comprehension of narrative text by using mind mapping technique and without by using mind map technique.
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By reading the relevant studies above, the writer intended to do the study of an experimental research design focused on the effectiveness of using
mind mapping in writing essay.
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IkaYuliAstuti..“The Effectiveness of Using Mind Map Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text”Skripsi, English Education Department, Faculty
Tarbiyah and Teachers Training,UINSyarifHidayatullah Jakarta, Jakarta, 2012, p. 41, unpublished.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLGY
This chapter presents the place and the time of the study, the method and the research design, the population and the sample, the research instrument, the
quality of instrument, the technique of data collecting, and the technique of data analysis.
A. The Place and the Time of the Study
This research was conducted at SMA Muhammadiyah 25 Setiabudi Pamulang located on Jl. Surya Kencana Pamulang Barat. The data
collected from that school began from 12 February 2014 until March 5
th
2014.
B. The Method and the Research Design
This research used quantitative method as a research method which the form of data is numerical and it was analyzed using statistics calculation.
The design of this research is aquasi-experimentaldesign in which the experimental group will be decided by which settings e.g. schools,
classrooms, and factories have volunteered or been selected to be part of the intervention. In this research, the two classes that used by the researcher have
already been selected by the teacher of English language subject.“Therefore, rather than randomly allocating, a control group is chosen that is as similar to
the experimental group as possible.”
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During the implementation of the research, each class had two session, pre-test and post test session. Here is the description of the
research process:
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Daniel Muijs, Doing Quantitative Research in Education, London:Athenaeum Press Ltd,. 2004p. 27
