Type o IMPROVING THE LISTENING SKILLS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 KALASAN YOGYAKARTA THROUGH MISSING LYRIC SONGS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014.

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D. Instrument of the Research 1

Observation checklist The observation checklist was used to check the implementation of the missing lyrics songs technique in the teaching and learning process. The observation checklist was referred by putting a tick to statements of the teaching and learning process which had been done. There were three major points to list in the observation checklist such as pre-teaching, whilst-teaching and post-teaching each parts of which has many points. 2 Field notes The field notes was used to note the data in this research. This field notes was used to write and record anything during the implementation of missing lyrics songs in the teaching listening process in the class. The researcher also used field notes to complete in collecting information and data. The field notes also helped the researcher related to the weaknesses and obstacles found in the research.

E. Data Collection Techniques

The data in this research consist of quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data obtained through the mean score of the students. The qualitative data were the description of the process during the action based on interview transcripts, observation checklists, and students’ listening tasks. In this research, there were some steps that need to be done by the researcher as the procedure to collect the data, such as: 24

1. Class Observation

The researcher and the teacher observed the teaching and learning process in class VIII D. Here, the researcher would take much information about students’ listening progress, students’ behavior in learning listening, the teacher’s action in the class, and problems related to the teaching-learning process was noted. The information was needed by the researcher in the next action plan in this research.

2. Asking the material lyrics song text applied in the listening class from the

teacher. The researcher asked the appropriate material of missing lyrics songs from the teacher based on Competence Standard and Basic Competence. The researcher should find the songs which are containing the materials.

3. Recording the implementation of using song in teaching listening class.

Then, the researcher would observe the class of VIII D by recording the activities done by the teacher and students during missing lyrics songs were applied the listening class.

4. The researcher makes field note and observation checklist.

After record the implementation of missing lyrics song in the class, the researcher made field notes based on what was done and filled the table of observation checklist by the teacher and students during the technique was applied in the class.