CHAPTER III MEHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH FINDING
A. Research Methodology
1.
Purpose of the Research
The writer would like to find out the errors on tenses are commonly made by the third year students of Junior High School Paramarta in writing test.
2. Place and Time of the Research
The writer decided to do the research at SMP Paramarta which is located at Jombang Street No. 70, Ciputat, Tangerang, Banten. She began this
research on December 3
rd
2008. She took the question sheet and the students’ answer sheets on January 5
th
, 2009.
3. Population and Responding
The population and respondent taken is the third year students of Junior High School Paramarta Jombang. They consist of five classes which
divided into 9 A; 9 B; 9 C; 9 D and 9 E. Nine A consists of 44 students, nine B consists of 43 students, nine C consists of 45 students, nine D consists
of 43 students, and nine E consists of 44 students. Therefore, there are 219 students number.
For the sake of the research, the writer took 20 from the whole respondent taken one class that is nine A as sample which is 44 students. The
writer chooses them because in nine A with 44 students in number can represent 20 the whole of the students in third year of SMP Paramarta, and all of the
student in nine A present when the writer gave the test to them.
4. Instrument of the Research
The instrument of the research used by writer is a test given to the students to find out the ability of the student in writing. The test is descriptive
writing which consists of 14 questions involve the tenses such as simple present tense, simple past tense, future tense and present perfect tense. The students must
be answered those questions into a paragraph.
5. Technique of Data Collecting
In collecting data, the writer uses the students’ writing test, observation and interview.
a. The writing test is given to know the ability of the students
in using the tenses in correct situation. b.
Observation is done to get the real and accurate data about location, and population where the research is carried out.
6. Technique of Data Analysis
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