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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
This chapter highlights the research design, research subjects, research setting, research procedure, data collection techniques, research instruments, and
data analysis techniques.
A. Research Design
This research is Educational Research and Development RD study as the goal is to design an educational product which can be used effectively
in educational programs. Educational Research and Development Educational RD is an industry-based development model in which the
findings of the research are used to design new products and procedures, which then are systematically field-tested, evaluated, and refined until they
meet specified criteria of effectiveness, quality, or similar standard Gall, Gall and Borg 2003: 569.
The term ‘product’ includes not only materials o jects, such as textbooks, instructional films, and so forth, but it is also intended to
refer to establish procedures and processes such as method of teaching or method for organizing instruction. It is important to analyze the need and
validate the effectiveness of product in order to produce the product that can
give good contribution in educational fields Gall and Borg, 1983: 772.
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B. Research Subject
The 4
th
semester students of International Accounting Education study program of Yogyakarta State University were the subjects of this research.
This study program was selected because as one of the six international study programs, International Accounting Education students had inadequate
appropriate English speaking materials based on the field and level of proficiency of the students.
C. Research Setting
The research was conducted from June 2013 up to February 2014 at Yogyakarta State University. The campus is located in Sleman District of the
Province of Yogyakarta Special Territory.
D. Research Procedure
Since this research aimed to develop English speaking materials for the 4
th
semester students of International Accounting Education study program of Yogyakarta State University, the research procedure of this research was
adapted from Masuhara’s model in Tomlinson, 1998:247. Masuhara proposes five steps of designing course as explained in Figure 3.1. However,
the researcher modified the model used in this research as explained in Figure 3.2.
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Figure 3.1. Designing course steps by Masuhara in Tomlinson, 1998: 247
Figure 3.2. Research Procedure
E. Data Collection Techniques