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ABSTRACT
Dalam Tugas Akhir ini, saya akan membahas mengenai kesulitan yang saya hadapi pada saat saya menjalankan program magang di salah satu tempat les, yaitu Excellent Privat Les yang berada di Bandung. Kesulitan yang saya hadapi adalah kesulitan untuk membuat murid les mengerti pelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang saya ajarkan. Ada tiga penyebab dari permasalahan yang saya hadapi. Penyebab pertama adalah murid terlalu kelelahan untuk belajar. Penyebab kedua adalah murid merasa bosan pada saat belajar. Penyebab ketiga adalah saya mengajar dengan metode yang tidak sesuai dengan gaya belajar si murid. Kemudian, permasalahan yang saya hadapi ini memberikan dampak yang buruk bagi murid tersebut dan juga bagi saya sendiri. Dampak pertama yang ditimbulkan adalah murid mendapat nilai yang kurang bagus pada saat ujian di sekolah. Dampak kedua adalah orang tua murid tidak puas pada hasil kerja saya dalam mengajar putranya. Dampak yang ketiga adalah saya merasa tidak puas karena saya tidak dapat mencapai target saya sebagai guru les. Berdasarkan analisa yang telah saya lakukan, saya menyimpulkan ada tiga pilihan solusi yang berpotensi untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini. Solusi pertama adalah di bagian awal saat les, saya akan memberikan
review mengenai tugas yang telah saya berikan di pertemuan sebelumnya untuk mengingatkan murid kembali tentang pelajaran
sebelumnya. Solusi yang kedua adalah saya akan menggunakan metode pengajaran yang sesuai dengan gaya belajar murid tersebut. Gaya belajar murid tersebut adalah bodily-kinesthetic dan juga verbal-linguistic. Solusi yang ketiga adalah saya akan memberikan murid tersebut kesempatan untuk beristirahat sebelum waktu les dimulai.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT……….i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY………..…………..ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………..……….iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS……….iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION……….……….….1
A. Background of the Study B. Identification of the Problem C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study D. Description of the Institution E. Method of the Study F. Limitation of the Study G. Organization of the Term Paper CHAPTER II. PROBLEM ANALYSIS………...……….………6
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS…..……….……….…..11
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION…………..………..…..20
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES:
A. FLOWCHART
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Problem:
I had difficulty in making a 9th grade student from Waringin Junior High School
comprehend grammar lessons in Excellent Privat Les.
Effects:
1. The student got bad marks in the examinations at school. 2. The student’s parents were not
satisfied with the result of my work in teaching their son. 3. I felt disappointed when I could
not reach my targets as the student’s private teacher.
Positive Effects:
1. The student can understand the previous meeting’s materials. 2. The student will be more
confident in doing examinations. 3. The student will get good scores
in his examinations at school.
Potential Solution 1: I will review the assignment from the previous meeting in the beginning of a private lesson time to remind the student about the previous material.
Negative Effects:
1. I do not have enough time to give evaluation of the lessons that I have given to the student, to check the student’s learning process.
Positive Effects:
1. The student learns better and more quickly.
2. The student will participate actively in learning.
Potential Solution 2: I will use teaching methods that are appropriate with the student’s learning styles which are bodily-kinesthetic and verbal-linguistic.
Negative Effects:
1. Activities that accommodate both of his learning styles, which are kinesthetic and verbal, can take quite a long time
2. The student will feel tired at the end of the lesson time.
Positive Effects:
1. The student will feel refreshed and ready to learn after he has enough time to rest before the lesson begins.
2. The student can concentrate better on the lesson.
3. The student can learn the lesson better.
Potential Solution 3: I will give him a chance to take a rest before learning.
Negative Effects:
1. I will review the assignment from the previous meeting in the beginning of a private lesson time to remind the student about the previous material.
2. I will use teaching methods that are appropriate with the student’s learning styles which are bodily-kinesthetic and verbal-linguistic.
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APPENDIX B:
TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW
Chan : Selamat pagi bapak willy,
Willy : Ya, pagi-pagi Chandra. Gimana kemarin soal si Auryn?
