Research Setting RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

25 find detailed and deeper explanation of all information from the aspects to be found out. The researcher can exa mine the students‟ opinion about the use of reader‟s log. The researcher used recording and note taking to gather the data in the interview. In collecting the data, the researcher conducted the interview to the students face to face.

E. Data Analysis Technique

Data analysis technique was divided into two. They were data from the interview and the questionnaire.

1. Data from Questionnaire

The researcher analyzed the data from the questionnaire. The researcher formulated ten close-ended questions for the students. The raw data from close- ended can be seen in Appendix 4. For the close-ended questions, the researcher counted the number of ticks √ from every degree of agreements. There were four agreements. Those were „Strongly Agree‟, „Agree‟, „Disagree‟, and „Strongly Disagree‟. Then, the researcher counted the raw data into percentages and interpreted them. Then, for the open-ended questions, the researcher classified and clustered the similar answers and then cross-checked them to the interview section. The raw data from open-ended can be seen in Appendix 5. In order to count the percentages from every degree of agreements, the researcher used the following formula: x : number of the students who chose the degree of agreement n : the total numbers of the students being observed � ∑� x 100 26 The researcher drew the percentage of each number in a table and explained them one by one.

2. Data from Interview

The interviewees were the students of Basic Reading I class where the researcher distributed the questionnaires. The purpose of the interview is to know the student‟s responses to the use of reader‟s log in Basic Reading I class. The researcher recorded the students‟ responses during the interview by recorder. Also, the researcher took a note to highlight the important data from the interviewees. The researcher transcribed the results of the interview. The sample of the interview transcript can be seen in Appendix 6. Then, the researcher made a summary based on the data collection. After that, the researcher analyzed the data collection and made a conclusion based on the data which was obtained. The data was used to gain the detailed explanation of the use of reader‟s log and the student‟s responses while doing reader‟s log.

F. Research Procedure

The researcher took some following steps to do the research. There are 8 steps in this section.

1. Planning

The researcher obtained the problems from self-experiences. The researcher found many perceptions related to do reader‟s log in Basic Reading I class in Sanata Dharma University. Then, the researcher connected the problems to the theories and sources related to the topic.