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D. Hypothesis

Based on the basic assumption above, the hypothesis can be formulated as follows: the use of printed mass media can improve students’ reading ability.

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Research Setting

This research is conducted in SMP N 3 Colomadu Karanganyar. The school is located on Jl. Bandara Adi Sumarmo, Kecamatan Colomadu, call 0271 781135 Karanganyar 57177. Exactly, SMP N 3 Colomadu is bordered by some buildings. There are SMP N 2 Colomadu on the east side, Wiraloka Building and Tirta Angkasa swimming pool in the west side, and inhabitant’s housing on the north and the south side. The location of SMPN 3 Colomadu is in the major street in Colomadu, so the location of the school is very strategic It involves one class of the eighth grade. The research is conducted through teaching and learning process in the classroom. The research will be held in February – March 2009 by implementing the use of printed mass media, espescially magazines, as the teaching materials. SMP N 3 Colomadu has three grades of class. They are the seventh grade, the eighth grade, and the ninth grade. Each grade consists of seven classes. Besides twenty one classrooms, the other rooms are headmaster office, teacher office, administration office, library, laboratory, computer room, language room, and mosque. 36

B. Research Subject

The subject of the research was the eighth grade students of SMP N 3 Colomadu. The eighth grade is divided into seven classes. They are class VIII A up to VIII G. In this research, the writer chose VIII G. This class consists of 36 students. They are 20 boys and 16 girls. The researcher chose this class because from the fact and the result of pre- observation, it was shown that the students’ interest and achievement of reading was still low.

C. Research Method

In conducting the study, the writer uses action research. As a starting point, it is necessary to present a definition of action research. Burn 1999: 30 states that action research is the application of fact finding to practical problem solving in a social situation with a view to improve the quality of action within it, involving the collaboration and co-operation of researchers, practitioners and laymen. In line with Burns, Bogdan and Biklen in Burns 1999: 30 state that action research is systematic collection of information designed to bring about social change. Defined by Wiersma 2000: 11, “ action research is a research usually conducted by teachers, administrators, or other educational professionals for solving a specific problem or for providing information for decision making at the

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