Chan : wah, nilai ulangan kemarin saya masih belum tahu pa, kata si anaknya sih pertemuan berikutnya baru dibagiin pa.
Willy : ooowh, iya-iya, anak les saya juga kemarin sama ulangan soal yang tenses juga. Malahan si jefri ini kalau lagi ulangan bilangnya selalu bisa padahal hasilnya tetep aja pas KKM lagi. Jadi saya mau percaya dia bisa pun juga belum terlalu percaya sayanya. Harus ada buktinya dulu di latihan-latihan ia harus trampil dalam
mengerjakan soalnya. Anak les istri saya juga …..(out of context)… Jadi intinya sebelum ia bisa ngasih hasil ulangan yang sempurna, kita ga boleh berenti untuk ngasih soal-soal dan penjelasan ke dia. Chan : o yah pa, saya mau memberikan beberapa pertanyaan dalam
wawancara ini. Saya ingin tau lebih jauh pa soal sejarah singkat les privat di sini.
Willy : ya, awalnya sih waktu dulu ketika saya masih kuliah, ya sama seperti kamu. Taun 2001 saya pengen nyari uang jajan tambahan untuk kuliah. Dari situ saya merasa tertarik nih dengan yang ya namanya ngeles ngelesin. Sebenarnya semenjak SMA pun saya sudah senang jika saya bisa ngebantu orang laen dengan
menerangkan kembali soal pelajaran di sekolah. Ya beranjak dari situ, saya pengen gimana caranya hobbi saya ini bisa ngehasilkan uang. Makanya pas waktu saya kuliah itu saya ngeles ngelesin banyak anak sekolahan. Waktu dulu saya masih terfokus buat nyari untung, ga mikirin gimana nasib si anak itu. Sampai suatu hari, saya ditawarin pekerjaan sama temen saya untuk jualan barang gitu, memang penghasilannya lebih besar, …(out of context)… tapi da nasib berkata lain, setelah 3 tahun berdagang, temen saya pun bangkrut, semua barang dagang dia yang ada di saya ditarik semua untuk nutupin kerugian yang ada. Sempat pada saat berjualan itu … (out of context)…hingga akhirnya saya balik lagi untuk ngelesin lagi. Mulai dari situ saya mah terus menekuni bidang pendidikan ini. Saya coba untuk nyari beberapa asisten untuk bantu saya, saya buat satu system untuk menjalankan usaha pendidikan Name of interviewer : Yohanes Chandra Tri Saputra
Name of respondent : Mr. Willy Wihardja Day and date of interview : Friday, March 22, 2013
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saya. Sampai pacar saya pun juga setuju untuk …(out of context)… di tahun 2007an yah kalo ga salah, saya bisa buka 1 cabang baru nih untuk usaha saya di jalan aksan no, 17a. saya terus merekrut asisten yang bagus, yang ga cuman pengen ngisi waktu doang tapi yang bener bener fokus untuk ngajar. Sampe sekarang, saya udah punya, bntar yaa (liat buku catatan) ya 40 orang asisten.
Chan : itu semua kerja di tempat ato ke rumah rumah murid gitu pa? Willy : ya ada beberapa yang ngajar di kelas yang di aksan itu, tapi
memang kebanyakan ngajar ke rumah rumah anak les atau privat. Mereka tersebar di seluruh area bandung, ga cuman di daerah ini saja.
Chan : mata pelajaran apa yang diajarkan oleh mereka pa?
Willy : yg mereka ajarkan itu pelajaran mafiki (mat, fisika, kimia), bahasa inggris, malah saya penah suatu ketika ngajar pelajaran bahasa Indonesia ke anak bule. Si anak ini tu datang dari …(out of context)…
Chan : wah, berarti sejarahnya cukup complicated juga yah pa untuk bisa jadi sekarang ini?
Willy : ya, segala sesuatu yang dipelajari dari pengalaman pasti bakal memuaskan.
