An Evaluation of the Bridging Course Offered at Yogyakarta State University to KNB Students. Generations 2012/2013

Perez, Beatriz Eugenia Orantes (2015) An Evaluation of the Bridging Course Offered at Yogyakarta State University to KNB Students. Generations 2012/2013. S2 thesis, UNY.

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Abstract

This evaluation was a case study of the bridging language program offered at YSU to KNB students, and it evaluated the generations 2012 and 2013. The focus of this evaluation was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the bridging program, by evaluating: (1) Context, the University’s language requirements and the needs of students, the language and cultural objectives; (2) Input, the planning of the program and the resources, the training and experience of the teachers; (3) Process, the methodology and activities, to fulfil needs, objectives and cultural awareness; (4) Product, the language level and cultural awareness reached by students, the fulfilment students’ needs and program’s goals, as well as the teachers’ and tutors’ evaluation. This was a summative evaluation used the CIPP method. It was a pragmatic parallel mix-method design research. The analysis technique was descriptive for the qualitative data (interviews and questionnaires); and it was descriptive statistical (percentages, mean and Likert scale) for the quantitative data (questionnaires and students’ grades). Triangulation was used. The population was 15 students, 6 teachers, 10 tutors, and 3 administrators. The results show that (1) The strengths in the context were: clear cultural awareness objectives, language skills covered, and promoting communication skills. The stakeholders were aware of the two main needs of students: “to be competent in class” and “to communicate outside school”. The weaknesses: the level of Indonesian language was not clear and not the same requested to non KNB foreign students. The syllabus lacked specific academic language; (2) For the input the strengths were: lesson planning was balanced between the students’ needs and the syllabus. Teachers had enough experience and training. There were a variety of material and resources. The weaknesses were: materials were not enough, lessons plans were not handled to the administrators, training for tutors was not enough, training did not include how to handle student that didn’t speak English. Tutors lacked time to prepare the lessons. Lack of specific information about student’s background. (3) The process’ strengths were: support given to students, the tutors’ support was constant, the teachers’ methodology was suitable, there was a range of activities and material about cultural understanding, the administrators’ monitoring was constant. The weaknesses were: lack of pronunciation and grammar activities, the feedback was not constant, the support from teachers was poor. Assessment was not well organized. Tutors’ methodology was not suitable. (4) Product’s strengths were: tutorial classes improved students’ language level, the program helped students to adapt, program designed for an intermediate level, great awareness of Yogyakarta culture, teachers and tutors had positive evaluation. The weaknesses were: students didn’t reach an upper intermediate level, adaptation problems appeared inside the classroom, the main need of students was not completely fulfilled, teachers and tutors had some negative outcomes, data based was not complete, grades were not consistently handled, students didn’t know their level of language achieved. Assessment needed to be improved.

Item Type:	Thesis (S2)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Evaluation,Bridging course, CIPP, BIPA, KNB Students
Subjects:	Pendidikan > Aspek Pendidikan
Divisions:	Sekolah Pascasarjana (SPS) > Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan
Depositing User:	Perpustakaan Pascasarjana
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2015 07:34
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2022 07:27
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25912

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