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3.3.2 Data Analysis
Basically, all data for this study are obtained from distributing questionnaire, conducting interviews, conducting observations, assessing the courseware, and
administering tests. This means that the analysis for the data might be qualitative or quantitative depending on the type of the data. Data from questionnaire, evaluation
and scoring forms and tests are analyzed quantitatively. Meanwhile, data from the interview and observations are analyzed qualitatively. Further, all texts used in this
study are analyzed using the guidelines for selecting EFL reading texts proposed by Day 1999 and Nuttal 1982. The data analysis methods for each type of data are
presented in table 3.9.
No Research
question Data type
Data collecting technique
Data Analysis
1 No. 1
a. Students need and preferences
Questionnaire Quantitative
b. Teacher’s recommendation Interview
Qualitative c. class activities for the
teaching and leaning of descriptive texts
Observation Qualitative
d. Texts for the courseware and the pr-test and post-test
Use authentic texts Day’s 1999 and
Nuttal’s 1982 guidelines for selecting
EFL reading texts
2 No. 2
a. Student’s responses Observation
Qualitative Questionnaire
Quantitative b. Teacher’s responses
Questionnaire Quantitative
c. Reading comprehension’s activities score
Reading Comprehension
Evaluation Form Quantitative
d. Courseware Evaluation Score
Courseware Scoring Form
Quantitative
3 No. 3
a. Students’ reading comprehension score.
Pretest Questions Quantitative
b. Students’ reading comprehension score.
Posttest Questions Quantitative
c. Pre-test and Post-test Results Pretest Posttest
Quantitative matched t- test
Table 3.9 Data Analysis Based on Data Type and Data Collecting Technique
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3.4 Concluding Remarks
This chapter has discussed the methodology of the present study. This methodology is used as the guidelines in conducting the research. The data obtained
from all stages of this study are presented, analyzed, and reported in Chapter IV.