Chan : terus, saya mau mengajukan beberapa pertanyaan lagi nih pa, menurut bapak yang telah memiliki banyak pengalaman dalam mengajar, apakah bapak pernah mengalami kesulitan dalam mengajar murid yang sulit sekali mengerti dalam pelajaran yang bapak ajarkan?
Willy : hmm, iya. Pernah saya ada beberapa murid ya yang saya temui itu hmm memang pas lagi pertama kali orang tuanya menghubungi saya, si ibunya itu udah bilang anak saya “spesial”. Nah terus ibunya menyampaikan ya mengenai keterlambatannya dalam mengingat, mengerti kesulitan”. Pas saya temui dan saya ajar langsung, tenyata memang anaknya yg tersulit menurut saya, memang ada kekurangannya gitu yah dalam mentalnya. Nah di situ saya lihat tu ya hmmfisiknya sudah dewasa tapi behaviournya seperti anak kecil gitu yah.
Chan : seberapa sulit dalam mengajar anak tersebut?
Willy : ya sebagaimana tadi saya sudah sampaikan di awal, kebayang dia smp, sekolah di internasional, dia anak tunggal, ya orang tuanya sangat berada, ya tapi saya ga tau bisa masuk ke
internasional school tapi dengan kondisi si anaknya seperti begitu, ya sangat sulit yah pelajarannya cukup tinggi yang kita tau kan ngajarnya inggris, sedangkan dia kemampuannya sangat minim gitu dalam hmm menangkapnya gitu.
Chan : kesulitan-kesulitan apa saja yang bapak dapatkan ketika mengajar murid seperti itu?
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begitu dia ada kemauan. Setiap saya kasih pr, atau latihan, dia selalu berusaha untuk mengerjakannya meskipun ada yang salah gitu. Dan ya itu dia. Mungkin rentang waktunya untuk murid bisa beres 10 atau 15 menit, dia perlu setengah jam baru selesai ya itu tadi hmm, jadi ya itu jadi kendala buat saya.
Chan : disamping yang tadi bapak bilang, mentalnya kurang, ada murid-murid lain juga kah yang mengalami kesulitan dalam menghafalkan atau mengerti sebuah pelajaran?
Willy : hmm, secara umum sih 90% sih saya percaya kan saya
mengajarnya anak BPK, Aloysius dan Internasional School, setau saya yah, asal mereka bisa masuk sana, mereka sebenernya smart , cukup smart. Kalau sampe nilainya jelek, rata-rata karena kemalasanya saja. Tapi memang saya inget satu pada saat itu, dari 100 murid 1 atau 2 lah yang memang ia, saya ga ngerti apa basic -nya kurang dari orang tua-nya, ya diajarkan-nya dulu kurang, memang diulang-ulang dan diulang-ulang tapi tidak terbelakang mental yah. Diulang lagi diulang lagi, di repeat, lupa lagi, direpeat lupa lagii. Ya itu 1 atau 2 saja lah, tapi secara umum mereka malas saja ya.
Chan : karena malas yah. Jadi hmm yang menyebabkan si murid tidak mengerti pelajaran itu dikarenakan kemalasan?
Willy : rata” begitu
Chan : kemudian jika dilihat dari sudut pandang bapak, bagaimana apakah bapak mengalami kesalahan dalam mengajar, atau mungkin mengajarkan pelajaran yang terlalu cepat atau tidak sesuai dengan belajar si anak, bagaimana itu pa?
Willy : ya awal-awal saya mengajar ya itu 13 tahun yang lalu itu proses belajar terus yah, pasti ada salah saya dalam mengajar. Saya cari ya, metode-metodennya ya, seperti audio ya, visual atau saya campur ya audio visual ya. Hmm sampai saya temukan ada proses yah, knapa ini misalnya saya ajarin dlu metode saya ya udah belajar skali dua kali cukup gitu yah ternyata menjelang ujian atau ulangan nilainya jeblok misalnya. Nah saya evaluasi knapa gitu? yah padahal udah bisa. Nah saya dari situ ya ternyata yg namanya anak sampai sebelum mendekati ujian itu harus kita ulang-ulang terus. Gitu, kalo kita 2 minggu lalu dia bisa bisa, ulangannya 2 minggu lagi, bisa jeblok nilainya. Padahal 2 minggu lalu bisa. Jadi ya dari situ saya belajar, mendekati hari H nya dia harus diulangi lagi, minimal 1x lagi.
