Research Design METHOD OF RESEARCH

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CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH

3.1 Research Design

The writer used quantitative method in this research. According to Creswell 2014 : 155 says, “Quantitative is numeric description of trends, attitudes or opinions of a population by studying a sample of that population. From the result of sample, the researcher generalizes or draws and identifies the inferences to the population or sam ple. It is to test the impact of a treatment on an outcome.” From that, the writer used quantitative method because the writer examined the characteristics of student’s learning style accurately with the help of VARK questionnaire and then determined the most suitable teaching methods whether there are enhancement result or not in processing the learning outcomes based on before and after using the most suitable teaching methods based on VARK and the writer wants to compare the result of test viewed on scores, pre test and post test. The writer designed the teaching method based on the student’s result of VARK questionnaire in determining the student’s learning style. If they are include visual learning style, the writer uses maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, brochures, highlighters in different colorfont and pictures in teaching methods. If they are include aural learning style, the writer designs the teaching methods by discuss the topics with students and teacher, use a tape recorder, use stories and jokes, debates, arguments, conversations, seminars, music and the key are always talking and speaking and also questioning and answering. If they are include readwrite learning style, the writer uses lists, essays, reports, textbooks, printed handouts, web pages like Google and Wikipedia, taking notes and use PowerPoint in serving Universitas Sumatera Utara 36 presentations. And last, if they are include kinesthetic learning style, the writer uses field trips, trial and error, doing things practically physical activity, examples, laboratories and collecting of samples in teaching methods. The writer also designed the various of the teaching methods based on eight teaching methods by Larsen-Freeman 2000 that applied as suited from the result of the student’s learning style.

3.2 The source of data