28 participants being focus group interviewed at the same time and the participants
could respond to researcher and also the other participants in form of relaxed and comfortable discussion so that the participants could express their thought freely.
2. Data Gathering Technique
In collecting the data, the researcher conducted an observation, distributed a questionnaire and conducted an focus group discussion. In conducting
observation, the researcher observed 14 videos of participants. The participants were 2 selected students from each class. In the videos, they were doing their
teaching simulation. The observation focused on the implementation of their questioning skill. During the observation, the researcher used observation sheet to
record the data. After gathering the first data, the researcher collected the second type of data by distributing the questionnaire to the participants. The questionnaire
was in the form of close-ended and open-ended questions .
It was used to answer the research questions which were the Microteaching students’ perception on their
questioning skill performance, their implementation of questioning skill, and also their feedback to improve their questioning skill performance. They filled in the
questionnaire at home since the researcher wanted to give the students more time to think. Then, the next day the questionnaire had to be submitted in front of room
K13. The researcher also gave the explanation first on how to fill the questionnaire given.
Finally the researcher took some participants to be interviewed. The interview was called focus group focus group discussion. The focus group
discussion was conducted to find more detailed information from the participants.
29 The researcher conducted the focus group discussion by recording the data
obtained from participants. The researcher tried to make the focus group discussion as comfortable as possible for the participants in form of discussion
forum.
Table 3.1 Schedule of Research
Date of Research Class
Number of Respondents Activities
May 28
th
, 2012 A
21 Distributing Questionnaires
B 21
Distributing Questionnaires May 29
th
, 2012 C
22 Distributing Questionnaires
D 19
Distributing Questionnaires May 31th, 2012
E 21
Distributing Questionnaires F
22 Distributing Questionnaires
G 19
Distributing Questionnaires June 18
th
, 2012 19
Focus Group Discussion
E. Data Analysis Technique
After the data had been gathered, the researcher organized and prepared the data for analysis. First the researcher typed up the observation sheet result then
analyzed it to answer the first research problem. Next is the questionnaire, it was given in the form of close-ended form and open-ended form. In this research, the
researcher used Likert scale in the questionnaire. Ary et al. 2002 state that “Likert scale is a measurement scale consisting
of a series of statements followed by response categories, typically ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree”. In the close-ended form, there were scores
given in each statement stated in the questionnaire. There were four choices of response to the statement on the questionnaire used in this research. Based on the
