28 subjects and the number of gro
ups” p. 434. Different formulas to determine degrees of freedom apply depending on the test of significance a researcher would
like to carry out. This research for instance, used the t-test for dependent samples. The formula used to determine the degrees of freedom is df = N-1, with N being
the number of research subjects. There are 33 students in the 8A class but only 30 students who are involved in this study, so the degrees of freedom of the study are
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F. Research Procedure
In order to conduct the research, the researcher did several steps in this research. The following is the explanation of how the research was conducted.
1. Asking permission to conduct a research
Before conducting the research, the researcher asked permission to the SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta. In the first step, the researcher asked an oral permission
with the vice principal of SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta. And the next step was the researcher gave the letter of research permission see Appendix 1. It was given
on Monday, 22
nd
February 2016.
2. Setting the research place and range of time
In this procedure, the English teacher of SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta was kindly to give permit to the researcher. The place for conducting the research was
class 8A. The class was conducted every Wednesday at 11:45-13:05 and Thursday at 07:15-08:35.
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3. Observing the teaching and learning activities in SMP Negeri 15
Yogyakarta
Before conducting the research, the researcher need to know the situation, students‟ ability, students‟ need and the students‟ learning style. The observation
had purpose to find out the problem in vocabulary learning in class 8A that might help the researcher in the research. The observation was conducted on
Wednesday, 6
th
April 2016 and Thursday, 7
th
April 2016.
4. Designing pretest, posttest and questionnaire
After knowing the students need in vocabulary learning, the researcher designed the pretest, students‟ worksheet and posttest. The materials for the three-
test designed based on the materials about recount text which taken from the students‟ handbook entitled “When English Rings a Bell”, the collection of
kumpulan soal-soal from the library of SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta.
5. Doing pilot test
After finishing of making the instrument, the researcher administered pilot test before giving pretest and posttest to the students. The researcher realized that
should do the try-out before giving the test to the students in class 8A. Moreover, the researcher did the try-out for pilot test to the 5 students in class 8B.
6. Conducting the implementation of guessing meaning from context
procedure for vocabulary learning
After finishing all preparation for the research, the researcher conducted the research. the conducting means having research of the implementation of guessing
meaning from context procedure. The research was conducted when the nine- PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
30 grade prepared for the national examination. It was influence to the research
process that changed the schedule. However, it could be handled well. In the first meeting the researcher distributed the pretest for the students.
The pretest was conducted on Wednesday, 13
th
April 2016 see Appendix 4. Then at the same time after having pretest, the researcher taught recount text
materials. In this material, vocabulary learning is included. Knowing that part of speech is the essential thing to be understood by the
students for implementing guessing meaning from context procedure, the researcher started by explaining about part of speech and introducing guessing
meaning from context procedure in the second and third meeting. It was conducted on Wednesday, 20
th
and 27
th
2016 Next, the researcher distributed the student exercises in order to know the
progress of understanding the guessing meaning from context. It was conducted on Thursday, 28
th
April 2016 see Appendix 11. For the following meeting, the researcher did review all the materials during five meetings. In the last meeting,
the researcher distributed the posttest on Wednesday, 4
th
May 2016 see Appendix 5.
7. Filling up the questionnaire
In order to know the result of the implementation of guessing meaning from context procedure, the researcher asked the students to fill up the questionnaires
see Appendix 6. It was conducted at the same time after the posttest was finished.
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8. Analyzing the data
The researcher could obtain the result after the researcher had done in gathering data. After the researcher gathered all the data, the researcher analyzed
the data and discussed the data analysis.
9. Drawing conclusion
As the last procedure, after analyzing the data, the researcher drew conclusion based on the research result which was supported from related
theories. The conclusion was used to find out whether the research had answered the problem formulation in this research or not.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this chapter the researcher would like to present and elaborate the research findings in details. The researcher started by choosing the subjects of the
research to be the eighth graders of SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta. The research data were collected using two tests, pretest and posttest which was conducted at the
beginning of the meetings and at the end of the process of experimentation consecutively, and the questionnaire which was filled out by the students after the
research subjects got the experimentation of learning the nature of the guessing meaning from context procedure. While the observation was filled out by the
observer during the learning process. The researcher used these data to answer the research questions stated in the first chapter of this research. This chapter is
divided into two parts. In the first part the researcher discusses how effective is guessing meaning from context procedure if implemented in vocabulary learning
to the eighth graders of SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta after having experimentation during specific time periods. In the second part of the chapter, the researcher
discusses the result findings of having the guessing meaning from context procedure in vocabulary learning, to which they were exposed.
