Students’ Perception Toward the Use of Deductive and Inductive Approaches in Teaching English Grammar

Abstract

This study investigated the perception of students of the use of deductive and inductive learning approaches. The subject of the study involved a program named PIBA (Program Intensifikasi Bahasa Asing) in UIN Alauddin, Makassar where 2 English classes were purposively taken as samples to be treated using deductive and inductive approaches in teaching grammar with integrative skills. The research method employed was mixed method with quantitative and qualitative data taken from the control and experimental classes using an ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) motivational model questionnaire, with in depth interviews and classroom observations utilized as research instruments. Based on the questionnaire and interviews, students gave positive perceptions on both learning approaches