4 CLASS OF SMP
LABORATORIUM UNDIKSHA SINGARAJA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
Abstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kategori interaksi kelas yang
terjadi di kelas VII.4 di SMP Laboratorium Undiksha Singaraja berdasarkan
Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC). Kategori interaksi yang
sering digunakan, bahasa yang dominan di gunakan dan alasan
menggunakan bahasa tersebut dalam interaksi kelas. Subjek dalam
penelitian ini yaitu guru dan siswa kelas VII. 4 sebanyak 36 siswa. Penelitian
ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan
bahwa: (1) accepts feelings terjadi sebanyak 126 ucapan, praises atau
encouragement terjadi sebanyak 177 ucapan, accepts atau uses ideas of
students terjadi sebanyak 74 ucapan, asks questions terjadi sebanyak 407
ucapan, lecturing terjadi sebanyak 230 ucapan, giving directions terjadi
sebanyak 469 ucapan, criticizing atau justifying authority terjadi sebanyak 80
ucapan, students’ talk response terjadi sebanyak 348 ucapan, students’ talk
initiation terjadi sebanyak 79 ucapan, silence atau confusion terjadi sebanyak
226 ucapan. Kategori dari interaksi kelas yang paling sering terjadi yaitu
giving direction. Bahasa yang dominan di gunakan adalah Bahasa Indonesia
yang terjadi sebanyak 1027 ucapan sementara Bahasa Inggris terjadi
sebanyak 963 ucapan, selanjutnya alasan menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia
dalam interaksi kelas yaitu: (a) karena Bahasa Indonesia digunakan untuk
mengklarifikasi instruksi berbahasa inggris. (b) Bahasa Indonesia digunakan
untuk mengklarifikasi kata-kata asing bagi siswa. (c) Bahasa Indonesia
digunakan untuk memberikan contoh-contoh. (d) Bahasa Indonesia
digunakan untuk mengkritisi tingkah laku negatif siswa. (e) Bahasa Indonesia
digunakan untuk memberikan feedback. (f) Bahasa Indonesia digunakan
untuk bertanya.
Abstract
This research aimed at analyzing the classroom interaction category occurred
at VII. 4 class of SMP Laboratorium Undiksha Singaraja based on Flanders
Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC). The category which mostly used, the
dominant language used and the reasons to use it. The subjects of the
research were a teacher and 36 students of VII.4 class. This research
employed qualitative research.
The results of this research showed that: (1) accepts feelings occurred 126
utterances, praises or encouragement occurred 177 utterances, accepts or
uses ideas of students occurred 74 utterances, asks questions occurred 407
utterances, lecturing occurred 230 utterances, giving directions occurred 469
utterances, criticizing or justifying authority occurred 80 utterances, students’
talk response occurred 348 utterances, students’ talk initiation occurred 79
utterances, silence or confusion occurred 226 utterances. (2) The category
that mostly occurred was giving direction. (3) The dominant language used
was Bahasa Indonesia which occurred 1027 utterances while English
occurred 963 utterances, furthermore the reasons of using Bahasa Indonesia
during classroom interaction were: (a) because Bahasa Indonesia was used to
clarify English instruction. (b) Bahasa Indonesia was used to clarify unfamiliar
words. (c) Bahasa Indonesia was used to give examples. (d) Bahasa
Indonesia was used to criticize students’ bad behavior. (e) Bahasa Indonesia
was used to give feedback. (f) Bahasa Indonesia was used to ask questions.
Table 1 showed that the frequencies of their prediction and recalling feeling are
each category of classroom interaction included. Accepts feelings occurred on 126
based on Flanders Interaction Analysis utterances with the percentage 5.69 %. The
categories that occurred in VII.4 class of teacher uttered this category when: (1) she
SMP Laboratorium Undiksha in all asked students’ condition. (2) She greeted
meetings during teaching and learning students in the beginning of the lesson. (3)
process. She asked students’ readiness before
The following were examples of classroom performing or doing something. (4) She
interaction categories found during asked students to have a break. (5) She
classroom observation. The first category asked students to pray. (6) She asked
of Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories students to help their friends in a group. (7)
is accepts feelings. The teacher accepts the She ensured that students have finished
feelings of the students in which the their works. (8) She asked students’
feelings may be positive or negative and
problems. (9) She gave chance for students expression of his/her own ideas, giving
to practice. (10) She gave suggestions. his/her own explanation or citing an
Praises or encouragement is teacher authority other than a student. Based on the
praises and encourages students’ action or data obtained, there were 230 utterances
behavior. When students are be able to with the percentage 10.38 %.
