THE COMPARISON BETWEEN RIGHT HEMISPHERE DOMINANCE STUDENTS AND LEFT ONE IN MULTIPLE CHOICE OF ENGLISH TEST AT THE FIRST GRADE MAN 2 OF PAMEKASAN

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The brain’s two hemispheres have different specializations: the left hemisphere is associated with analytical, logical work and language skills, while the right hemisphere is linked to art-related functions such as music, imagination, and color. This ex-post facto study examines whether right-hemisphere dominance students differ significantly from left-hemisphere dominance students in multiple-choice English testing. Using a population of 294 first-grade students and sampling 40 participants, data were analyzed with an independent t-test.

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Introduction

Brain hemispheres and language processing

Historical development of hemisphere dominance theory

Educational focus on multiple-choice English testing

PANYONARA: Journal of English Education Vol. 1, No. 1, September 2019 THE COMPARISON BETWEEN RIGHT HEMISPHERE DOMINANCE STUDENTS AND LEFT ONE IN MULTIPLE CHOICE OF ENGLISH TEST AT THE FIRST GRADE MAN 2 OF PAMEKASAN Laily Komaril Syafrilia English Teaching and Learning Program, Tarbiyah Faculty, IAIN Madura Mosleh Habibullah English Teaching and Learning Program, Tarbiyah Faculty, IAIN Madura [moslehhabibullah@gmail.com](moslehhabibullah@gmail.com) Abstract: The brain is divided into two nearly symmetrical halves, the right, and the left hemisphere. Left hemisphere handles all of analytical, logical matters, and languageskill. On the contrary, art objects such as music, imagination, and colors handled by the right one. This research investigated whether there is a significant difference between right hemisphere dominance students and left one in multiple choice of English test. The researcher used ex-post facto research. The population is 294 of first-grade students. The simple random sampling technique used to select 40 students (20 right hemisphere dominance students and 20 left one). In gaining the data, three instruments have been used namely questionnaire, test, and documentation. The data were analyzed using independent t-test. The result revealed that there is a significant difference between right hemisphere dominance students and left one at the first grade MAN 2 of Pamekasan in multiple choice of English test (2.16 > 2.03; Significance level 5%, df = 35). Left brain dominance students are better in multiple choice of English test because language skill is placed on the left hemisphere. It also notified that differ hemisphere dominance students give different effect to the students’ achievement in English testing, especially multiple-choice test. Keywords: Right Hemisphere Dominance Students; Left Hemisphere Dominance Students; Multiple Choice Test First Received: Final Proof Received: September 3rd, 2019 September 9th, 2019 INTRODUCTION Human is the best creatures. He can do everything to manage this world because he has complete “tools”. It is stated in Al-Quran Surah At-Tiin fourth verse (The Qur’an Arabic Text with Corresponding Meanings, 1997: 894): “َ قْ وِيمت أَحْ سَ نِ ِفِ الْْ ِنسَانَ خَلَقْ نَا لَقَ دْ” “We have certainly created man in the best of stature;” Ibnu Katsir explicates that verse by deep explanation. He explains that fourth verse becomes the oath subject of three previous verses. The fourth verse is the reason why the oath was made (Muhammad, 2008: 382) . It might be expected that the fourth verse is urgent by three previous verses which must be placed in before the fourth one. Laily Komaril Syafrilia, and Mosleh Habibullah, The Comparison Between Right Hemisphere... “By the fig and the olive, And [by] Mount Sinai, And [by] this secure city“(At-Tiin: 1-3) The phrase “The best of stature”means that human has the best condition and normal body. It is because he has three aspects of human normality namely good performance (i.e., upright, symmetrical, and balanced in form and nature), feeling (physical sense), and mind. The last aspect is the distinction between human and animal. Furthermore, mind and brain can’t be separated because mind is the content and brain is the container. In other words, thought is brain’s activity (Kalat, 2011: 7) . Thus, brain is crucial thing for human being. The brain is divided into two nearly symmetrical halves, the right and the left hemisphere, each of which is responsible for processing certain kinds of information concerning the world around us (Chomsky, 1994: 252) . It could be seen from its structure. Furthermore, to specify the brain’s work system, in 1960s (Tea, 2009: 97), a great prominent scientist Roger Sperry from Chicago University (Tea, 2009) got Nobel Prize because of his invention in physiology field (Busan, 2005: 15) (physiology is branch of science which explains the function of every organ based on its structure and i

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the study?

To investigate whether there is a significant difference between right-hemisphere dominance students and left-hemisphere dominance students in multiple-choice English test performance.

How was the study conducted and who were the participants?

It used an ex-post facto research design. The population was 294 first-grade students, and 40 students were selected through simple random sampling, with 20 students in each dominance group.

Which method was used to analyze the data, and what did it show?

An independent t-test was used to analyze the data. The results revealed a significant difference, indicating left-hemisphere dominance students performed better in the multiple-choice English test.

Oct 1, 2026

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