AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TOWARD TEACHERS’ QUESTIONS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 8 BENGKULU

Abstract: The aims of this research were to find out kinds of student response and
the most dominant response used by the second grade students in Senior High
School. The researcher was designed as a descriptive quantitative research. The
population of the research was second grade student in Senior High School 8
Bengkulu. The sample were 60 students. The data were collected by using a set of
questionnaire. There were 25 statements of students‟ responses which consisted of
five aspects by Moskowitzs in Brown (2001). They were student response
(specific), student response (open-ended or student initiated), confusion, silence
and nonverbal. The result of this study showed the students of Senior High School
8 Bengkulu preferred to use five aspects of the student response i.e., student
response (specific), student response (open-ended or student initiated), confusion,
silence and nonverbal. In addition, the most dominant response used by the
student is student response (specific). The student more interested in using
response specific in answering the teacher question.
Keywords: Students‟ Responses, Teachers‟ Questions, Classroom Interaction