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3.5 Data Analysis Technique

In this part, there are 2 main parts of the data analysis. They are questionnaire and interview analysis. In this research, the questionnaire analysis used numerical form. It determined the students’ perceptions on the use of mind mapping technique to develop their organization of ideas and the implications of the findings. There were 30 statements that had to be answered by the students. All of the questions were close-ended questions and those questions were using likert scale type. The data analysis of the questionnaire was in the form of percentage. It was calculated from the numbers of the answers of each statement and multiplied by 100. The formula of the questionnaire analysis is presented in the following part. Note: n : numbers of students who choose a certain option ∑ n : total numbers of students The results of the questionnaire were put on a table like the following table. Table 3.3 Data Analysis Technique No Statements Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 n x 100 -------- ∑ n 40 After the researcher finished the data calculation of the questionnaire, the researcher drew conclusions of each statement and combined it at each category of the questionnaire. The researcher drew conclusion of the students’ perceptions on the use of mind mapping to develop their organization of ideas in speaking and the implications of the findings. The interview analysis was obtained by having all of the results of the interviews. The interview results were about further information of the data questionnaire on why they chose the answers. The samples of the interviewees were the students of class VIII C and VIII D who mostly answered ‘disagree’ or ‘strongly disagree’ from the questionnaire. They were selected as the interviewees because they were asked further information about problems in speaking, the process of using mind mapping, and the students’ perceptions on the use of mind mapping in speaking. Besides, it was also about clarification of the ambiguous answers. The interview results were analyzed by summarizing each number of the interview questions. The researcher drew conclusion based on the results of the answers each number. Afterwards, the researcher rechecked all of the answers from the data analysis in order to get applicable conclusion.

3.6 Research Procedure