24 Education of Sanata Dharma University. The questionnaire was in the form of
closed-ended and open-ended questions .
It was used to answer the research questions which were the students’ perception on the use of blogs in Basic
Writing class, their problems in using blogs, and also their suggestions in the use of blogs.
The data collection of the questionnaire was conducted in the end of May 2012. The researcher also gave the explanation first on how to fill the
questionnaire given. Meanwhile, the interview was conducted to find more detailed information
especially about students’ suggestions to improve the use of blogs in Basic Writing class. The researcher conducted the interview by recording the data
obtained from four students in each class who had been selected by the researcher as samples. The interview session was conducted in the middle of June 2012 after
the researcher distributed the questionnaire. The researcher also gave the explanation and notified the participants about the purpose of this research. The
researcher endeavored to make interview session as comfortable as possible for the participants.
E. Data Analysis Technique
Data analysis technique was divided into two data analyses. They were data from the questionnaire and data from the interview.
1. Data from the Questionnaire
In analyzing the data from the questionnaire, the researcher followed some steps. The questionnaire given was in the form of closed-ended form and open-
25 ended form. In the closed-ended form, there were scores given in each statement
stated in the questionnaire. The score was made based on the certain meaning.
Based on the Likert Scale, it could be valued as follows: 4 strongly agree, 3 agree, 2 disagree, and 1 strongly disagree. Since there was a scale in the data,
the data obtained should be calculated. The researcher had to count the numbers of target population and the data
obtained. In order to know the results in numbers, the researcher calculated the percentages. The percentages would indicate the meaning and the results of data
collection gathered. The formula used in calculating the percentages was as follows.
∑χ X 100
∑n In which,
∑χ = The numbers of participants based on the degree of agreement
∑n = The numbers of participants
In the open-ended form, the data was analyzed by classifying the participants’ answers. The researcher also calculated the percentages from the data
which were classified. Then, the researcher also explained the meaning of the results.
2. Data from the Interview
Interview was also one of the instruments used in conducting this survey research. Therefore, in conducting this research, the researcher also needed to
26 analyze the data from the interview conducted. Firstly, the researcher transcribed
the results of the interview’s recording. Then, the researcher made the summary based on the data collection. After that, the researcher analyzed the data and
compared the answers with participants’ answers in the questionnaire. The purpose was to discover similarities and differences’ answers in both
questionnaire and interview results so that the researcher was able to draw a
conclusion of the students’ perception. Finally, the researcher wrote the explanation from the data obtained.
F. Research Procedure
