QUESTIONNAIRE

NAME
:
INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Read all of the questions and choose ONE of the options that suitable with
your own situation.
2. There is no TRUE or FALSE answer.
Your answer will very useful if your answer is appropriate with the reality.
3. Your answer will be used confidentially as the data of the research.
It will not influence your mark at class at all.
4. Please answer all of the questions!
5. Thank you for your participation in this research!
Fill in the blank with the check mark (√) in the provided column suitable with
your own situations.
Note:
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neither Agree/Nor Disagree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree

During thesis writing Strongly Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly

process,… disagree agree
1. I find ✔
difficulties in
deciding the
topic ?
2. I find ✔
difficulties in
deciding title
3. I have ✔
problem in
prior
knowledge due
to the thesis
topic
4. I have ✔
problem in
identifying
and
formulating
the thesis
problem
 5. I have problem ✔
in writing a
proper
literature
review
6. I have ✔
problem in
deciding the
method I
would like to
use in my thesis
writing
7. I have problem ✔
in data in
gaining the
data of my
thesis
8. I have problem ✔
in writing the
findings of my
thesis

9. I get barrier in ✔
writing a good
thesis
10. I have problem ✔
to think due to
a lot of ideas in
writing my
thesis.
11. I have problem ✔
in financial
during the
thesis writing

12. I have ✔
problem in
trying or to
presentiment
to write a
thesis

13. I feel anxiety ✔

in writing a
thesis.
14. I have ✔
awareness of
the current
issues toward my
thesis writing
 15. I find ✔
difficulties in
identifying of
some issues
related
to the thesis writing
16. I am critical ✔
about some
issues related
to thesis
writing
17. I Have ✔
intrinsic
motivation
toward the
thesis writing

18. I have extrinsic ✔

motivation in
writing a
thesis.
19. I have problem ✔
In discussing
about the thesis
writing to my
friends.

20. I find it ✔
difficult in
discussing
about the thesis
writing to my
advisors.
21. It is easy to ✔
understand
about the
English study
program rule
regarding the
format of the
thesis manual
22. I have much ✔
knowledge of
proper lexical
items and
linguistic units
on the thesis
 writing.
23. I have ✔
problem in
connecting
each
sentences and
to form it into
a meaningful
thesis writing

24. I have ✔
knowledge
about the
roles of the
social context
related on the
study of thesis
writing.
25. I have a ✔
sustaining
communication
through speech
styles on the
thesis writing
26. It is easy in ✔
minimalizing
the error of
the grammar
on my thesis
writing

27. .I am able to ✔
paraphrase
sentences from
the sources to
my thesis
writing.
28. I have problem ✔
in knowing
which
grammar uses
that are
supposed to be
deleted,
replaced,
supplied and
 reordered on
my thesis
writing
29. .I have ✔
problem in
deciding which
set of linguistic
units that have
to be deleted,
replaced,
supplied and
reordered on
my thesis
writing
30. I have ✔
problem in
identifying the
thesis
purposes.
Blue prnt of the question of difficulties in thesis writing:

1. Do you have any problems in writing thesis?

Answer : yes I have.
2. What are your major problems?
a. Expert theory
b. Writing up the rationale
c. Deciding the methodology
d. Self confidence to write a thesis
e. Motivation
f. Following an academic role in writing a thesis
g. Following instructions from your thesis supervisor
h. Minimalizing the grammar errors

i. Finding and citing sources or references

j. Paraphrasing experts statements
Answer: a, h, I, j.

3. What do you do when you encounter a problem? Will you discuss it with:
a. Your thesis supervisor?
b. Peers (friends)?
c. Senior friends?
d. Other lecturer besides your thesis supervisor?
e. Find references?

Answer : a, b, e.