Technique of Qualitative Data Analysis

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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter presents the result of the research. In this case, it describes the result of the research about the effect of the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives to learners’ score and perception.

A. Research Findings

1. Data Description

In describing data of this research, the researcher divides this part into two parts. Firstly, there is a description about quantitative data, and secondly, there is a description about qualitative data. This part is divided into two parts because the researcher needs to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data to answer two research questions. The quantitative data is needed to answer first research question about the effect of the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives to learners’ score. Moreover, the qualitative data is needed to analyze to answer second research question about the effect of the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives to learners’ perceptions. Besides, those two data description, there is also elaboration about assumption test of quantitative data.

a. Quantitative Data Description

As described in previous chapter, the researcher held the research at MTs. Al- Islamiyah Ciledug Tangerang. She held the research by taking the learners ’ score of the tests pre-test and post-test and giving the learners the treatment, use pictures in learning comparative adjectives. The pre- test was given before the treatment and the post- test was given after the treatment. The test consisted of 30 questions valued 10 score in each question. Additionally, if a learner answered one question correctly, heshe got 10 point. In calculating the total score of the test, the researcher divided the amount of correct answer with 3. Hence, the highest score of this test was 100. In describing the result of test pre- test and post- test, the researcher provides descriptive statistic and box plot chart as follow ing for detail learners’ pre- test and post- test score see Appendix 5: Table 4.1 Descriptive Statistic pretest posttest N Valid 37 37 Missing Mean 19.09 78.08 Median 20.00 86.00 Mode 20 90 Std. Deviation 6.967 18.024 Variance 48.533 324.854 Minimum 3 30 Maximum 36 100 Sum 706 2889 Percentiles 25 13.00 61.50 50 20.00 86.00 75 23.00 93.00 Figure 4.1 Box Plot Chart of Pre- Test and Post- Test Score