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A Description of The Student-Centered Characteristics in Teaching and
Learning Process in Senior High School
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
112010038
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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A Description of The Student-Centered Characteristics in Teaching and
Learning Process in Senior High School
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
112010038
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@2014. Jeany bella Putri Widya and Victoria UsadyaPalupi, S.Pd., MA-ELT.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, SatyaWacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This thesis would not have been completed without the help and support from
many people. Therefore, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the following
people who have assisted e in completing this thesis. First of all, I would like to express
my sincere gratitude to:
• Jesus Christ who has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time.
• Mrs. Victoria Usadya Palupi, S.Pd., M.A., my beloved supervisor, who was
abundantly helpful and gave meaningful assistance, support, patience and
guidance.
• Mrs.Debora Tri Ragawanti, S.S, MA-ELT., my second reader, without her
knowledge and assistance this study would not have been completed.
• My beloved parents, thank you for always here to educate, support and
motivate in the process of the making of this thesis.
• My beloved husband and son, thank you for the love and motivation in the
process of the making of this thesis.
• My best friends: Sara Linawati, Nilam Astriani, Ester Kusuma, and Yuni
Kurnia thank you for the motivation and support.
• My participants, for their cooperation during the process of data collection.
The last, I give my biggest gratitude for all whose names I cannot mention here
who help a lot during my study in English Department of Satya Wacana Christian
University.
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDENT-CENTERED CHARACTERISTICS IN TEACHING
AND LEARNING PROCESS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
Abstract
This study investigated the implementation of student-centered characteristics
in teaching and learning process in Senior High School. The participants of the study were
two English teachers and students of tenth and eleventh grades in a private senior high
school. The data were collected using observations. The data were analyzed qualitatively. As
the result of the study, the writer found that several student-centered activities were done in
classroom activities based on Lom (2012) framework. Furthermore, this study analyzed the
implementation of characteristics of student-centered activities and the roles of teachers and
students through student-centered activities using Gonzales et.al (2000) framework. The
writer concluded that the classroom activities conducted by Teacher A and Teacher B applied
the principle of student-centered activities. Within the activities, teachers and students roles
characteristics supported the classroom activities.
Keywords: Student-Centered approach, Student-Centered activities, Teacher role,
Students role
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Learning Process in Senior High School
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
112010038
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
A Description of The Student-Centered Characteristics in Teaching and
Learning Process in Senior High School
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
112010038
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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iii
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@2014. Jeany bella Putri Widya and Victoria UsadyaPalupi, S.Pd., MA-ELT.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, SatyaWacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
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viii
ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This thesis would not have been completed without the help and support from
many people. Therefore, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the following
people who have assisted e in completing this thesis. First of all, I would like to express
my sincere gratitude to:
• Jesus Christ who has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time.
• Mrs. Victoria Usadya Palupi, S.Pd., M.A., my beloved supervisor, who was
abundantly helpful and gave meaningful assistance, support, patience and
guidance.
• Mrs.Debora Tri Ragawanti, S.S, MA-ELT., my second reader, without her
knowledge and assistance this study would not have been completed.
• My beloved parents, thank you for always here to educate, support and
motivate in the process of the making of this thesis.
• My beloved husband and son, thank you for the love and motivation in the
process of the making of this thesis.
• My best friends: Sara Linawati, Nilam Astriani, Ester Kusuma, and Yuni
Kurnia thank you for the motivation and support.
• My participants, for their cooperation during the process of data collection.
The last, I give my biggest gratitude for all whose names I cannot mention here
who help a lot during my study in English Department of Satya Wacana Christian
University.
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDENT-CENTERED CHARACTERISTICS IN TEACHING
AND LEARNING PROCESS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Jeany Bella Putri Widya
Abstract
This study investigated the implementation of student-centered characteristics
in teaching and learning process in Senior High School. The participants of the study were
two English teachers and students of tenth and eleventh grades in a private senior high
school. The data were collected using observations. The data were analyzed qualitatively. As
the result of the study, the writer found that several student-centered activities were done in
classroom activities based on Lom (2012) framework. Furthermore, this study analyzed the
implementation of characteristics of student-centered activities and the roles of teachers and
students through student-centered activities using Gonzales et.al (2000) framework. The
writer concluded that the classroom activities conducted by Teacher A and Teacher B applied
the principle of student-centered activities. Within the activities, teachers and students roles
characteristics supported the classroom activities.
Keywords: Student-Centered approach, Student-Centered activities, Teacher role,
Students role
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