Frame of Thinking Hypothesis

e. The deductive approach encourages the belief that learning a language is simply a case of knowing the rule. 32

B. Frame of Thinking

One of the factor make the student were lack in learning grammar was the approach used by the teacher. In this research, the researcher applied the approach that was able to develop the students’ tenses mastery, especially in simple present tense. Because the deductive approach was not effective, the researcher chose the inductive approach in teaching simple present tense. Based on some theories above, the researcher assumed that inductive approach wa s a good approach in teaching learning process to improve the students’ present tense mastery. This approach could make the students familiar with rule discovery. Students were more interested and challenged with solving problem. Therefore, it could motivate the students in studying present tense and made the student interest of it. The researcher thought that English teachers should create the comfortable and fun situation in learning process. Moreover, with this approach, the learners were more active in the learning process, rather than being simply passive recipients. In this activity, they were motivated. 32 Ibid, p. 127.

C. Hypothesis

Based on the theories and frame of thinking, the hypothesis of this research could be formulated as follows: Ha : There is a significant influence of using inductive approach towards students’ simple present tense mastery at the eighth grade students of SMPN 9 Bandar Lampung in the academic year of 2015-2016 Ho : There is no a significant influence of using inductive approach towards students’ simple present tense mastery at the eighth grade students of SMPN 9 Bandar Lampung in the academic year of 20152016

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Research Design

This research was an experimental research and the design was quasi- experimental design. The goal of experimental research was to determine whether a causal relationship exists between two or more variables. Because the experiment involved control and careful observation and measurement, this research method provided the most convincing evidence of the effect that one variable has on another. 33 It means that the research tried to find the effect of one variable to the other by observation and measurement. In addition, the subject of this research was the eighth grade students of SMPN 9 Bandar Lampung in the academic year of 20152016 which consisted of eight classes. The design used two classes, one class as the experimental class that received the treatment of inductive approach and another as control class that was taught by using deductive approach. This design used pre-test to find out the students ’ ability before the treatment and used post-test to find the student’ tenses ability after doing the treatment. 33 Donald Ary, Lucy Cheser Jacobs, Chris Sorener, Asghar Razavieh, Introduction to Research in Education, Ottawa : Wadsworth, 2010. p. 265.