answer teacher’s questions, the teacher The teacher uttered this category when: (1)
gives positive reinforcement by saying she explained the materials taught. (2) She
words like good, very good, brilliant, gave the examples about the materials
excellent, good job, etc. Based on the table taught. (3) She gave her opinions about the
1, there were 177 utterances with the materials taught. (4) She taught
percentage 7.99 %. The teacher uttered this pronunciation. (5) She gave facts about the
category when: (1) Students did materials taught.
assignment satisfactorily or did good Giving directions is the teacher gives
performance. (2) She encouraged students directions, commands or orders or
to do or finish the tasks. (3). She initiation in which a student is expected to
appreciated what students have done. (4) run or perform the command of the
She repeated students’ answer and their teacher. The data obtained of giving
answer was correct. directions, there were 469 utterances with
Accepts or uses ideas of students is the percentage 21.16 %. The teacher
the teacher accepts, clarifies or develops uttered this category when: (1) she wanted
students’ ideas. When the students give the students to focus to the lesson. (2) She
some ideas to the teacher, the teacher may wanted the students to participate in the
repeat in his/her style. The obtained data classroom activity. (3) She wanted the
showed that there were 74 utterances with students to learn from the teacher, like
the percentage 3.34 %. The teacher uttered learned about pronunciation. (4) She
this category when: (1) she accepted or wanted to create a good atmosphere. (5)
used students’ answer or idea by repeating She gave signal to finish the task given. (6)
students’ answer. (2) She accepted or used She wanted the students to understand the
students’ ideas by translating it. teacher’s instruction.
(3) She accepted or used students’ idea by (7) She controlled students’ behavior in the
clarifying it. (4) She accepted or used classroom. (8) She borrowed something.
students’ idea by interpreting and (9) She closed the lesson.
summarizing it. Criticizing or justifying authority is
Asks questions is the teacher asks the statement which intends to change
questions about the materials or contents students’ behavior. The teacher intends to
and procedures to the students. Based on change students’ bad behavior into good
the data obtained, there were 407 behavior by criticizing or justifying their
utterances with the percentage 18.37 %. behavior. This category occurred 80
The teacher uttered this category when: (1) utterances with the percentage 3.61 %. The
she asked the questions about materials teacher uttered this category when: (1) she
taught. (2) She asked students to recall criticized the students that were too noisy
their prior knowledge. (3) She asked in classroom. (2) She criticized the
students to tell or explain something. (4) students who played in classroom. (3) She
She asked students about unclear materials. criticized the students who said the answer
(5) She asked the students to participate in of the task given. (4) She criticized the
learning activity. (6) She asked the students who broke the rules of instruction
students’ opinions. given. (5) She criticized the students who
Lecturing is the teacher gives facts or talked too much with their friends during
opinions about content or procedure
learning process. (6) She criticized the could not answer the teacher’s questions.
students who did not focus to the learning. (4) Silence or confusion occurred when
Students’ talk response is the the students were still worked the task
students’ response when the teacher talks. given although the time was up. When the
teacher asked to submit their work, but the
It occurs when the teacher asks questions
students were silence. (5) Silence or
to the students, then students directly confusion occurred when the teacher
response to answer the teacher’s questions. criticized students’ bad behavior. When the
This category occurred 348 utterances with teacher criticized them, usually students
the percentage 15.7 %. The students were silence. (6) Silence or confusion
uttered this category when: (1) the students occurred when the teacher prepared the
answered teacher’s questions. (2) The equipments or materials to play a game
students repeated teacher’s pronunciation. and when the teacher asked the students
(3) The students responded the teacher’s to form a group. (7) Silence or confusion
direction or instruction. (4) The students occurred when the students played a
asked questions that solicited by the game or worked in a group. It included to
this category (silence or confusion), when
teacher. (5) The students express their
there were no interaction between teacher
happiness. and students, so that it recorded as
Students’ talk initiation is the silence or confusion category. (8) Silence
students have the initiative to answer or confusion occurred when the students
teacher’s questions. Students express their did not understand well to the teacher’s
own ideas, initiating a new topic; freedom instruction. (9) Silence or confusion
to develop opinions. Based on the data occurred when the teacher wrote down or
obtained of students’ talk initiation, there point to the slide or white board without
were 79 utterances with the percentage utterances, it included pauses situation.
3.58 %. The students uttered this category Based on the obtained data, it was
when: (1) they asked questions to the found that giving directions became the
teacher by their initiation. (2) They did dominant category in all meetings during
presentation. (3) They stated their opinion. classroom observation at VII.4 class of
SMP Laboratorium Undiksha.
