KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGI: ASSIGNMENT M4 KB1

ASSIGNMENT M 4 KB 1   : GENERAL CHARATERISTICS OF STUDENTS

Take a particular class; try to identify the general characteristics of the students in the classroom from gender, ethnic, age, culture, social status, and interests’ aspect! Give an example of how you use the data in the learning process!

SCHOOL                 : SMP NEGERI 1 SIDAMANIK
CLASS                     : VIII A
SUBJECT                : ENGLISH

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS 

NO	NAME	M/F	ETHNIC	AGE	CULTURE	SOCIAL STATUS (Parents’ Job)	INTERESTS
1	Ade Yemima Simbolon	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Protestant clergyman	Sport : Swimming
2	Anastasya Sholichah Manurung	F	Tobanese	13	Muslim	Private employee	Subject : Mathematics, English
3	Asep Prayogi	M	Sundanese	13	Christian	Protestant clergyman	Sport : Playing football
4	Chelsyana Elizabet Gultom	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Civil Servant	Music : Pianica
5	Daniela Sondang Simanjuntak	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Policeman	Subject : Mathematics, English
6	Fadya Syahrani	F	Javanese	13	Muslim	Private employee	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia
7	Gagah H. Sitanggang	M	Tobanese	12	Christian	Civil servant	Subject : Social sciences, English
8	Gagah I. Hutabarat	M	Tobanese	13	Christian	Entrepreneur	Music : Piano
9	Graceya Zagita Manik	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Factory worker	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia, English
10	Hendry Daniel Damanik	M	Simalungunese	13	Christian	Private employee	Subject : Mathematics, English
11	Indah Purnama S. Sidabutar	F	Tobanese		Muslim	Factory worker	Subject : English
12	Ira Regina Purba	F	Simalungunese	13	Muslim	Civil servant	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia
13	Jeremia H. Sidauruk	M	Simalungunese		Christian	Entrepreneur	Sport : Playing football
14	Lili Pratiwi	F	Javanese	12	Muslim	Trader	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia, English
15	Luise Tria K. Silalahi	F	Tobanese	12	Christian	Farmer	Sport : Playing badminton
16	Maya Oriana Lajira	F	Niasnese	13	Christian	Trader	Music : Guitar
17	Monika Yosephine Purba	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Factory worker	Skill : Gardening
18	Muh. Rayhan Damanik	M	Simalungunese		Muslim	Entrepreneur	Subject : Mathematics, English, Science
19	Nabila Nurfadila	F	Javanese	13	Muslim	Private employee	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia
20	Nadia Nindisari Hulu	F	Niasnese	13	Christian	Farmer	Sport : Swimming
21	Najwa Fadilah	F	Javanese		Muslim	BUMN staff	Subject : Mathematics
22	Nur Afini Turnip	F	Simalungunese		Muslim	Entrepreneur	Sport : Playing badminton
23	Nurhasanah   Dewi	F	Javanese	13	Muslim	Entrepreneur	Subjects : Bahasa Indonesia
24	Rahajeng Putri Aulia	F	Javanese	13	Muslim	Factory worker	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia
25	Randa S. Dabukke	M	Tobanese		Catholic	Entrepreneur	Subject : Science, English
26	Sipra Damanik	F	Simalungunese	13	Christian	Farmer	Sport : Swimming
27	Suci Jesika Sitio	F	Tobanese	12	Christian	Farmer	Sport :Swimming
28	Tia Ningsih Silalahi	F	Tobanese	13	Christian	Farmer	Subject : Civics
29	Tirta Nur Bayu	M	Javanese	12	Muslim	Factory worker	Skill : Playing games
30	Trie  Ingan R. Pinem	F	Karonese	13	Muslim	BUMN Staff	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia, English
31	Wanda O. Siregar	F	Tobanese	12	Christian	BUMN  Staff	Subject : Bahasa Indonesia
32	Yuyun Indri Utami	F	Javanese	13	Muslim	Entrepreneur	Skill : writing fiction story

There are 32 students in class VIII-A  of SMP Negeri 1 Sidamanik with details :

1.      The number of men is 8 students and the number of women is 24 students.

For group work, students will be divided into eight groups and each group should consist one male student.

