The Implementation Of Multiple Intelligences On The Process Of Teaching And Learning English (A Case Study on Fourth Grade Students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the Academic Year of 2012/2013)

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Fibriani Endah Widyasari - S891108048 - Sekolah Pascasarjana

This research aims at (1) describing the implementation of Multiple Intelligences on the process of teaching and learning English on fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013 (2) identifying the difficulties on implementing Multiple Intelligences on the process of teaching and learning English on fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013 and (3) finding out the solutions can be offered by teacher to overcome the difficulties on implementing Multiple Intelligences on the process of teaching and learning English on fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013. SD Kristen 3 Klaten is one of the Elementary Schools in Klaten which applies the Multiple Intelligences. The research was conducted at SD Kristen 3 Klaten which is located in Jl. Seruni No. 8 Klaten Tengah, Klaten. The subject of the research was the students the fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in 2012 which consist of two classes, class A consisting 30 students and class B consisting 32 students. The method of this research was Case Study Research. It applied to described the phenomena happened by studying in depth a single case of the process on implementing multiple intelligences on teaching and learning English. In collecting the data, the writer used interview, classroom observation and document. Having collected the data, the researcher analyzed the data in qualitative research involves three things namely the data reduction, the data presentation/display and the conclusion drawing/verification. The result of the research revealed three major findings which consist of 1) the description of implementation Multiple Intelligences in SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013 which consist of (1) the document used on implementing Multiple Intelligences, (2) English teaching and learning activity by implementing Multiple Intelligences, (3) the other components supporting the implementation of Multiple Intelligences on English teaching and learning process and; 2) the difficulties found out on implementing Multiple Intelligences on the process of teaching and learning English on fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013; 3) solutions offered by teacher to overcome the difficulties on implementing Multiple Intelligences on the process of teaching and learning English on fourth grade students of SD Kristen 3 Klaten in the academic year of 2012/2013. In conclusion, the teacher had knowledge about multiple intelligences. Specifically, she knew the main characteristic of multiple intelligences, theories of multiple intelligences and the activities that could be implemented in multiple intelligences. Hopefully the description of the implementation Multiple Intelligences at this school can be used for English teaching development in other schools.