Moch. Said Mardjuki
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

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Learner Autonomy: Gender-Based Perception Among EFL Indonesian Students Moch. Said Mardjuki
Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 3(1), May 2018
Publisher : Pusat Pelatihan, Riset, dan Pembelajaran Bahasa

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Learner autonomy is believed to be the contributing factor toward the students’ successful learning process. However, its implementation in Indonesia still faces some challenges regarding students’ readiness and competencies in realizing such concept. Thus, this study is aimed to investigate gender-based perceptions and attitudes among EFL Indonesian students on learner autonomy. Qualitative design in which four out of twenty respondents were selected purposively under the rationale that they demonstrated positive evidences reflected to the preliminary questionnaire results. Using semi-structured interview, the findings indicated no gender-based discrepancy in terms of learning experiences and challenges. Although individual tasks were preferred by both groups, problem-solving strategies differ in which females employed internal strategies (rescheduling and self-commitment), while males employed external strategies (learning sources and collaborative works). In conclusion, each of the autonomous learners has personal preference to deal with the encountered challenges. Further researches, thus, need to investigate the actual transparencies of their learning behavior through observation.
Secret to Finlands Education Success: A Reflection for Education in Indonesia Moch. Said Mardjuki; Sihab Lapoto Ade Potradinata
English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Proceedings Vol 1 (2017): 1st ELLiC Proceedings: `Innovation, Trends, and Challenges in English Language Learnin
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

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Finland has emerged as the top-scoring of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on theProgram of International Student Achievement (PISA) assessment since 2000. Its secondary school students regularly achieve high scores in PISA tests.Finland has one of the worlds best performing education systems.The gap between the highest and lowest students within schools is not significant.Many researches have been conducted by researchers from various countries to investigate the Finlands education success.As a developing country, Indonesia is one of the lowest-scoring OECD nation on PISA. Finlands education could be a model for Indonesia. This study is aimed to present the secret of Finlands education success and to compare with Indonesian educational system. Based on the analysis, the most probable factors as the key elements that has impacted Finlands education success are excellent teachers, and appropriate curriculum and educational system. The writers try to propose solutions for Indonesian teachers and Indonesian educational system policy makers to be used as a reference.