THE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN ENGLISH TEACHING IN STATE JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOLS IN PURWOKERTO
A THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting S. Pd. Degree of Education
in the English Education Department
Arranged by:
DWI INTAN APRIANI
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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER
TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
2015
DEDICATION
With love, I dedicated this thesis to:
My beloved parents. Mrs. Nuryati and Mr. Riyoko Agus Susanto who
always give me support, motivation, great love and you are the
special ones for me. Thanks for being the best for me. I want to make
you proud of me. Thanks a million especially for my Mom who has
been working hard for your children. You are a super mom.
My beloved husband Doni R. Kurniawan
You give me strength when I want to give up, you always support
me, motivate me, give me great love. Thanks a million my hubby, you
are my inspiration. I love you.
My sisters Aulia Fadma Susanti and Ratu Aurora Novianty
They always make me lots of laugh when I feel bored.
My grandmother Mrs. Jasmi and my second mother (Mama Imang)
They always support and prayer for me.
My big families.
Thanks for your support and motivation for me.
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My best friends Pegge, Ade, Alip, Oji, Annisa, Dian, Ratih, and Ega.
Thanks for always listening to and supporting me from the first until
the end. Thanks for being my best friends and spending the time with
me. All of you give me happiness all the day.
My Besties Masirah, Wahyu Dwi Cahyono, Dholat Priyatno,
Rokhiman, Sugeng Riyadi and Geris Siswanto
You had always been supporting me until I finished this thesis.
Thank you so much.
Class B ‘11’ in English education department (Anna, Eka, Uus,
Hafidh, Gita, Ade, Semi, Nadia, Rini, Melinda, Ita, Lilih, Dias, Titha,
Sari, Fildzah, Pegge, Fita, Hudri, Ceem, Alip, April, Chahyo, Naila,
mistri, Citra, Reni, Irfan, Inung and Dani).
I will not forget our togetherness and our struggle. I will miss you all
of our memories. Special Thanks for Inung for the camera.
MOTTO
Successful people are those who are born with a million
problems, but they are able to pass through.
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If you feel you can’t do something, then keep trying,
trying, trying and praying
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. (Benjamin Franklin)
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Maybe you hate something when it is very good for you and
perhaps also you love something when it is very bad for you.
Allah knows while you do not. (Q.S Al-Baqarah: 216)
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“March without getting rid of other people, go up without
putting others down."
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Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Praise be to Allah S.W.T, the most graceful and merciful, the giver of
divine direction and guidance, who has given blessing and mercy, so that the
writer could accomplish the thesis as a partial fulfillment of the requirements of
S. Pd degree in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
The writer wishes to express great appreciation and special thanks to:
1. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum, as the chief of English department and the Supervisor
who has given the writer opportunity and agreement to conduct this study and
much attention and guidance to the writer so that the writer can finish this
thesis.
2. All of the lecturers of English department for your kindness, guidance, and
everything. You have given me so much knowledge and skill. To have such
great lecturers like you all is my pride.
3. Mr. Anton, Mr. Singgih, Mr. Imam, Mrs. Erna, Mrs. Siti, Mr, Yatno, Mr. Pri,
and Mr. Mardi and Mrs. Eni. Thanks for your help in finishing this thesis.
4. Dr. Syamsuhadi Irsyad, M.H., as the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of
Purwokerto.
5. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.
6. My father, mother, husband, and sisters who are always on my side. From
you, I got inspiration and motivation to finish this thesis.
TITLE ... i
Chapter I INTRODUCTION ... 1-6 A. Background ... 1
B. Reasons for Choosing the Topic ... 4
C. Research Problems ... 5
D. Aims of the Research ... 6
Chapter II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 7-23 A. Curriculum ... 7
1 .Curriculum in General ... 7
2. The 2013 Curriculum... 9
B. Scientific Approach ... 12
C. Scientific Approach in English Teaching ... 14 Chapter IV RESULT and DISCUSSION ... 32-58 A. Result ... 32
B. Discussion ... 50
Chapter V CONCLUSION and IMPLICATION ... 60-61 A. Conclusion... 60
B. Implication ... 61
REFERENCES ... 62-63 APPENDICES ...
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TABLES PAGE
1. Factors Causing Changes in the Curriculum………. 9
2. The steps of Scientific Approach in Teaching Writing... 21
3. The indicators of Questionnaire ...……… 27
4. The indicators of Observation ……… 29
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURES PAGE
1. Data Analysis………..………..…….. 31
2. The result of Teachers’ Questionnaire………..…….. 33
3. The result of Students’ Questionnaire ……… 34
4. The result Questionnaire ……… 35
5. The implementation of Scientific Approach ………..….……… 39
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APPENDICES PAGES
A. Instrument ... 64-75
1. Teachers’ Questionnaire ... 65
2. Students’ Questionnaire ... 69
3. Interview Guide ... 73
4. Observation Sheet ... 75
B. Tabulation ... 76-104 1. Tabulation of Teachers’ Questionnaire... 77
2. Tabulation of Students’ Questionnaire ... 92
3. Questionnaire Percentages ... 93
4. Interview Result ... 94
5. Observation result ... 98
C. Research Permission Letters ... 105-118
ABSTRACT
THE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN ENGLISH TEACHING IN JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOLS IN PURWOKERTO
DWI INTAN APRIANI
1101050066
Specifically, the study was aimed (1) at knowing the implementation of scientific approach in English teaching in junior high schools in Purwokerto, (2) knowing how teachers implement scientific approach in English teaching, and (3) finding out the problems in implementing the scientific approach. The method used was descriptive qualitative which focused on the analyzing all of the data gotten. The subjects of the research were the English teachers from piloting schools in Purwokerto, those were SMPN 1 Purwokerto, SMPN 2 Purwokerto, SMPN 1 Baturraden and SMPN 2 Ajibarang, and the students of eighth grade of those piloting schools.The techniques for collecting data were closed- questionnaire as main data and the supporting data were interview and observation. The results of the analysis of questionnaire was converted into percentages. In conclusion, (1) all teachers in four piloting schools in Purwokerto have implemented scientific approach, (2) scientific approach was applied in English teaching by doing some activities in every stages. Those activities were asking the students to observe and identify the objects of observation in observing stage, giving opportunity to the students to ask in questioning stage, giving time and facilitating students to find the information related to the material, asking the students to discuss the information that were gotten in the group discussion and designing the discussion result that would be presented in communicating stage were the activities in associating stage and the last presenting the discussion result and giving feedback to the their friends’ presentation, (3) in implementing this approach, teachers found problems, especially in questioning stage. In addition, the English books from the government had not been distributed yet and the teachers were also still influenced much by the previous curriculum.
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