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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter explains the methodology used to conduct the research. There are five important sections to be discussed, namely the research method, research
setting, research participants, instruments and data gathering technique, and data analysis technique.
A. Research Method
This study made use mixed methods research. Creswell 2014 mentions that mixed methods research is an approach to inquiry which involves both thev
quantitative and qualitative data. It integrates two forms of data collection. The main purpose is to provide more complete understanding of a research problem than
either approach alone. Furthermore, a survey to generalize the population was done to begin this study and then focused on the open-ended interview to collect detailed
views from participants to explain the initial quantitative survey. Specifically, Creswell 2014 classifies this mixed methods research as explanatory sequential
mixed methods. The explanatory sequential mixed methods approach is a design which involves a two-phase project. The first was the quantitative phase in which
the result of data collection was used to plan the second, namely the qualitative phase. In the first phase, the researcher used the questionnaire to generalize the
student engagement then the results of the questionnaire were used for the second phase, namely, in
terview. Creswell 2014 mentions that “the overall intent of this PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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quantitative results” p. 274.
B. Research Setting
The research was conducted at the English Language Education Study Program ELESP of Sanata Dharma University. This study focused on ELESP
students who were in Structure 3 class academic year 20152016. The classroom employed online grammar exercises as media to learn English Grammar. The data
collection was held twice. The first phase was held on 25
th
April 2017. Then, the result of the first phase was used to plan the second phase which was the Focus
Group Discussion section. The second phase was held on 1
st
May 2017.
C. Research Participants
The participants of this research were English Education students academic year 20152016 who joined Structure 3 class D. It consisted of twenty eight
students. This study employed mixed methods research which consisted of two phases of study. Creswell 2014 mentions that “the data collection proceeds in two
distinct phases with rigorous quantitative sampling in the first phase and with purposeful sampling in the second, qualitative phase. Therefore, in the first phase,
the researcher included all the participants of class D to obtain quantitative data. In the second phase, there were four participants who involved in Focus
Group Discussion. The confidentiality of the participants would be protected and guaranteed. Thus, the participants were coded as P1, P2, P3, and P4. The researcher
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