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F. The Techniques of Analyzing the Data
The data analysis in qualitative research involves three things namely the data reduction, the data presentationdisplay and the conclusion
drawingverification Sutopo, 2006: 113. In this study, the process of analyzing the data is aimed to describe the quality of the implementation of KTSP in
Teaching English. 1. The Data reduction
It includes the process of taking and selecting the right data based on needed criteria. In this phase, the researcher should do the process of selecting,
focusing, simplifying and abstracting. In short, the data reduction is part of data analyses, which emphasizes, makes the data shorter, makes the theme focused,
and arranges the data in appropriate order. 2. Data Representation
This second step of data analysis is the data representation. In this stage, the researcher wishes to present the correlation of organization information. In
qualitative research, the data taken are in the form of words. The data are presented in the narration form of word.
3. Drawing conclusion and verification. After describing and interpreting the data, the data were drawn
continuously and throughout in the study as the result of interpretation. The researcher takes conclusion after interpreting the data taken. The result of the
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research becomes the description of KTSP implemented in teaching English at the Second Year of SMP N 1 Wedarijaksa Pati
G. Research Procedures
The procedure of the research conducted in SMP N 1 Wedarijakasa Pati can be described as follows:
1. Collecting information dealing with KTSP curriculum from many sources like from books and internet.
2. Collecting the data or information dealing with the KTSP curriculum conducted in the school.
3. Preparing instruments for collecting the data namely questions for interview, tape recorder, book, and ballpoint.
4. Conducting observation in the class while making observation fieldnotes. 5. Interviewing two English language teachers, the headmaster, students of
the second grade of SMP N 1 Wedarijaksa Pati while making transcript of those interview.
6. Collecting the documents or information dealing with the needed data completion.
7. Analyzing the data collected systematically, logically and continuously 8. Making conclusion and suggestion dealing with the research.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
There are two things that are discussed in this chapter, namely the research findings and the discussion. In the research findings, the writer presents
the description of the KTSP implementation, which is viewed from the teaching and learning process, the teaching materials, and the evaluation system used in the
school. While in the discussion, the writer discusses the findings of the research with the supporting theories having been presented previously. The explanations
are as follows.
A. Research Findings
This section answers the problem statements 1 How well is the implementation of KTSP in Teaching English at the second year of SMP N 1
Wedarijkasa Pati in the academic year 2008 2009 which is viewed from the a the teaching learning activity, b the teaching materials, and c the evaluation
system of the school used and 2 what are the strengths and the weaknesses of KTSP implementation in teaching English at the second year of SMP N 1
Wedarijaksa Pati in the academic year 2008 2009?
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