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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS’ CLASSROOM
QUESTIONING
(
A Descriptive Study on State Senior High School Students
in Banyumas)
A THESIS
Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for S.Pd Degree
by:
RIZKY KURNIAWAN 1101050124
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
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Allah tidak akan membebani seseorang melainkan dengan kesanggupannya (Q.S. Al baqarah : 186)
“Thank you and Sorry are the magic words”
“Giving up isn’t my style”
“Do the best and pray. God will take care of the rest”
Man jadda Wa jadda
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DEDICATION
H opefully this simple thesis gives beneficial for the writer
and the readers. T his thesis is dedicated to:
1. Allah Swt, T hank you for all the blessing and mercy.
2. M amah dan Papah, Y ou are always gives support,
affection, and pray for me. T hank you for all the things
that you have done for me.
3. M y lovely sister, silvy.
4. Bapak Dr. Furqanul Aziz, M .Pd as an Advisor, thank
you very much for your guidance and assistance
5. R H AZ: R I ZK Y , H AFI D, AN N AS, and ZI DN I .
Finally we graduate from campus!!
6. Elsa Febrina R ahayu who is being my partner for
discussing and help during the research, thank you.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil ‘alamin, Praise is merely to the Almighty Allah SWT for the gracious mercy and tremendous blessing that enables me to accomplish this bachelor entitled: “Students’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Classroom
Questioning” ( A Descriptive Study on State Senior High School in Banyumas). This thesis is presented to fulfill one of the requirements in accomplishing S-1 Degree in English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
The writer would like to express his great special appreciation to:
1. Drs. H. Syamsuhadi Irsyad, S.H, M.H, the rector of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd, the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty who has given the permission to write this thesis.
3. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum, as the chief of the English Department who has given opportunity and agreement to conduct this study.
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5. I also would like to express my deep gratitude to my academic advisor, Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd who has guided when studied in the university.
6. The writer also would like to extent my gratitude to all of my English lecturers who have inspired me. Thank you for the guidance and patience during study in the university.
7. Furthermore, The writer would like to say thanks to headmaster of SMAN 1 Sokaraja, SMAN 3 Purwokerto, and SMAN Baturraden, who given permission to do the research and to Mrs.Nining, Mrs Hesti, Mr. Toto, Mrs. Nina, Mrs. Indra, and Mrs. Kus for their assistance during the research.
8. The greatest honor and appreciation would be finally dedicated to the writer’s beloved parents, my father Samsul Ma’arif and my mother Castinah. It is truly undoubted that loves, cares, spirits, motivation, patience, and willingness to wait for the graduation and timeless prayers during days and nights are everything.
Finally, the writer believes that this thesis has still weaknesses. Therefore, the writer would appreciate to invite criticisms and suggestions from the readers. Hopefully this thesis will be useful for English education especially for teachers and English learners.
Purwokerto, March 2015
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS’ CLASSROOM QUESTIONING
RIZKY KURNIAWAN 1101050124
ABSTRACT
This study attempted to find out types of questions applied by teachers in the classroom along with distribution of questions answered by and students’ perceptions of their teachers’ questioning at three different State Senior High Schools in the academic year 2014/2015. It is kind of descriptive survey with the population was all the tenth grade students. Total samples are 6 classes observed and 85 students were distributed the close questionnaire. The results showed that the types of questions used by teachers are (21.07%) yes/no questions, (34.83%) short answer, (6.74%) open-ended, (6.74%) referential, (30.06%) display, and (0.56%) imaginative questions. While for distribution of questions answered by revealed that (16.85%) pointed by teachers, (12.92%) volunteer, (57.58%) the whole class, (7.87%) teachers themselves, and (4.78%) unanswered questions.
The main data of students’ perceptions showed that the most students agree whether they have understood about teachers questioning. Teachers also have given the questions in English. Students’ have participated a lot in teaching learning process especially in term of questioning session. The result showed 55.8% agree. The last Teachers’ questioning make students understand well with the material being discussed. The result showed that 55.25% said agree.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE... i
APPROVAL PAGE... ii
LEGALIZATION... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS... x
LIST OF TABLES... xiii
LIST OF FIGURES... xiv
LIST OF APPENDICES... xv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study... 01
B. Reasons of Choosing the Topic... 05
C. Research Problems... 05
D. The objectives of the Research... 05
E. Clarification of Terms... 06
F. Contribution of Research... 06
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW A. Students’ Perception... 08
1. Definition of Perception... 08
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3. Process of Perception... 09
4. Basic Principles of Perception... 10
5. Students’ Perception... 12
B. Classroom Interaction... 12
1. Participants... 13
2. Teachers’ Role... 14
C. Teachers’ Classroom Questioning... 15
1. Classroom Questioning... 15
2. The Importance of Teachers’ Classroom Questioning... 17
3. The Purposes of Teachers’ Classroom Questioning... 18
4. The Types of Teachers’ Classroom Questioning... 20
D. Relevant Previous Research... 21
E. Basic Assumption... 23
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Method... 24
B. The Place and Time of Research... 24
1. The Place of Research... 25
2. The Tine of Research... 25
C. Participant of the Research... 25
1. Population... 25
2. Sample... 26
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D. Method of Collecting Data... 27
1. Observation (Tally)... 27
2. Questionnaire... 28
E. Data Analysis... 29
CHAPTER IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result... 32
1. Observation result... 32
2. Questionnaire result... 39
B. Discussion... 52
1. Types of Teachers’ Classroom Questioning... 52
2. Distribution of Questions answered by... 53
3. Students’ Perceptions... 56
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION A. Conclusion... 60
B. Implication... 61
REFERENCES
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 3.1 Schedule of the Research... 24
TABLE 3.2 Indicator of Observation... 27
TABLE 3.3 Indicator of Questionnaire... 28
TABLE 3.4 Scale – Likert... 29
TABLE 4.1 Frequency of Questions’ Types... 32
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LIST OF FIGURE
FIGURE 3.1 Scheme of Process Analyzing Data... 30
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX A The Indicator of Questionnaire
APPENDIX B The Questionnaires
APPENDIX C The Questionnaires in Bahasa
APPENDIX D The Results of Observation
APPENDIX E Observation Tally Sheet Types of Question
APPENDIX F Observation Tally Sheet Questions Answered by
APPENDIX G The Tabulation of Data
APPENDIX H Percentage of Questionnaire Each Indicator
APPENDIX I Percentage of Questionnaire Each Item
APPENDIX J Surat Keputusan Pembimbing
APPENDIX K Surat Permohonan izin penelitian
APPENDIX L Surat Keterangan Izin Penelitian
APPENDIX M Surat Pengantar Dari Dinas