Data Analysis Techniques Research Procedure

discussed in the questionnaire and interview. The research samples were two chosen classes of the second grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta. The information gathered from the research was presented in the form of paragraph and the raw data was presented in the form of table.

E. Data Analysis Techniques

In order to answer all of the problems presented in the problem formulation, first of all, the researcher analyzed the data obtained from the questionnaire and interview results by putting them in the table and discussed them carefully. For analyzing the questionnaire results, the researcher counted each student’s and each statement’s total score and made their average score for the questionnaire result. After that, the researcher classified the average score based on the range of value to be easier in indicating the students’ perception. While for analyzing the interview results, besides putting the answer into table, the researcher also employed a recorder to save the authentic answer. Next, the researcher would present the data gathered and the data analyses in Chapter IV.

F. Research Procedure

The researcher conducted the research in five steps. The first step was making research questions for the questionnaire and the interview consisted of relevant questions to help the researcher to answer the research questions in problem formulation. The second was conducting interview with the five chosen students to 38 obtain some information on how they carried out project-based learning using audio- visual media in applying exposition text. The third was distributing questionnaire for students in the two chosen classes. For the questionnaire, the students had to give responses on the twenty-three statements in close-ended question that described kinds of perceptions and answered an open-ended question to get students’ free opinion on the use of audio visual project. In the close-ended question, the students asked to put a thick in the provided columns as their responses. The value for the columns was one up to five. It was based on the construction of the evaluation scale item. The value was 1 for “strongly disagree”, 2 for “disagree”, 3 for “no idea”, 4 for “agree”, and 5 for “strongly agree”. The fourth step was analyzing the data from the data gathered based on the researcher’s needs. After analyzing the data, the fifth step was reporting the finding of the research. 39

CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter presents the data and findings which have been analyzed based on the justified methodology. It consists of two major sections. The first section discusses the students’ perception on audio-visual project to learn exposition text and the second section discusses the students’ process of carrying out the audio-visual project.

A. Data Presentation and Analysis

The data were collected from the interview and the questionnaire distributed to the second grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta. The researcher took seventy- five students as the sample from two classes and five students to be interviewed. The students’ responses toward the questionnaire represented the students’ perception on the use of audio-visual project of learning exposition text. While the students’ answers in the interview represented the students’ strategy to carry out audio-visual project of learning exposition text. 1. The Students’ Perception of Project-Based Learning Using Audio-Visual Media in Learning Exposition Text. In order to answer the first question in the problem formulation, the researcher collected the data from the respondents in the form of close-ended and open-ended 40