STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF THE CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL IN DEBATING CLASS AT THE EXECUTIVE ENGLISH DEBATE COMMUNITY

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze Students’ Perceptions of the Constructivist Model in Debating Class at the Executive English Debate Community. The research method was descriptive quantitative, and 8 students of the Mandalika University of Education were involved, here the data was described objectively based on a questionnaire. The data are  presented in numerical and descriptive form. Descriptive research is conducted to determine the value of an independent variable, either one or more variables without making comparisons, or linking with other variables. The researcher concluded that the students have a positive perception of the constructivist model because the results of this research showed that most of the students (85.5%) were agree, The other (35.5%) students on Neutral Perception, and (0%) students on disagreed. The data were obtained most students agreed with that because students were able to Engage with their teammates and share their ideas with friends. They are also able to build their arguments in a good way, elaborate their points and develop problem-solving during the debate class. . In the future, the results of this research can be used as a reference in order to give a general overview related to the English debate class or related to the Constructivist Model in the classroom. In collecting the data, the researcher used a questionnaire.  All the data was collected and then analyzed by using a formula of a Questionnaire by Wahyuni et al (2016).