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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design
This research is the kind of ex post facto research, a research on variables that had happened before the research conducted Arikunto, 2010:17.
Research was conducted in flash back to know the factors which were causing
the cases without giving treatment and or manipulating variables studied.
This research was aimed to know the information about the effect of Parenting Style, Emotional Quotient, Learning Readiness, and Learning Style
on The Learning Achievement of Financial Accounting in Grade X Accounting Student at SMK Negeri 1 Yogyakarta Academic Year of
20152016. Based on the purpose, this research was a causal comparative research because it was intended to find the whereabouts of the effect of
parenting style, emotional quotient, learning readiness and learning style on the learning achievement reached by the students Arikunto, 2010:76. This was a
quantitative research, where the symptoms to be examined measured by using numbers. This research used statistical analysis as the technique to cultivate
data.
B. Research Location and Timing
This research was applied in Grade X Accounting Student at SMK Negeri 1 Yogyakarta, with the address on Jalan Kemetiran Kidul No. 35 Yogyakarta.
This research was held on October-November 2016.
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C. Research Variables
Sugiyono 2009:38 stated that variable was an attribute, trait or value of people. The variables of this research were as followed:
1. Dependent Variable Dependent Variable in this research was the Learning Achievement of
Financial Accounting Y. 2. Independent Variable
Independet variables in this research were Parenting Style X
1
, Emotional Quotient X
2
, Learning Readiness X
3
and Learning Style X
4
. D.
Definition of Operational Variable
1. The Learning Achievement of Financial Accounting The learning achievement of financial accounting was the result
reflected the depth and the understanding of the lesson of financial accounting material which was measured by instrument namely test and
interpreted by value. The value was obtained from the Final Semester Test of the second semester of financial accounting Grade X Accounting
Student at SMK Negeri 1 Yogyakarta Academic Year of 20152016. 2. Parenting Style
Parenting style was a manner usually used by the parents in nurturing and educating the children. There were three types of parenting style
namely, authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. The variable of parenting style would be measured based on four dimensions namely
communication between the children and parents, deliberation in family,
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dimensions would elaborated into some indicators. 3. Emotional Quotient
Emotional quotient was the ability of a person to motivate himself in facing frustration, understanding and controlling his and others feeling, and
also straining relationship with other people. Emotional quotient would be measured by some indicators based on five dimensions namely recognizing
emotion, managing emotion, using emotion productively, empathy and relationships.
4. Learning Readiness Learning readiness was a condition of the student before learning.
Learning readiness of the student could be the form of physically or psychologically readiness. Learning readiness was measured based on
three dimensions namely physic, mental and emotion, needs, motive and objective, and also skill and knowledge.
5. Learning Style Learning style was a manner used by the student in responding,
receiving lesson, understanding information and solving problem. There are three kind of learning style namely, visul, auditorian, and kinestetic.
Learning style was measured by some indicators based on three dimentions namely social learning, learning environment and learning emotion.
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E. Research Population
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