Population and Sample Data Collecting Technique
2 Application
After made the planning, the research procedures that had been already planned were applied. There were some steps that should
be applied, such as: a. In the first meeting, try out was given to the students. Students were
administered the test paper, asked to do the test, and then asked to hand in their answer sheet. This test was multiple choices and
consisted of 50 items. b. After giving the try out test to the students and getting the result, the
test items were analyzed in order to know which items were good to be used in the pre-test.
c. In the second meeting, the pre-test was given. The test papers were given to the students in the experimental class, and they were asked
to do the test and then to hand in the test. This test was multiple choices and consisted of 30 items.
d. After the pre-test, the treatment was conducted. The experimental class was taught through Schema Activation Strategy. The researcher
taught the students in the experimental class three times. e. The post-test was given in the last meeting. The test papers were
administered to the students in the experimental class, and they were asked to do the test and then to hand in the test. This test was
multiple choices and consisted of 30 items.
3 Reporting
The last point that should be done in the research procedure was reporting. There were two steps that were done in reporting:
a Analyzing the data that had already received from pretest and
posttest both control class and experimental class. b
Making a report on the findings.