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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research methodology used in this research. The explanation about the methodology used includes method, research instruments, research subject, and data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedure.

A. Research Method

The appropriate method used in a particular research is important to be considered, because the method chosen will be the guide to accomplish the research. There were two research questions presented in this research. They were 1 How are the indicators in Look Ahead Second Grade formulated based on the School-Based Curriculum? and 2 How are the indicators in Look Ahead Second Grade classified based on Blooms Taxonomy? To answer those two research questions, document analysis was chosen as the method, as supported by Ary, Jacobs Sorensen 2010 “content or document analysis is a research method applied to written or visual materials for the purpose of identifying specified characteristics of the material” p. 457. To answer the first research question, which aims to look at the formulation of the indicators in Look Ahead based on the School-Based Curriculum, the researcher chose document analysis since the data was taken from the Look Ahead Second Grade textbook published in 2007 and the School-Based Curriculum. The data for the second research question, which aims to classify the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 24 indicators based on Blooms Taxonomy, was taken from Look Ahead as well. Ary, Jacobs Sorensen 2010 explained that document analysis focuses on analysing and interpreting recorded material p. 29. The recorded materials that can be analysed and interpreted here are public records, textbook, letters films, tapes, diaries, and other documents. Furthermore, Best 1959 explains that “Document analysis should serve a useful purpose in research, adding important knowledge to a field research, or yielding information that is helpful in evaluating and improving social or education practices……” p. 134. Based on the explanation above, document analysis is the most appropriate method for this research.

B. Research Setting

This research which is about analysing the indicators stated in Look Ahead based on Blooms Taxonomy was conducted on February 2011 until February 2012. The preliminary research was conducted at English Education Study Program Sanata Dharma University in February 2011.

C. Research Subject