There were 469 utterances, with the
Silence or confusion is pauses percentage 21.16%. It means that the
situation, short periods of silence and teacher dominated the classroom
period of confusion in which interaction during teaching and learning
communication cannot be understood by process. The teacher frequently uttered this
the observer. Based on the data obtained category in the pre-activity, whilst-activity
of silence or confusion, there were 226 and post activity.
utterances with the percentage 10.2%. Based on the classroom observation
Silence or confusion frequently occurred in the teaching and learning process at
during classroom observation, there were VII.4 class of SMP Laboratorium
several reasons of why it was frequently Undiksha, the dominant language used
occurred during learning process. They was Indonesia. The total frequencies of
were as follows: (1) The teacher asked Indonesia language in all meetings were
students to clean the board, prepare the 1027 utterances with the percentage 51.6
LCD or she might prepare laptop, or %. Furthermore, English language was
materials. (2) Silence or confusion also often used in the classroom
occurred when the students were not interaction; it occurred on 963 utterances
ready to participate in the classroom with the percentage 48.4 %.
activity or they might be reluctant to Furthermore, based on the results of
participate in classroom activity like interview and observation with the teacher,
reading the passage. (3) Silence or there were several reasons of why
confusion occurred when the students
Indonesia was frequently used. They were 6. Bahasa Indonesia was used to ask
as follows: questions. The teacher often translated
1. Because Bahasa Indonesia was used questions in English into Bahasa
to clarify English instruction. Students Indonesia because when the teacher
were often confused with the teacher’s gave questions in English, the students
instructions. When the teacher gave were silence or there were no
instructions to students, they felt responses. So that, the teacher
confused and silence. Students were translates the questions into Bahasa
reluctant to ask about teacher’s Indonesia to make students easy to
instruction to the teacher but they understand the questions given.
asked the teacher’s instruction to their
friends. Considering that phenomena,
so the teacher often used Bahasa CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Indonesia to give instructions with the Based on the findings and
purpose to make students understand discussion, the present study can be
toward the instructions given to them. concluded as follows:
2. Bahasa Indonesia was used to clarify 1. The results of classroom observation
unfamiliar words to students. Students during three meetings showed that all
often felt confused when they did not categories of Flanders Interaction
know the meaning of English Analysis Categories (FIAC) occurred in
vocabulary in their mother tongue the teaching and learning process at
(Bahasa Indonesia), so that they hard VII.4 class of SMP Laboratorium
to understand about the materials Undiksha Singaraja. The frequency and
given. Therefore, the teacher frequently percentage of each category were as
translated unfamiliar words for students follows: (1) Accepts Feelings occurred
using Bahasa Indonesia in order to they on 126 utterances with the percentage
understood about the materials taught. 5.69 %. (2) Praises or Encouragement
3. Bahasa Indonesia was used to give occurred on 177 utterances with the
examples. When the teacher gave percentage 7.99 %. (3) Accepts or Uses
examples using English, students were Ideas of Students was 74 with the
hard to understand about the examples percentage 3.34 %. (4) Asks Questions
given. occurred on 407 utterances with the
So that, the teacher gave examples percentage 18.37 %.
using Bahasa Indonesia combined with (5) Lecturing occurred on 230 with the
English. percentage 10.38 %. (6) Giving
4. Bahasa Indonesia was used to criticize Directions occurred on 469 utterances
students’ bad behavior. Sometimes, with the percentage 21.16 %. (7)
students played, talked too much and Criticizing or Justifying Authority
ignored the lesson, the teacher occurred on 80 with the percentage
criticized using English but it was not 3.61 %. (8) Students’ Talk Response
understood well by the students. occurred on 348 with the percentage
Therefore, Bahasa Indonesia was often 15.7 %. (9) Students’ Talk Initiation was
used to criticize students’ discipline or 79 with the percentage 3.56 %. (10)
bad behavior in order to they changed Silence or Confusion occurred on 226
their behavior into good behavior. with the percentage 10.2 %.
5. Bahasa Indonesia was used to give 2. The dominant category mostly used
feedback. Bahasa Indonesia was often during classroom observation in three
used to give feedback after the meetings was giving directions. It
students presented their work or occurred on 469 utterances with the
practiced the task given. The purpose percentage 21.16 %.
was to give evaluation toward students’ 3. The teacher used this category when:
work; it expected to give valuable input (1) she wanted the students to focus to
to the students’ knowledge. the lesson. (2) She wanted the students
to participate in the classroom activity.
(3) She wanted the students to learn establish effective classroom interaction
from the teacher, like learned about during learning process.
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