Data Gathering Technique in Research and Information Data Gathering Technique in Preliminary Field Testing Types of Data

D. Data Gathering Technique

The writer used some kind of techniques in Research and Information Collecting and Preliminary Field Testing.

1. Data Gathering Technique in Research and Information

Gathering In collecting the information, the writer studied some relevant theories in order to get the appropriate theories in designing the material. The relevant theories covered instructional design, school-based curriculum 2006, integrated materials, Research and Development R D method, communicative tasks, and communicative language teaching. These relevant theories would be the base in designing the materials. Then, the writer interviewed the English teachers in SMP N 2 Sidoharjo to know their teaching method, learning style, and their expectation about the design materials. The writer distributed two kinds of questionnaires. The first one was for the grade seventh students of SMP N 2 Sidoharjo. It was intended to gain the learners’ need and opinion. It was applied on the research and information collecting. The second questionnaires were distributed to the teachers of SMP N 2 Sidoharjo and one English Language Education Lecturer of Sanata Dharma University in preliminary field testing. This technique was intended to gain the feedback, opinions, and suggestions about the design material. From the evaluation, the writer revised a set of integrated materials. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI

2. Data Gathering Technique in Preliminary Field Testing

In Preliminary Field Testing, questionnaire was distributed to the English teachers of SMP N 2 Sidoharjo Sragen and one lecturer of English Language Education of Sanata Dharma University for the materials evaluation. The materials were revised based on the feedback, opinions, comments, and suggestions from these research participants.

3. Types of Data

In gaining data needed, whether in research and information collecting and preliminary field testing, the writer compose a blue print for the questions which were going to ask for the participants. The blue print was composed based on the data that was needed. The blue print questions are presented below: Table 3.1. Types of data No. Steps Data Obtained Participant Instrument 1. Research and Information Gathering a. Students’ opinion toward English subject b. Students’ difficulties toward English subject c. Students’ effort to overcome their problems d. Their opinion about the existing materials Students Questionnaire a. The way teacher teach the students Teachers Interview PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI No. Steps Data Obtained Participant Instrument b. Teaching learning process. c. The media used by the teachers. d. Teacher’s opinion toward the existing materials e. The expectation toward the designed materials.

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