Appendices
Appendix 1: The List of Students’ Perceptions of difficulty of Academic Writing.
APPENDIX 1
The List of Students’ Perceptions of difficulty of Academic Writing
No. Difficulty No. Difficulty
1 Using appropriate academic styles
10 Summarizing
2 Expressing ideas clearly & logically
11 Synthesizing information/ ideas
3 Expressing ideas in correct English
12 Linking sentences smoothly
4 Writing the discussion section 13 Writing the introduction section
5 Writing coherent paragraphs 14 Revising written work
6 Designing the research 15 Gathering information resources 7 Writing the abstract 16 Writing the method section 8 Proofreading written
assignments
17 Writing references
APPENDIX 2
QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear respondent,
I am a student of English Department, at the Faculty of Letters in Soegijapranata Catholic University Semarang. Right now, I am writing my thesis about the Perception of the English department students on English thesis writing. This Questionnaire aims to identify your the perception on English thesis writing. There are 18 questions altogether.
It will take about 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Please answer the questions honestly and carefully by ticking the appropriate responses. I assure you that all responses will be kept confidential
I appreciate your time and generosity. God Bless You.
Thank you
Writer,
SECTION A: ABOUT YOURSELF
(Mark the space inside the box that represents your choice with ☑)
1. Age
□ 21-25 □26-30
2. Gender
□ Male □ Female
3. I am a student of English Department.
□ Yes □ No
4. I am writing a thesis.
□ Yes □ No
5. My academic year.
SECTION B: ABOUT YOUR PERCEPTION ON ENGLISH THESIS WRITING
(Mark the space inside the box that represents your choice with ☑)
1= Strongly disagree 2=Disagree 3=Neutral 4=Agree 5= Strongly agree
1. Using appropriate academic styles is the most difficult part in writing thesis
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
2. I think it is difficult to express ideas clearly and logically
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
3. In my opinion, it is difficult to express ideas in correct English
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
4. When I am writing the discussion section, there is no idea to write because it is difficult
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
5. It is difficult for me to write coherent paragraphs, so I cannot finish every chapter perfectly.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
6. Although I have got a topic idea, it is still difficult for me to design the research
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
8. I think it is difficult to proofread written data
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
9. When I have finished the entire chapter, I easily write down the conclusion because I already master the content of my thesis.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
10. I often just copy or move quotation from the source because it is easy
a. Strongly disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
11. I hardly differentiate the synthesizing and paraphrasing, because it is almost the same.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
12. I get many ideas in writing every paragraph, but the sentences do not link smoothly. I think it is very difficult to link the sentences smoothly.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
13. Writing a thesis becomes very difficult because I do not know what to write in the introduction section
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
e. Strongly agree □
14. I do not know how to rewrite the revision from the supervisor.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
15. Finding appropriated resources is difficult because I do not read many books
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
16. I can not choose what methodology that will be used in analyze the data obtained, because I do not the differences between qualitative or quantitative method
a. Strongly disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
17. I have a problem in writing references because I cannot differentiate how to write references from book, journal, article or media online.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
e. Strongly agree □
18. Result section is the most difficult part, because it needs my interpretation toward the data analysis.
a. Strongly disagree □
b. Disagree □
c. Neutral □
d. Agree □
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENT’S DATA
Frequencies
Statistic
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid UNIKA 15 20 20 20
UNAKI 15 20 20 40
UDINUS 15 20 20 60
UNNES 15 20 20 80
UNDIP 15 20 20 100
THE DISTRIBUTION OF DATA QUESTIONNAIRE
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.1
4.1 - Using Appropriate Academic Styles in Writing Thesis
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.2
4.2 - Expressing ideas clearly and logically
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.2 - Expressing ideas clearly and logically
Expressing …
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.3
4.3 - Expressing ideas in correct English
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.3 - Expressing ideas in correct English
Expressing ideas …
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.4
4.4 - There is no idea to write the discussion section
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.4 - There is no idea to write the discussion section
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.5
4.5 - Writing coherent paragraphs
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.5 - Writing coherent paragraphs
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.6
4.6 - Designing the research
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Strongly Disagree 20 26.7 26.7 26.7
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.6 - Designing the research
Designing the research
N Valid 75
Frequencies
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree
4.7 - Writing the abstract
Writing the abstract
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Strongly Disagree 26 34.7 34.7 34.7
Disagree 34 45.3 45.3 80.0
Neutral 12 16.0 16.0 96.0
Agree 3 4.0 4.0 100.0
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.8
4.8 - Proofread written data
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Strongly Disagree 5 6.7 6.7 6.7
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.8 - Proofread written data
Proofread written data
N Valid 75
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.9
4.9 - Writing a conclusion
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Disagree 1 1.3 1.3 1.3
Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
4.9 - Writing a conclusion
Writing a conclusion
N Valid 75
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.10
4.10 - Copying or moving quotation from the source
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Strongly Disagree 3 4.0 4.0 4.0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.10 - Copying or moving quotation from the source
Copying or moving …
N Valid 75
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.11
4.11 - Linking the sentences smoothly
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
4.11 - Linking the sentences smoothly
Linking the sentence…
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Frequencies
Statistics
No. 4.11
4.12 - Rewriting the revision from the supervisor
0
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree
4.12 - Rewriting the revision from the supervisor
Rewriting the revision from the supervisor
N Valid 75
Missing 0
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Strongly Disagree 8 10.7 10.7 10.7
Disagree 51 68.0 68.0 78.7
Neutral 6 8.0 8.0 86.7
Agree 10 13.3 13.3 100.0
THE TEST OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY
Realiability
Scale : ALL VARIABLES
Case Processing Summary
N %
Cases Valid 75 100,0
Excluded 0 0
Total 75 100,0
a. Listwise deletion based on all variables in the procedure.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach’s Alpha N of Items
Item Statistics
Mean Std. Deviation N
using 3.5500 .87261 75
express 3.4933 1.18975 75
correct 2.2133 .93423 75
idea 3.4267 .88796 75
coherent 4.0533 1.12578 75
design 2.1200 .94383 75
abstract 2.2500 .81495 75
proffread 3.1867 1.07419 75
conclusion 4.3200 .64010 75
quotation 3.7067 1.08769 75
synthesizing 3.3467 1.00664 75
link 3.7333 .97722 75
introduction 2.1600 .78912 75
revision 2.6500 .81936 75
resource 3.5467 1.22246 75
methodology 2.9733 1.31492 75
references 1.9467 .94287 75
Item-Total Statistics
using 50.3600 33.774 .382 .323 .535
express 50.7733 30.556 .284 .494 .502
correct 52.0533 31.889 .280 .421 .507
idea 50.8400 31.947 .297 .246 .505
coherent 50.2133 31.170 .260 .547 .508
design 52.1467 31.262 .337 .344 .497
abstract 52.3733 33.480 .461 .339 .527
proffread 51.0800 31.453 .258 .318 .509
conclusion 49.9467 37.024 .221 .248 .571
quotation 50.5600 30.925 .298 .179 .501
synthesizing 50.9200 33.561 .098 .401 .539
link 50.5333 31.360 .310 .471 .501
introduction 52.1067 33.691 .153 .210 .529
revision 52.0267 34.243 .427 .372 .539
resource 50.7200 32.502 .123 .410 .538
methodology 51.2933 31.129 .194 .351 .523
references 52.3200 34.761 .006 .353 .554
result 52.2667 34.198 .074 .188 .541
Scale Statistics
Mean Variance Std. Deviation N of Items
Critical Values of the
Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient
50 .231
60 .211
70 .195
80 .183
90 .173