Chan : jadi review ato pengulangan itu,… Willy : wah itu penting sekali, penting sekali…
Chan : okay, hmm jika bapak tidak dapat membuat si murid mengerti dan menguasai pelajaran yang diberikan, efek apakah yang akan terjadi pada bapak?
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meningkatkan dan saya percaya asal saya jangan dikasih anak yg “idiot, terbelakang mental” ya, pasti bisa ya cuman perlu waktu karena memang pengalaman saya ya mungkin tidak sampai tahap idiot, ya tapi anak itu memang beda-beda daya tangkapnya. Tapi ada secara umum rata-rata memang ada yg di bawah dari rata-rata ya mungkin kita harus lebih sabar ya.
Chan : apabila dilihat dari sisi pandang murid, kira-kira apa efeknya yang akan diterima oleh murid tersebut jika murid itu tidak mengerti atau tidak menguasai pelajaran seluruhnya?
Willy : efeknya yah? Efeknya pasti kalo dari efek dari dia , dari dirinya sendiri, mentalnya bisa menurun yah kalo nilainya jelek yah. Kalo dari sama saya, saya sih sebagai dirinya, saya kan push, saya akan motivasi dan saya akan beri hukuman PR dan PR itu harus dikerjakan wajib, tidak adak kata lupa atau tidak tahu.
Chan : apakah pendapat bapak mengenai pengulangan atau review atau pembahasan ulang mengenai pelajaran-pelajaran yang pernah diajarkan sebelumnya pada saat les ?
Willy : ha? Bisa diulangi?
Chan : pendapat bapak mengenai pengulangan atau review atau pembahasan ulang mengenai pelajaran” yang pernah diajarkan sebelumnya .
Willy : ya itu tadi dalam ya metode pengajaran saya itu salah satu yang paling penting memang ya hmm review itu hmm jadi sekali bisa itu engga cukup gitu, hari ini bisa, besok lupa dan ya itu sangat penting sekali gitu pengulangan itu. Kalau mau berhasil, mau buat nilai ulangan anak itu baik, ya salah satu kuncinya itu ya review.
Makanya suka ada kan banyak guru mungkin guru les mungkin yah yang kurang berpengalaman gitu yah dia belom gitu yah, kenapa ini koq, msalnya dia sampaikan kepada orang tuanya begini, koq nilai anaknya jelek padahal selama les saya itu bagus, koq ulangannya jelek, nah itu salah satunya itu kurang review atau terlalu lama tidak diajarkan lagi menjelang mau ujian dia udah lupa gitu.
Chan : kira-kira hmm apakah waktu les itu merupakan faktor utama dalam belajar?
Willy : jelas. Jelas. Waktu les itu dia hmmm ya kaya kemaren aja gitu ya saya pengalaman ya, hmm semester 1 itu sorry tahun lalu dia kelas sebelomnya, dia les hmm sebelom les sama saya dia nilai di
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mempengarusi sih, kalo sebatas saya kalo 1 jam sih tetep agak kurang kalo mengajar itu.
Chan : itu jika dilihat dari jadwalnya. Jika dilihat dari jam belajarnya, apakah dari faktor contohnya, owh jika kita belajar sore-sore maka efeknya akan semakin besar untuk ngafalinnya, atau misalnya belajar malam-malam.
Willy : ya tentu ada pengaruh sih ya saya perhatikan ya itu tergantung juga hmm dari keadaan si muridnya yang saya perhatikan. Ada yang tiap les dia kurang konsen karena siangnya atau sorenya tidak tidur, malah main dan begitu lesnya les sama kita malam, malah ngantuk dan mempengaruhi ke penerimaannya yah, daya tangkapnya.
Chan : apakah setiap cara bapak mengajarkan ke setiap murid yang bapak miliki itu sama?
