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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY

This chapter discusses the methodology used by the writer in conducting the study in order to discover the answer of the research questions stated in chapter I. The methodology will be presented in six sections which are research method, participants, instruments, data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and the research procedure.

A. Research Method

The research was intended to answer three research questions. Those three questions are: “What is the feedback from the lecturers?”, “What are the students’ perceptions on the lecturers’ feedback in improving students’ teaching performance in Microteaching class?”, and “What are the suggestions for the lecturers in giving feedback to the students?”. In this research, the writer used survey method. Survey is used to measure attitudes, opinions, or achievements-any number of variables in natural settings Wiersma, 1995. “[S]urvey research … is the method of collecting information by asking a set of preformulated questions in a predetermined sequence in a structured questionnaire to a sample of individuals drawn so as to be representative of a defined population. Hutton 1990, p.8 Implementing the survey research, the writer attempted to discover the Microteaching students’ perception on the supervisors’ feedback in improving 23 students’ teaching performance in Microteaching class by collecting data through questionnaire. The writer also conducted observation and interview in this research. The observation was to observe the how and when the lecturers gave feedback, while the interview was conducted to gain deeper perception of the students on the feedback. In this research, three students coming from three different Microteaching classes became the interviewees.

B. Research Participants

The participants of the research were students of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University who were taking Microteaching KPE 373 class in academic year 20092010. The participants were chosen since the writer attempted to find out the Microteaching students’ perception on the lecturer’s feedback in improving their performance in Microteaching class. This research would reveal the students’ perception on feedback and how feedback can improve their teaching performance. There were seven Microteaching classes in academic year 20092010. In order to get the data for the research, the writer did the research on three of seven classes of Microteaching which were class D, E, and G with three different lecturers. The other students in the classes, which were class A, B, C, and F, were not chosen as participants. The writer did not choose Class A because the class was taught by a lecturer who became microteaching lecturer for the first time and the lecturer did not give any specific feedback to the students like any other Microteaching lecturers. Class B had the same way of giving feedback as Class E 24 so the writer decided to choose one of them only. Class C was not included because this class had the same schedule with class D so that the writer could not observe the class. Class F and G were taught by the same lecturers so the writer decided to choose one of them. The classes to be observed were representative enough to represent the sixth semester students who were taking the Microteaching class. Researching the students taught by different lecturers, the writer would get the students’ perception in relation to the way the lecturers give feedback. The total number of the participants was 66 students. Moreover, the writer also interviewed nine students, three students from each class, to get deeper information on their perception on the feedback by asking for more explanation related to the questionnaire. Those nine students were chosen using purposive sampling. The writer selected nine students from each class, one student with below average performance, one student with average performance, and the other one with above average performance. Those students were chosen as they represented the students of each class. Before deciding which students to be interviewed, the writer asked information about the students which had below, average, and above average in their performance from the lecturers. The data obtained from those nine students and the data obtained from the population would be complementary. 25

C. Research Instruments