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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 62

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.