Willy : secara umum sih iya. Secara umum sih ya. Karena saya udah ada metodenya ya cuman nanti disesuaikan lah yah, kita adaptasi sedikit dengan kondisi anaknya begitu yah , ada anaknya yang personalitynya beda” yah, ada yang dieman, ada yang cerewet, kurang ajar, sopan gitu yah, nah tinggal di situ saja yah kita main-mainkan. Seperti yang kurang ajar kita sopankan dan yang sopan ya sudah baik gitu yah, jadi terpuji.
Chan : jika diberi contoh gitu yah, jika bapak harus mengajar seorang anak yang bisa dibilang hyperactive, apa yg akan bapak lakukan? Willy : ya saya pernah ngajar itu ya berlebihan gitu yah, hyperactive,
agak sulit konsentrasi ya, dia kesana ke sini, terutama anak kecil gitu yah, relative SD gitu yah. Saya pakai metodenya ya agak tegas yah. Jadi hmm ya saya tegaskan ya ini kalau dia salah ya saya marahi, misalnya klo lagi duduk tiba-tiba dia lari ke wc gitu yah ato dia tiba-tiba maen apa gitu, kaleng pensilnya di banting-banting, ya saya bentak gitu yah jadi supaya dia waktunya les, karena ini kan wasting time yah, kita sudah ada jadwal sekian menit gitu yah ya jgn dipake untuk yang aneh-aneh Dan bisanya berhasil sih cuma ya itu dituntut gurunya tegas, kalo gurunya “lembek” jangan nak,
jangan begitu, wah udah dijajah itu. Makanya jaman sekarang itu saya sering banget denger ada guru dijajah murid. Ya karena itu karena gurunya tidak tegas ya. Memang awalnya saya khawatir ya, apa saya tegas begitu apa nanti berefek. Tapi saya percaya saja bahwa apa yg saya lakukan itu benar gitu dan saya ga mau buang-buang orang tua yg sudah bayar les gitu yah. Tentu saya harus melakukan kewajiban saya dengan baik gitu yah. Gimana mau bener kalo dianya maen-maen dan kita antepin sebagai guru gitu yah, dimana fungsi kita sebagai pengontrol gitu kalo kitanya biarkan. Seperti itu.
Chan : okay kalo begitu sekian wawancara dan pertanyaan dari saya, terimakasih sekali lagi kepada Bapak Willy.
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APPENDIX C:
QUESTIONNAIRE
Respondent: Auryn Leonardo Date: 5 June 2013
PATHWAYS TO LEARNING
Directions: Rate each statements as follows: 1 = rarely; 2 = sometimes; 3
= usually; 4 = always.
Write the number of your response (1-4) on the line next to the statement
and total each set of six questions.
1. _4_ I enjoy physical activities.
2. _3_ I am uncomfortable sitting still.
3. _4_ I prefer to learn through doing.
4. _4_ When sitting, I move my legs or hands.
5. _3_ I enjoy working with my hands.
6. _3_ I like to pace when I’m thinking or studying.
_21_ TOTAL for Bodily-Kinesthetic
7. _2_ I use maps easily.
8. _2_ I draw pictures/diagrams when explaining ideas.
9. _1_ I can assemble items easily from diagrams.
10. _1_ I enjoy drawing or photography.
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12. _2_ I prefer a drawn map over written directions.
_10_ TOTAL for Visual-Spatial
13. _3_ I enjoy telling stories.
14. _2_ I like to write.
15. _2_ I like to read.
16. _4_ I express myself clearly.
17. _3_ I am good at negotiating.
18. _4_ I like to discuss topics that interest me.
_18_ TOTAL for Verbal-Linguistic
19. _2_ I liked math in high school.
20. _1_ I like science.
21. _3_ I problem-solve well.
22. _2_ I question how things work.
23. _2_ I enjoy planning or designing something new.
24. _2_ I am able to fix things.
_12_ TOTAL for Logical-Mathematical
25. _3_ I listen to music.
26. _2_ I move my fingers or feet when I hear music.
27. _2_ I have good rhythms.
