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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Research Design
This research used descriptive qualitative research. Qualitative research is characterized by flexible, naturalistic methods of data collection and usually
does not use standardized instruments as its major data source.
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Qualitative data consist of written records of observed behaviour that are analyzed
qualitatively.
This research is aimed to describe teaching reading through story face. To know process teaching reading through story face and using story face to
habituate students in reading.
B. Research Subject
Sample is subject in the research. James states that part of the population, and all possess some characteristic or characteristics that make them members of
the sample group.
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Qualitative researchers select their participants based on their characteristics and knowledge as they relate to the research questions
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Marguerite, et.al, Methods in Educational Research: From Theory toPractice, Jassey-Bass. San Francisco: 2010, p.112
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James schreiber, Kimberly asner-self, Educational Research, John wileysons Inc., United States: 2011, p. 83
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According to Creswell,the research term used for qualitative sampling is purposive sampling. In purposive sampling,
researchers intentionally select individuals and sites to learn or understandthe central phenomenon
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In this research, the subject was students and teacher at Senior High School Al-Azhar 3 Bandar Lampung at the eleventh grade.Then to select the sample
as the source of data the researcher use purposive sampling technique. According to Marguerite et.al, purposive sampling technique is a common
procedure used in qualitative research that identifies key informants or person who have specific knowledge about the topic being studied. The type of
purposive sampling that a researcher may decide to use depends on the purpose of the study because you will want to carefully consider the types of
purposive sampling discussed and which one will best answer your research questions.
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C. Data Collecting Technique
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