The effectiveness of English teaching program in senior high school: A case study

Authors

  • Alfred Irambona Burundi National University
  • Kumaidi Kumaidi Yogyakarta State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21831/reid.v1i2.6666

Keywords:

Program effectiveness, program objectives, students' needs and barriers, teaching methods, teaching materials

Abstract

This research seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the English teaching program in senior high school: Case of SMAN3 Yogyakarta, grade eleven. This study was a summative case study using a mixed-method. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data and qualitative data followed a descriptive analysis following the CIPP model. The informants were 43 students of SMAN3 and two English teachers. The context findings showed that program objectives, classroom condition, students' needs and barriers were in effective category. In input component, it is found that both teachers were qualified and experienced. The teaching training was not enough; students' textbooks and course designs were in effective category. The process component showed that teaching materials, teaching methods, teaching activities and assessments were in effective category. The product component showed that English marks, students' needs and barriers were in effective category. However, the teaching materials were in "˜not effective' category.

Author Biographies

Alfred Irambona, Burundi National University

Alfred Irambona was born in Burundi, central of Africa, in the southern  province of Burundi called Makamba in December 15th, 1979. After his high school education, he followed his bachelor' s degree in English teachingdepartment called "Institute Applied Pedagogy" atBurundi National University. He studied his master's degree in Educational Research and Evaluation at Yogyakarta State University, in Indonesia.

Kumaidi Kumaidi, Yogyakarta State University

Kumaidi was born on March 24th, 1952. He is a current lecturer at Yogyakarta State University and in many other universities, including Muhamadia University of Surakarta. As his study background, he did his bachelor's degree at Yogyakarta State University in Mechanical Engineering Education in 1976. In 1984, he got his master's degree in Educational Measurement & Statistics, at Iowa University, USA. 1987, he got his Ph.D. degree in the same major at the same University in USA. He has made a lot of publications.

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2015-12-31

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Irambona, A., & Kumaidi, K. (2015). The effectiveness of English teaching program in senior high school: A case study. REID (Research and Evaluation in Education), 1(2), 114–128. https://doi.org/10.21831/reid.v1i2.6666

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