CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Objective of the Study
The objective of this study is to study the Correlation between The Students’ English Achievement in the Try-Out Exam and in the National Exam.
B. Place and Time of the Study
The research of this study was conducted at Khazanah Kebajikan Vocational High School which is located at Bukit Cirendeu Blok C6 no. 7,
Pamulang, Tangerang. This research started on June 10
th
, 2007 and finished on June 30
th
, 2007.
C. Method of the Study
The method of this study is a survey which belongs to ex post facto research because the research is conducted after variation in the variable of
interest has already been determined in the natural course of events;
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in this case, the events are the Try-Out Examination and the National Examination.
The Purposive sampling is used to obtain the data; the writer considers that The Third Grade students of Khazanah Kebajikan Vocational School as
representing sample from all population around group 6 in Tangerang District.
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Donald Ary, Lucy Jacobs, Asghar Razavieh, Introduction to Research in Education, USA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 6
th
ed, 2002, p. 335
D. Population and Sample
The population of this study is the Third Grade Students of Khazanah Kebajikan Vocational High School of 2006 - 2007 Academic Year, total 37
students. They are divided into 2 classes; Secretarial class 20 students; Audio Video class 17 students.
The sample was selected through total random sampling which consists of The Try-Out Exam Achievement and The National Exam Achievement.
E. Instrument
The instrument of this research is the document of the Students’ English Achievement in The Try-Out Exam which is the given by the English teacher and
the document of the result of the Students’ English Achievement in The National Exam in the 2006-2007 Academic Year which is published by Diknas Tangerang.
Both results will be calculated and will be analyzed on its correlation.
F. Data Analysis
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