2.      There are 6 ethnics in the class. They are Tobanese, Sundanese, Javanese, Simalungunese, Niasnese, and Karonese.

The teacher can use Bahasa Indonesia as national language when teaching English if the students find difficult to understand the meaning of words and instructions.

3.      The students are mostly thirteen years old. They are in the formal operation phase now based on their age. They already begin to have the ability to coordinate two different cognitive abilities simultaneously or sequentially. For example, they are able to solve problems by using the basic assumptions that are relevant to the environment.

4.      There are three religions in the class namely Muslim, Christian, and Catholic.

The students in the class also come from multicultural. Cultural diversity in the class should be responded and respected by teacher and students.

5.      The students’ social status are 28 % children of entrepreneurs/traders, 22% children of private employees/BUMN, 16 % children of factory workers, 16 % children  of farmers, 12 % children of civil servants and 6 % children of protestant clergymen. The assignments, which are provided, can be completed by all learners with diverse social economic background.

6.      The students’ interests are 57 % on academic aspects, 25 % in sport activities, 9 % on music activities, and 9 % on skills aspect.

With the interest that has been identified, teacher should design activities that are in accordance with students’ interest. Teacher should improve students’ interest in learning, too. Indicator of students’ interest according to Slameto (2003) cited by Saswandi (2014) are:

 a. Attention

1)      Ask to the teacher about the material.

2)      Look for other sources about the material or the lesson.

3)      Concentrate while learning.

4)      Focus while the teacher explains the material.

b. The Willingness

1)      Try to do the difficult task.

2)      Still learning although the teacher is not in the class.

3)      Enthusiastic to follow the lesson.

4)      Diligently read the English book.

c. Needs

Needs is a condition in the person of a student who driving him to certain activities in order to achieve a goal. For examples:

1)      Learn English in order to succeed in a career.

2)      The awareness to make their own notes while learning process.

d. Feelings happy or joyful feelings

1)      Enjoy in doing the task or exercise given by the teacher at school.

2)      Always enthusiastic to follow the lessons.

3)      Take a note from the material.

 e. Teaching Materials and Teachers’ Good Attitudes

1)      Teachers’ attention makes the students motivated in learning English.

2)      Students feel that learning English is fun.

3)      Have a high enthusiastic to the lesson and the teacher.

4)      Teachers’ explanation make the students understand about the lesson.

            f. Participation

1)      Ask if do not understand the material.

2)      Always do the task given by the teacher.

3)      Answer the question from the teacher.

Here is an example of using the students’ general characteristics data in the learning English.

Lesson Topic              : Greeting card

Learning Objectives  :

-          To help students in identifying various kind of greeting cards

-          To help students identifying the different pieces of information in each greeting card in the form of table

-          To help students in learning and practicing vocabulary related to greetings for special days with correct pronunciation and word stressing

-          To help students in designing or creating greeting card with the correct social functions, text structures, and linguistic elements.

Teaching Aids            :

-          Greeting cards for students to explore

-          Blank cards for student creations

-          Art supplies (pencils, crayons, markers, etc.)

-          Creating a Greeting Card worksheet

Learning Activities    :

1.      Teacher show some greeting cards to students.

2.      Students look closely into the greeting cards.

3.      Students listen carefully to the teacher reading the sentences on greeting cards and repeat the sentences after the teacher.

4.      Students discuss in their group about what the greeting cards say. They use table of analysis to identify different pieces of information from the greeting cards. This work will be done in their notebooks.

No	Parts	Available?	Expressions
1	Happiness/ Condolence/ Sympathy/ Consolation
2	Prayer/Wish
3	Special Quotes
4	Ritual
5	Endearment
6	Receiver
7	Sender

5.      Teacher gives ‘the creating a greeting card worksheet’ to help students make their own greeting card. Here is the worksheet. The greeting cards as students’ creations will be put on the student’s board creativity.

Creating a Greeting Card (Worksheet)

Name         _____________________

1.      To whom do you want to send a greeting card?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.      What kind of card do you want to make? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.      What do you want your card to say? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.      Will you use any special quotes? Write them! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.      What type of illustration will you have on your card? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It is hoped that the learning activities can meet the learning objectives and improve the students’ interest in learning English.