the achievement motivation, learning strategy, and learning achievement among students of state

138 Pages·2009·2.07 MB·English

MOTIVATION, LEARNING STRATEGY, AND LEARNING
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS AT DEPOK 2 STATE
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (SMK NEGERI 2 DEPOK) SLEMAN

A THESIS

Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
to Obtain the Magister Humaniora (M.Hum) Degree
in English Language Studies

By

Tri Suko Bambang Wiyono
056332022

THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY
YOGYAKARTA
2008
i
ii
iii
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY

This is to certify that all ideas, phrases, sentences, unless otherwise stated, are the ideas,
phrases, and sentences of the thesis writer. The writer understands the full consequences
including degree cancellation if he took somebody else's ideas, phrases, or sentences
without proper references.

Yogyakarta, December 11, 2008

Tri Suko Bambang Wiyono 056332022

iv
v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people had contributed to the completion of this thesis of my post
graduate study program at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to God the Almighty for
His great blessings, graces, love and mercy. Without Him, I am but nothing.
My special gratitude goes to LPMP (The Institute of Education Quality
Assurance) of Yogyakarta and BKD (The Regional Office of Human Resources) Sleman
for granting me a golden opportunity to study with a full scholarship.
I would like to acknowledge my indebtedness to all my lecturers of the post
graduate study program, Sanata Dharma University: Prof. Soepomo., Dr. J. Bismoko.,
Dr. B.B. Dwijatmoko. M.A., Dr. Drs. Mukarto, Dr. Novita Dewi, M.S., M.A (Hons),
and Drs. Barli Bram, M.Ed.
From the very sincerest bottom of my heart, I am thankful to Dr. J. Bismoko, my
adviser, for his enormous guidance, advice, suggestions, corrections and patience that
the thesis could have finished. This thesis largely had resulted from his great ideas and
wonderful suggestions. What a piece of luck to be supervised by him during my thesis
writing.
My greatest gratitude flows to my dearest father and mother, Hadimartono. I
would not have been to thank them enough for their unconditional and undying love,
care, kindness, support, sacrifices and prayers. My gratitude is also extended to my
deceased beloved mother in law, Tukinem Noto Wardoyo. I would not have been to
thank to her enough for her love and prayers. Although she is no longer in the world to
see my accomplishments, I believe she is happy in her FATHER's Arms.
Another deep gratitude of mine flies to the 2nd year students of Depok 2 State
Vocational School (SMK Negeri 2 Depok) in the academic year of 2006-2007 for
helping me answer the given questionnaire and participate in the interviews so that the
required data could be collected.
My sincere gratitude also flies to colleagues, Mrs. Anna Maria Isyana, M.A.,
Mrs Endang Listyandari, S.Pd., Mrs Dra. Yohana Umiyati, and all the classmates of S2
program whom I do not mention here one by one for their support, prayers and making
the world a better place for me during my study, with their friendly personalities,
smiling faces, helpful minds and loving hearts. May they eternally bloom and be
fragrant like flowers.
With all my grateful heart, I thank my wife Suprihati; my son Wawan, and my
daughter Candra for their great love, care, kindness, encouragement, time, and
everything they share together to support me. They all are very loving and wonderful
persons. They are always by my side especially when I am in need of help. They are the
ones who always lift me up when I am down. Again, I heartily thank them for
everything they have done for me.
Finally, I would like to thank all my benefactors seen and unseen, and known
and unknown. May God bless them all.

vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE …………………………………………………………………. i
APPROVAL PAGE …………………………………………………………... ii
DEFENSE APPROVAL PAGE ...……………………………………………. iii
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY …………………………………………... iv
LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH………… ……. v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………... vii
LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………. x
LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………… xi
LIST OF APPENDICES ……………………………………………………… xii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………………. xiii
ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………. xiv
ABSTRAK ……………………………………………………………………. xv

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION …………………………………………….. 1
A. Background ………………………………………………………………. 1
B. Problem Identification …………………………………………………… 4
C. Problem Limitation ………………………………………………………. 7
D. Research Question ……………………………………………………….. 8
E. Research Objectives ……………………………………………………… 8
F. Research Benefit …………………………………………………………. 9

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW …………………………………….. 11
A. Theoretical review …………………………………………………………. 11
1. Motivation ……………………………………………………………. 11
a. Motivation ………………………………………………………… 11
b. Achievement Motivation ………………………………………….. 12
2. Language Learning Strategy …………………………………………. 17
a. Learning ……………………………………………….................. 17
b. Language Learning ………………………………………………. 20
c. Learning English as a Foreign Language ………………………… 21
d. Strategy …………………………………………………………... 24
e. English Language Learning Strategy …………………………….. 24
4. Learning Achievement ……………………………………………….. 35
5. Vocational School …………………………………………........ 38
B. Relevant Research Results ………………………………………………… 40
1. Salem, N. M (2006) …………………………………………………. 40
2. Ambarwati (2005) ……………………………………………………. 41
3. Shmais (2003) ………………………………………………………... 41
C. Theoretical Framework …………………………………………………… 42
1. The Correlation between Learning Motivation, Learning Strategy and 42
Learning Achievement………………………………………………...
2. The Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 42
vii
English Learning Strategies …………………………………………..
3. The Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 44
English Learning Achievement………………………………………..
4. The Correlation between English Learning Strategies and English 44
Learning Achievement………………………………………………...
D. Hypothesis ………………………………………………………………… 46

