Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia
Vol. 14, No. 1

Instructional Strategies, Personality Types and the Outcome of Junior High School Students on Learning Bahasa Indonesia

Mularsih, Heni (Unknown)



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Publish Date
01 Jul 2010

Abstract

The objective of the research is to study the effect of the instructional strategies (cooperative and individual learning) and personality types (extrovert and introvert) on the outcome of students on learning Indonesian language. The research employed the experimental method with 2 x 2 factorial design on a sample of 48 students, conducted at the secondary school in Tangerang City. The result of the research shows that: (1) the outcome of students learning following the instruction with cooperative strategy are higher than those following individual instruction, (2) there are no significant differences of learning outcome between the students having extrovert type and introvert type of personality, (3) there is a significant interaction effect between the instructional strategy and the personality type on the secondary school outcome of the students learning Indonesian language, (4) the outcome of extrovert type students learning, following the instruction with cooperative strategy are higher than those following individual instruction, (5) the outcome of introvert type students learning, following the instruction with individual strategy are higher than those following cooperative instruction. In conclusion, the instructional strategy can increase the outcome of students learning Indonesian language by considering the students’ personality type.

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publication:hubsasia

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Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia or Makara Hubs-Asia is a regional journal that seeks to advance understanding of human behavior in the context of Asia through the publication of empirical research articles that may stimulate further research. The word Makara symbolizes the emblem of the ...