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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The purpose of this chapter is to present the method used in order to answer the questions stated in Chapter I. The discussion is divided into six major parts; they are research method, research participants, research instruments, data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedure.

A. Research Method

There are two questions in this study that have been stated in the Chapter I. First, how is a set of integrated reading writing materials of Self-Access Centre in SMK Negeri 2 Depok for tenth grade students designed. Second, what does the set of integrated reading writing materials of Self-Access Centre in SMK Negeri 2 Depok for the tenth grade students look like. In order to answer those questions, this study used the theory of Educational Research and Development RD. Research and Development RD is aimed to develop the instructional materials. According to Borg and Gall 1983: 772, “Educational research and development RD is a process used to develop and validate educational products. ” There are ten major steps in the RD cycle used to develop minicourses Borg and Gall, 1983: 775 but the researcher only used five of it because of the time limitation. 35 The major steps that are used in this study described as follows. 1. Conducting Research and Information Collecting In this step, the researcher started the research by conducting observation and reviewing related literature to collect information and knowledge related to the study. The observation was done through distributing questionnaire and conducting interview. The questionnaire was distributed to the tenth grade students of SMK Negeri 2 Depok. Then, the interviews were conducted to an English teacher of tenth grade at the same school and one students of each class that had been observed by the researcher. 2. Planning In this step, the researcher included stating goals, topics, and general purposes, making of lesson plans and syllabuses based on the students‟ needs. The researcher decided what general purposes and goals were going to be achieved by the students and what topics were going to be presented in the designed materials. 3. Preliminary Form of Product Developing In this step the researcher prepared for the designed materials which was included the instructional materials and evaluation devices. The researcher designed materials by using Task-Based Learning. It was based on the need analysis resulted from the questionnaire and interview. In this study, the researcher designed a set of integrated reading writing materials of SAC in SMK Negeri 2 Depok for tenth grade students. 36 4. Preliminary Field Testing In this step, the researcher used a questionnaire as the instrument in order to obtain the evaluation of the educational products. The questionnaire was distributed to the two lecturers of the English Language Education Study Program at Sanata Dharma University and an English teacher at SMK Negeri 2 Depok. From the questionnaire, the researcher got feedback and suggestions in order to improve the designed materials. 5. Main Product Revision In this step, the researcher revised the designed materials based on the result in the Preliminary Field Testing.

B. Research Setting