LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY TWELFTH YEAR STUDENTS TO UPGRADE THEIR ENGLISH FOR FACING NATIONAL EXAMINATION
OF SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 1 SUKOHARJO ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
By:
IRIN MANILA CHOIRIYAH A 320 122 004
MOTTO
Actually there is an ease after a difficulty. (QS. Al Insyirah: 6)
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. (Anonymous)
DEDICATION
This research paper is wholly dedicated to: The greatest ones Allah SWT,
Her beloved mom and dad, Her beloved brothers and sisters,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin. Praise and gratitude to Allah SWT, the lord of universe, the most merciful who gives a million blessings, miracles and uncountable gifts to the researcher, so she can accomplish her research paper as the requirement for getting bachelor degree of education in English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The researcher realizes that the study wouldn’t finish it without other people help. On this good occasion, she would like to express this special and deep gratitude
and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, the Dean of the School of Teacher Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D, the Chief of Department of English Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. Aryati Prasetyarini, S. Pd, M. Pd, the Secretary of Department of English Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta and as the first consultant who has given a valuable guidance and suggestion during the completion of this research paper. She pray that Allah will repay all her kindnesses,
4. Siti Fatimah, S. Pd, M. Hum., as the second consultant who has given the research guidance, suggestion, and correction wisely,
5. Dr. Dwi Harjanti, M. Hum, as the third consultant who has give me correction and valuable guidance in finishing this research,
7. Muh. Amin, S. Pd and Sulastri, S. Pd, the English teacher of SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Sukoharjo who has given the researcher data to conduct the research,
8. All of the lecturers of English Department, for precious knowledge and experiences given to her,
9. Her dearest mother and father “Mr. Maman and Mrs. Isbandiyah”. Who have supported and guided on how live her live in this world. Absolutely, she can’t do anything without love and prays,
10.Her beloved brothers and sisters. Thank for giving her support, I love you. 11.Her beloved nieces and nephew. Thank for laugh, support, and love.
12.Her best friend in Campus Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Thank for laugh and the days we have shared together,
13.Her dearest friends in EDSO, all generations, support, pray, laugh like a family,
14.Her close friend, thank for giving her supports and pray.
15.All of the people, who can’t be mentioned one by one, than for everything. Deep down in the researcher’s heart, she realized that this research paper is so far from being perfect. The researcher invites comments and suggestion from the readers for the betterment of this research paper. Hopefully, this research paper will be useful for those who are interested in investigating learning strategies.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, April 2016
TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
ACCEPTANCE ... iii
TESTIMONY ... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... ix
ABSTRACT ... xi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
A.Background of the Study... 1
B.Problem of the Study... 3
C.Objective of the Study... 3
D.Scope of the Study ... 4
E. Significance of the Study ... 4
F. Research Paper Organization ... 4
CHAPTER II UNDERLYING THEORY ... 6
A.Previous Study ... 6
B.Theoretical Review ... 7
1. Notion of Learning... 7
2. Notion of Strategy ... 8
3. Learning Strategies... 8
4. Classification of Learning Strategies ... 8
a. Rubin’s Taxonomy ... 9
b. O’Malley’s Taxonomy ... 10
c. Oxford’s Taxonomy ... 12
d. Stern’s Taxonomy ... 14
b. Reading Skill ... 16
c. Writing Skill ... 17
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 18
A.Type of the Research ... 18
B.Object of the Study ... 18
C.Subject of the Study ... 19
D.Data and Source of Data ... 19
E. Techniques of Data Collection ... 20
F. Credibility of the data ... 21
G.Technique for Analyzing the Data ... 22
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 24
A.Research Finding... 24
1. Students of Software Engineering ... …...25
2. Students of Motorcycle Engineering ... 37
B.Discussion ... 47
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 55
A.Conclusion ... 55
B.Pedagogical Implication ... 56
C.Suggestion ... 56
ABSTRACT
Irin Manila Choiriyah. A 320 122 004. LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY TWELFTH YEAR STUDENTS TO UPGRADE THEIR ENGLISH FOR FACING NATIONAL EXAMINATION OF SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 1 SUKOHARJO ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016. Research Paper. School of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2016.
This research aims at finding out and describing the learning strategies used by twelfth year students to upgrade their English for facing national examination of SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Sukoharjo. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative which aims to describe the strategies applied by the twelfth year students for facing national examination. The methods of collecting the data are observation, interview, and documentation. The data are taken from the subject of the research in the form of field notes, interview, and document. The result of the research shows that the twelfth year students use kinds of learning strategies based on O’Malley and Chamot: meta-cognitive, cognitive, and social-affective strategies. The first subject is AM. He uses 10 strategies which consist of 4 in meta-cognitive, 4 in cognitive, 2 in social-affective. The second subject is AA. She uses 9 strategies which consist of 4 in meta-cognitive, 3 in cognitive. The third subject is SF uses 10 strategies which consist of 5 in meta-cognitive, 4 in cognitive, 1 in social-affective. The fourth subject is WIN. He uses 6 strategies which consist of 2 in meta-cognitive, 3 in cognitive, 1 in social-affective. The students of software engineering who has higher mark apply more strategies than students of motorcycle engineering. Thus, the researcher can conclude that learning strategies used by software engineering are more effective to help the students for facing national examination. In specific, those are strategies used by students of software engineering which did not use by students of motorcycle engineering namely, note taking strategy and cooperation strategy.
Keywords: learning, learning strategies, national examination, strategy
Abstrak
AA. Dia menggunakan 9 strategi yang meliputi 4 pada meta-cognitive, 3 pada cognitive, 2 pada social-affective. Subjek ketiga adalah SF menggunakan 10 strategi yang meliputi 5 pada meta-cognitive, 4 pada cognitive, 1 pada social-affective. Subjek keempat adalah WIN. Dia menggunakan 6 strategi yang meliputi 2 pada meta-cognitive, 3 pada cognitive, 1 pada social-affective. Murid jurusan rekayasa perangkat lunak yang memiliki nilai lebih tinggi menggunakan strategi yang lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan murid jurusan teknik sepeda motor. Dengan demikian peneliti dapat menyimpulkan bahwa strategi belajar yang digunakan murid jurusan rekayasa perangkat lunak lebih efektif untuk membantu murid-murid dalam mengahadapi ujian nasional. Secara spesifik, strategi yang digunakan murid jurusan rekayasa perangkat lunak yang mana tidak digunakan murid jurusan teknik sepeda motor adalah note taking strategi dan cooperation strategi.
