ATTRIBUTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL EFL LEARNERS IN A SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
Arya Avriandi Listanto
ABSTRACT
In the past, the researchers have investigated of students' attributions in various
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. Nevertheless, the exploration of students'
attributions particularly in EFL contexts has never been done before in Senior High School
students in Indonesia. Attributions deal with how students explain the result of their learning,
especially how they explain success and failure, by attributing causes to them. This study
aims to investigate students’ attributions of the eleventh grade of Senior High School
students. The study particularly reflected on the male and female students attributions, and
the attributions differences between the two groups of students. The study used a
semi-structure interview as the research instrument. The result of the study found that the
attribution of male students mostly came from internal factors such as future interest, while
attributions of female students mostly came from external factors such as teachers’ influence.