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ………………………………………….. 48
A. Research Methods ………………………………………………………… 48
B. Nature of Data …………………………………………………………….. 49
C. Population and Sample of the Study ……………………………………… 49
D. Data Gathering Instruments and Data Presentation……………………….. 50
E. Procedure of Data Collection ……………………………………………… 57
F. Data Analysis and Interpretation ……………............................................... 57
1. Descriptive Statistics …………………………………………………… 57
2. Inferential Statistics…………………………………………………….. 58

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS …………………………………… 59
A. Main Findings ……………………………………………………………… 59
1. Data Description ……………………………………………………….. 59
a. The Student’s Achievement Motivation …………………………… 60
b. The Student’s English Learning Strategy…………………………... 61
1. Memory Strategy ……………………………………………… 63
2. Cognitive Strategy …………………………………………….. 64
3. Compensation Strategy ……………………………………….. 65
4. Metacognitive Strategy ……………………………………….. 67
5. Affective Strategy …………………………………………….. 68
6. Social Strategy ………………………………………………… 69
c. The Student’s English Learning Achievement ……………………. 71
2. Testing of Hypothesis …………………………………………………. 72
a. The Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 72
English learning Strategy and English learning Achievement………
b. The Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 73
their English Learning Strategies …………………………………
c. The Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 74
English Learning Achievement ……………………………………..
d. The Correlation between Students’ English Learning Strategy and 75
English Learning Achievement …………………………………….
3. Data Interpretation ……………………………………………………. 76
a. Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 76
English Learning Strategy and English Learning Achievement ……
b. Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and their 78
English Learning Strategies ………………………………………..
c. Correlation between Students’ Achievement Motivation and 78
English Learning Achievement …………………………………….
viii
d. Correlation between Students’ English Learning Strategy and 79
English Learning Achievement ……………………………………..
B. Other Findings …………………………………………………………….. 80

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS... 82
A. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………. 82
B. Suggestion …………………………………………………………………. 83
1. To Teachers …………………………………………………………… 84
2. To Students …………………………………………………………… 85
3. To Researchers ………………………………………………………... 85
C. Implication …………………………………………………………………. 86

BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………….. 88

ix
LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 Types of Learning Theory and their Taxonomy 20
Table 2.2 Diagram of the Strategy System (Oxford, 2003: 7)……………… 34
Table 3.1 Research Respondents by Students’ Class and Number of 50
Students …………………………………………………………..
Table 3.2 Questionnaire Blueprint of the Students Achievement Motivation 51
Table 3.3 Result of Validity Test of Achievement Motivation Variable…… 52
Table 3.4 Result of Reliability Test of Achievement Motivation Variable… 53
Table 3.5 Scoring Grades of Questionnaire………………………………. 56
Table 3.6 Framework of Learning Strategies According to Items, Concepts, 56
and Numbers……………………………………………………..
Tabel 4.1 The Norm of Achievement Motivation …………………………. 59
Table 4.2 Percentage of Students’ Achievement Motivation Categories ….. 60
Table 4.3 The norm of Achievement Motivation ………………………….. 61
Table 4.4 Percentage of Students’ English Learning Strategies Categories... 61
Table 4.5 The Summary Table of Scores on SILL ………………………… 62
Table 4.6 The Norm of Memory Strategy Calculation …………………….. 63
Table 4.7 Percentage of Memory Strategy ……………………………….... 63
Table 4.8 The Norm of Cognitive Strategy Calculation …………………… 64
Table 4.9 Percentage of Cognitive Strategy………………………………... 64
Table 4.10 The Norm of Compensation Strategy Calculation ……………... 65
Table 4.11 Percentage of Compensation Strategy …………………………. 66
Table 4.12 The Norm of Metacognitive Strategy Calculation …………… 67
Table 4.13 Frequency of Metacognitive Strategy ………………………….. 67
Table 4.14 The Norm of Affective Strategy Calculation …………………... 68
Table 4.15 Frequency of Affective Strategy ……………………………….. 69
Table 4.16 The Norm of Social Strategy Calculation ……………………… 70
Table 4.17 Frequency of Social Strategy …………………………………... 70
Table 4.18 Frequency of English Learning Achievement …………………. 71
Table 4.19 The Result of the Multiple Regression Analysis ………………. 73
Table 4.20 The Result of the Second Hypothesis Testing …………………. 74
Table 4.21 The Result of the Third Hypothesis Testing …………………… 75
Table 4.22 The Result of the Fourth Hypothesis Testing ………………….. 76
Table 4.23 Descriptive Statistics …………………………………………... 80

x