 4.03
6. The activities and tasks stimulated
my learning 34 2 36 4.06
Percentage 0 0 2 89 8 Mean 4.06
User interface
7. The layout of the online moodle is
user friendly 34 2 36 4.06
8. The online moodle provides enough
supporting content and tools 35 1 36 4.03 9. The screen displays are interesting
and easy to understand 33 3 36 4.08
Percentage 0 0 0 94 6 Mean 4.06
Flexibility
10. Online moodle is not disturb my time
in doing internship 31 5 36 4.14
11. Online moodle trains me to be an
autonomous learner 2 34 36 3.94
12. I can access Online moodle by using
my gadget 31 5 36 4.14
13. I can keep in touch with my friends
through forum in online moodle 36 36 4.00 14. Moodle offers me flexibility in terms
of time and place to learn 30 6 36 4.17 15. I experience no difficulty to
participate in the activities in online moodle
1 34 1 36 4.00
Percentage 0 0 1 91 8 0 Mean 4.06
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APPENDIX 7: THE SCREENSHOTS OF THE ICONIC MODEL (FINAL VERSION)
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