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C. Research Instruments
In conducting this research there were four instruments that would be used to gather the data, namely: observation checklist, field notes, video recording, and
interview.
1. Observation Checklist
The first instrument was the observation checklist. Best and Khan defines observation checklist as a list of items which contains of items or categories
analyzed Best and Khan, 1986. Moreover, he states that checklist is used to systemize the observation records. In this research, the observations were chosen
in order to see the process of the implementation of reading instructional materials using CIRC. So, the observation checklist was used to find out the answer of the
first research question. Moreover, the researcher prepared the observation checklist to be filled out
by the observer partner as the researcher would implement the reading instructional materials design using CIRC by herself. The observation checklist
was prepared in order to guarantee that the observer partner would record all the aspects that the researcher wanted to be observed.
The observer partner would observe the process of the implementation of the reading instructional materials design using CIRC for four times. The observer
partner did the observation by sitting at the back without causing any distraction to the teaching-learning process.
2. Field Notes
29 Field-notes, according to Moleong 1989: 90 are notes which are used by
the observer when someone is observing, interviewing or noticing certain moments. Field notes were used in this research in order to answer the first
problem in this research. Moreover, field notes were used to give detail description of what had happened during the implementation of CIRC to teach
reading to the fifth grade students. Bodgan and Biklen 1985: 85 state that field notes consist of two
materials, namely: descriptive and reflective part. In the descriptive part includes the background of the observation, people, action and conversation. The reflective
part consists of the observer’s comments, arguments and ideas. Therefore, the researcher would prepare the field notes sheet which was made based on the
requirements in making field notes. The field notes would be done by the observer partner to give additional data to answer the first problem in the problem
formulation.
3. Video Recording
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