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STUDENTS PERCEPTION ON THE USE SCHOOLOGY WEB

APPLICATION AS ONLINE MID-TEST PLATFORM AT

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION OF UNIVERSITAS

MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor

Degree of English Education

By:

WILDHAN BANGKIT HIMAWAN

A320160046

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

2021

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MOTTO

“LAKUKANLAH YANG TERBAIK SELAGI BERMANFAAT BAGI ORANG

LAIN”

“DO YOUR BEST AS LONG AS USEFUL FOR OTHERS”

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DEDICATION

This research is dedicated to :

1. Allah Subhanahu Wata’ ala

2. My beloved parent Mr Margono & Mrs. Suciati

3. My Brother & Sister, Landhung Wahyu Nurjati & Nurul Septiara Putri

4. My Big family

5. My Supervisor, Mr. Fitri Kurniawan

6. My Future wife

7. All of my friend

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Alhamdulillahirobbil’ alamin, All praises to Allah, the Almighty, who has

always been giving me a blessing, grace, and mercy, without which I would never be

able to finish this thesis. Sholawat and salam devoted to the Prophet Muhammad

Shallahu alaihi Wassalam, who broughtand lighted ouer conscienc, became a light for

all noble deeds.

In accomplishing this thesis, I feel indebted to a lot of people for their guidance,

assistance, and help. Therefore, I would like to express my special gratitude to:

1. Prof. Dr.Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum, the Dean of School of Teacher Training

and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D., the Chief of Departement of English Education,

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

3. Aryati Prasetyarini, M.Pd., Secretary of Departement of Engish Education of

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

4. Fitri Kurniawan, M.Ed. As my consultant, for his hard work, uncounted help,

guidance, and patience, and for sharing ideas, knowledge, and time during the

writing process.

5. Nur Hidayat, M.Pd. As the examiner.

6. Syahara Dina Amalia, M.Ed. As the examiner.

7. Koesoemo Ratih, Ph.D. As my academic advisor of Class A

8. All lectures, for teaching me well, and all staff members, for their help during my

study and my thesis accomplishment.

9. My beloved parents Mr. Margono and Mrs. Suciati, for everlasting love, prayers,

support, and understanding.

10. My beloved brother and sister, Landung Wahyu Nurjati dan Nurul Septiara Putri.

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11. My beloved partner, Nabila Ramadhani, always reminds and motivates me to keep

struggling to complete this research paper.

12. My friends in Class A 2016, ABSTEMIOUS group, for their shared moments and

unforgettable memories.

13. All my friends, the CAGES basketball club, and the RIMSHOLID group, for your

togetherness and support.

Finally, I realized that this thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore, I would be very

grateful to accept constructive critiques, comments, and suggestions for the better of

this thesis hopefully, this thesis will be useful to everyone interested in language

phenomena.

Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Penulis

Wildhan Bangkit Himawan

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to describe students’ perceptions and the difficulties based on students’

perception on the use Schoology web application as an online mid-test platform at the

Department of English Education of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. This

research is descriptive qualitative. The researcher interviews to obtain data. Interviews

are used as data collection techniques to find problems that must be researched. The

subject of this research is students of the Department of English Education. The object

of this research is the transcript of the interviewed students of the Department of

English Education. To analyze the data, the researcher used a phenomenological

approach. The results: Students can submitted the result of mid-test in file or video

form, Students can save time and economic costs, Internet connection not always

working well, Students cheating cause loss of concentration while doing the mid-test.

Keywords: perception, web application, Schoology, Universitas Muhammadiyah

Surakarta

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ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan persepsi mahasiswa dan kesulitannya

berdasarkan pengalaman mahasiswa terhadap penggunaan aplikasi web schoology

sebagai sebuah platform mid-test online pada Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris di

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif.

Peneliti melakukan wawancara untuk mengumpulkan data. Wawancara digunakan

sebagai teknik pengumpulan data untuk mencari permaslahan yang harus diteliti.

Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa dari Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Objek

penelitian ini adalah transkrip wawancara mahasiswa dari Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa

Inggris. Untuk menganalisis data, peneliti menggunakan sebuah pendekatan

fenomenologi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : Siswa dapat mengirimkan hasil

mid-test dalam bentuk file atau video, Siswa dapat mengemat waktu dan biaya ekonomi

siswa, koneksi internet tidak berjalan baik, Siwa melakukkan kecuragan karena hilang

konsentrasi saat mengerjakan mid-test.

Kata Kunci: persepsi, aplikasi web, Schoology, Universitas Muhammadiyah

Surakarta

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER.................................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ ii

ACCEPTANCE ................................................................................................................. iii

STATEMENT .................................................................................................................... iv

MOTTO ................................................................................................................................ v

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. vii

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ ix

ABSTRAK ........................................................................................................................... x

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. xi

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 1

A. Background of the Study ............................................................................................ 1

B. Limitation of the Study ............................................................................................... 4

C. Problem Statement ...................................................................................................... 4

D. Objective of the Study ................................................................................................ 5

E. Benefit of the Study ..................................................................................................... 5

F. Research Paper Organization ...................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.......................................... 7

A. Previous Study ............................................................................................................. 7

B.Underlying Theory ..................................................................................................... 14

1. Definition of Perception................................................................................... 14

2. Web Application .............................................................................................. 15

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3. Schoology ........................................................................................................ 16

4. Hermeneutics Phenomenology ........................................................................ 18

C. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................. 19

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD...................................................................... 20

A. Type of the Study ...................................................................................................... 20

B. Place and Time of the Study .................................................................................... 20

C. Object and Subject of the Study .............................................................................. 21

D. Data dan Data Sources .............................................................................................. 21

1. Data .................................................................................................................. 21

2. Data Source ...................................................................................................... 22

E. Technique of Collecting Data................................................................................... 22

F. Technique of Analyzing Data ................................................................................... 23

1. Data Reduction ................................................................................................ 23

2. Data Presentation ............................................................................................. 23

3. Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 24

G. Credibility Data ......................................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................ 25

A. Findings ..................................................................................................................... 25

B. Discussion ................................................................................................................. 27

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION .............. 30

A. Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 30

B. Implication ................................................................................................................. 30

C. Suggestion .................................................................................................................. 31

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BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ 32

APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................ 38