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F. Research Procedure
There were several steps that had been done in doing this research. They were as follows.
1. Deciding the topic of the research
To begin with, the researcher selected the topic of the research first. The researcher selected the topic through some consideration and consultation
with the thesis advisor. 2.
Formulating the research questions After a topic had been selected, the researcher formulated the research
problems into two research questions. The research problems became the focus to be discovered through this research. They were the s
tudents’ perceptions and suggestions on the use of group presentation strategy to
enhance their independent learning. 3.
Proposing the research proposal Then, the researcher organized the plan of the research for the first three
chapters. The first chapter talked about the background information of the research. The second chapter consisted of the theories related to the research.
The theories guided the discussion on the findings of the research. The third chapter presented the methodology of the research.
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Preparing the research instruments The researcher prepared the instruments for taking the research data. There
were two instruments applied in collecting the data. They were questionnaire and interview. In preparing the instruments, the researcher prepared the
blueprint and then did the piloting for each instrument. 5.
Distributing the questionnaire The first way to collect the data was by distributing the questionnaire to 61
respondents. It was obtained from the English Language Education Study Program Sanata Dharma University students in the academic year of
20142015. After that, the researcher analyzed the results of the questionnaire. 6.
Doing the interview As the continuation of gathering data from the questionnaire, the researcher
interviewed four 4 students as the representatives of all the respondents. Then, the researcher transcribed and interpreted the information gathered from
the interview. 7.
Explaining and discussing the data collected After the data gathering instruments were done, the data were processed by
the researcher. The data were interpreted and analyzed through some steps, which had been discussed in Chapter III. Next, the data answered the research
questions. The researcher explained the analysis of the findings in Chapter IV.
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Concluding the research The researcher concluded the major findings of the research and
recommended some suggestions for future researchers. 9.
Reporting the results Finally, the researcher presented the findings of the research in written form.
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