Research Design RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

gain deeper understanding of how the students interpret a situation or phenomenon that can be gained through observation. 6 The interview was used in collecting the data from the teacher. The researcher asked the teacher about her opinion of the activity in teaching learning process including problem in teaching reading. The intended of interview was to gain deeper understanding from the teacher of students’ problem in reading. 3.Questionnaire Questionnaire is a list of questions used by researcher to get data from the source directly through a process of communication or to ask questions. 7 The researcher gave questionnaire to the students in order to know the further opinions and to know the aspect that may influent the students learning process and to confirm the answer given by their teacher. From collecting data through questionnaire, the researcher found out the students respond toward the teaching and learning process. The researcher distributed the questionnaire after the process of teaching reading by using herringbone. The aim was to find out the problems faced by the students in learning reading comprehension by using herringbone technique. Furthermore, in this research the researcher used open-ended questions and gave the 6 Ibid . p.318 7 John Hendri, Merancang Kuesioner Resea rch Pemasaran .Http:Www.Stm.Kuestioner Riset Pemasaran Universitas Guna Darma.edu.pdf. accessed on December 2 2012p.1 questionnaire to the students. An open-ended question is a question format that allows students to give a free-form answer.

D. Research Instrument

In this research, the researcher was the key instrument. 8 The instrument in naturalistic inquiry is the human. 9 Thus, the researcher was as the main instrument in the research. Moreover, there were some instruments used in collecting the data as follows. 1. Observation Observation is the process of gathering open-end, first hand information by observing people and place at a research sites. 10 This research was used observation that the researcher prepared it in advanced. The researcher observed the process of teaching and learning reading through herringbone and problem faced by the teacher and students. The aspects of teaching and learning process were described as follows. Table 3 Observation Guideline Subject Pointers Pre- activities teacher 1. Teacher greet the whole class 2. Teacher checks the students attendance list 3. Teacher gives motivation 4. Then ask some questions to the students in order to make a good relationship among them or to create a good 8 Sugiono, Op.Cit , p.223 9 Ibid, 10 John W. Cresswell , Op. Cit , p.212