28. _2_ I like to sing along with music.
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30. _1_ I like to express my ideas through music.
_12_TOTAL for Musical
31. _3_ I like doing a project with other people.
32. _1_ People come to me to help settle conflicts.
33. _3_ I like to spend time with friends.
34. _2_ I am good at understanding people.
35. _2_ I am good at making people feel comfortable.
36. _2_ I enjoy helping others.
_13_ TOTAL for Interpersonal
37. _2_ I need quite time to think.
38. _2_ I think about issues before I want to talk.
39. _2_ I am interested in self-improvement.
40. _3_ I understand my thoughts and feelings.
41. _3_ I know what I want out of life.
42. _1_ I prefer to work on projects alone.
_13_ TOTAL for Intrapersonal
43. _2_ I enjoy nature whenever possible.
44. _1_ I think about having a career involving nature.
45. _2_ I enjoy studying plants, animals, or oceans.
46. _2_ I avoid being indoors except when I sleep.
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48. _2_ When I feel stressed I want to be out in nature.
_10_ TOTAL for Naturalistic
Source:
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
This term paper discusses my difficulty in making a 9th grade student
from Waringin Junior High School comprehend grammar lessons I gave
him from 7 January 2013 until 7 March 2013 in a private course named
Excellent Privat Les. For this private course, I as the teacher came to the
student’s house. The experience that I had during the internship is that I
had to teach five 9th graders who were soon to take the National Exam.
However, I found a difficulty to teach a boy named Auryn who went to
Waringin Junior High School. He was very difficult to comprehend the
grammar lessons that I taught. He often said that he did not understand
the lessons that I explained, even though I have explained the material to
him using the same technique like the technique I used when teaching the
other students. Besides, he was often seen sleepy when I explained the
material, and I often noticed that he did not concentrate on the lesson
when I was explaining it. In this situation, it was difficult for me to make
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I chose this topic for several reasons. As a teacher, I should be able to
handle many kinds of students. Also, as a tutor, I have to make my
students comprehend the entire lessons which I give to them. However, I
found that the student was hard to understand the materials I gave him
even though I have taught him intensively. Then, the other reason is
because when I fail to handle the student, the institution where I do the
internship and the parents are not satisfied with my job, which can make
me lose my student. In addition, it is important to find solution to this problem because the student also will get a great benefit when he can
comprehend the grammar lessons easily. It can help him to achieve a
great result in the National Examination. I will analyze this problem
critically and systematically, based on the principles of scientific research,
so that my research can determine the best solutions to solve my problem.
B. Identification of the Problem
I want to convey three questions that will relate to the situation and the
problem that will be analyzed.
1. Why did I get difficulty in making a 9th grade student from Waringin
Junior High School comprehend grammar lessons?
2. How did the problem affect the student, the parents, and myself as
the teacher?
3. How can I overcome the difficulty in making a 9th grade student
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C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
The objective of this term paper is to recognize the causes and effects
of the problem, and to provide the best solutions for the problem. There
are some benefits for the institution, the readers, and also for me as a
writer of this term paper. The benefit for Excellent Privat Les is that the
teachers who work for this institution will know what to do to solve a similar
problem. The benefit for the readers is they can apply the best solution to
teach their students or their children who have difficulty in understanding
grammar lessons. Then, the benefit for me as the writer is I will be able to
handle other students who also have a difficulty in comprehending
grammar lessons in the institution where I work as a teacher.
D. Description of the Institution
Excellent Privat Les was founded by Mr. Willy Wihardja. Since high
school, Mr. Wihardja had an interest in teaching, especially in teaching
English. Previously, Mr. Wihardja worked as a tutor. The institution was
built in 2007; previously, he only had three assistants who helped him to
run the business. After that Mr. Wihardja tried to improve the working
system within his institution to avoid deficiencies and also to enhance his
and his assistants’ teaching techniques. When the institution became
well-known and trusted by many parents to help their children, Mr. Wihardja as
the owner of this institution tried to hire other qualified assistants to help
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bigger and more systematical now. Mr. Wihardja now has 40 assistants,
and each of the assistants teaches around 8 students.
