Data Gathering Technique Research Instruments and Data Gathering Technique

34 Table 3.2 The Participants’ Rating Scales Responses No Statement Degree of Agreement Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 2 Etc. Total Then, the researcher analyzed the statements in closed-ended questionnaire and interpreted the responses of each statement based on the rating scales data. It was to explain the findings of the first research question about students’ perceptions. Additionally, the findings of the closed-ended questionnaire were supported by the data from the interview. The data of the interview itself were transcribed first. After that, the researcher interpreted and coded the answers from the interviewees in written form. The data from the interviews were useful to support the previous data from closed-ended questionnaire, which was meant to help answer the first research question. In addition, the coding of the interview result itself was applied in Appendix 4. Secondly, the researcher collected the data of open-ended questionnaire to obtain the answers to the second research question. It was about students’ suggestions on group presentation project to improve their independent learning. The answers to the open-ended questionnaire data were listed into a table. There were many varied answers found. Consequently, the researcher clustered and classified similar answers to simplify the answers to the respondents. 35

F. Research Procedure

There were several steps that had been done in doing this research. They were as follows. 1. Deciding the topic of the research To begin with, the researcher selected the topic of the research first. The researcher selected the topic through some consideration and consultation with the thesis advisor. 2. Formulating the research questions After a topic had been selected, the researcher formulated the research problems into two research questions. The research problems became the focus to be discovered through this research. They were the s tudents’ perceptions and suggestions on the use of group presentation strategy to enhance their independent learning. 3. Proposing the research proposal Then, the researcher organized the plan of the research for the first three chapters. The first chapter talked about the background information of the research. The second chapter consisted of the theories related to the research. The theories guided the discussion on the findings of the research. The third chapter presented the methodology of the research.