This institution has two locations for its business. The first is located on
Jalan Gempol Asri Raya no. 20-I, and the second is located on Jalan
Aksan no. 17-A. Nowadays, the main lessons given by this institution are
English, Mathematics, Physics, and also Chemistry. This description about
the institution is based on the interview with Mr. Willy Wihardja on 22
February 2013.
E. Method of the Study
The writing of this term paper uses supporting analysis data gathered
from library research and field research. From field research, the data are
from my observation during the internship, recorded in the internship
journal and also from personal interview with Mr. Willy Wihardja. From
library research, the data gathered are from printed and Internet
resources.
F. Limitation of the Study
This study focuses on a 9th grade Waringin Junior High School student
whom I taught during my internship from 7 January 2013 until 7 March
2013. The discussion focuses on the problem I experienced in making this
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G. Organization of the Term Paper
This term paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter talks
about background of the study, identification of the problem, the objective
and some benefits of the study, history of institution, method of the study
and also the organization of the term paper. The second chapter
discusses the causes and also the effects of my problem. The third
chapter discusses potential solutions, with their positive effects and also
negative effects. Then, the last chapter discusses the conclusion of my
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
In previous chapters, I have discussed about my difficulty in making a
9th grade student from Waringin Junior High School comprehend grammar
lessons in a private course I gave to him from 7 January 2013 until 7
March 2013. The causes of the problem are the student was too tired, the
student felt bored, and I taught with a method that was not appropriate
with the student’s learning styles. This problem also gave some effects.
Those effects are the student got bad marks in the examinations at school,
the student’s parents were not satisfied with the result of my work in
teaching their son, and I felt disappointed when I could not reach my
targets as the student’s private teacher. To solve the problem, I give three
potential solutions. The first potential solution is I will review the
assignments from the previous meeting in the beginning of a private
lesson time to remind the student about the previous material. The second
potential solution is I will use teaching methods that are appropriate with
the student’s learning styles which are bodily-kinesthetic and
verbal-linguistic. Then, the third potential solution is I will give him a chance to
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In my opinion, the best potential solution to solve my problem is
combination of all the potential solutions. First of all, I will give him a
chance to take a rest before learning, so that he can fall refreshed and
ready to learn. After that, I will review the assignment from the previous
meeting in the beginning of a private lesson time to remind the student
about the previous material. Then, I will use teaching methods that are
appropriate with the student’s learning styles which are bodily-kinesthetic
and verbal-linguistic to teach a new material to him.
I choose to apply all of the potential solutions because when all of them
are applied, those potential solutions will support one another and will
create an effective learning to help the student to understand the lessons
easily. If I only give a review about the previous lesson given, the student
will not be enthusiastic enough to study, and he will still feel tired because
I do not give him time to rest. Some problems will appear if I only apply the
second potential solution. If I only use the second potential solution,
student will still feel tired in the study hours, and it will be hard for him to
concentrate on his lessons because he does not have time to rest; also,
the student will forget easily about the previous lessons given because
there is no reviewing. Furthermore, some problems will occur if I only
apply the third potential solution because the student will still not
comprehend the previous lessons if there is no reviewing, and he will not
be enthusiastic to the study because I do not use the right teaching
methods. If I only apply the first and the second potential solutions, the
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concentrate maximally during the learning time. If I only apply the second
and the third potential solutions, some material from the previous meeting
will be easily forgotten by the student. Then, if I only apply the first and the
third potential solutions, the student will not be enthusiastic enough in
learning, and he will not understand about the material given. Thus, it is
shown that applying all of the potential solutions is the best way to make
the student comprehend the lessons.
Combination of all these potential solutions is the best one. However,
there is one thing that must be anticipated, which is the time for teaching
has to be extended. It is because I need longer time to review the previous
assignment in the beginning of the sessions, to apply some teaching
activities which are appropriate to the student’s learning styles when I
deliver new materials, and also to give an evaluation to the student at the
end of the sessions. I suggest that the teacher should provide longer time
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