31 By using field notes and interview checklist, the results of this research
was expected to be clear and comprehensive. It was because field notes may provide detailed and accurate data of the situation inside the class and the use of
observer’s comments in the field notes may prevent the observer bias, and the interview checklist makes the data gathering focused directly on the research
topic.
D. Data Gathering Technique
The techniques that were used in gathering the data for this research are: 1. Observation
Observation was used to obtain a complete description of participants’ behaviour in a specific natural setting. In this research, the writer took position as
a non-participant observer who did not participate or to take any active part in the situation. The observation in this research served as the basic and the primary way
to collect the data. 2. Field notes
This method was used to record data that was collected during the research. The field notes was divided into two components: descriptive part that included
complete description of people, setting and reactions and interpersonal relationship, and accounts of event and reflective part that included observers’
personal feelings or impressions, comments, decisions, and speculation. The field notes presented the data that was analyzed to provide an understanding of the
research setting and behaviour of people within the setting. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
32 3. Interview
Interview was used by the researcher to gain deeper information from the participants in order to discover more findings related to the research questions. In
this research, the researcher interviewed 20 students from class XIA1 of SMAN 3 Yogyakarta
. The interview was used to acquire data on subjects’ opinions, beliefs, feelings, or problems about situation with their own words. In this qualitative
research, the interview was more in open-ended questions and less in question structure. The structure followed the development of the questioning and
answering process in the interview. The results of the interview were presented in
Appendix C pages 71-75.
E. Data Analysis Technique
To analyze the data obtained in the interview and observation, the researcher used the existing theories as the background. The theories of CBI and
international class were compared and then contrasted with the results of the observation and interview to gather the final results that answer the research
questions. For example, to find out how significant is the influence of CBI implementation in the international class of SMAN 3 Yogyakarta, the researcher
contrasted the result of the observation in the classroom activity in SMAN 3 Yogyakarta
with the ideal principles of CBI implementation in the international class.
In analyzing the students’ speaking participation, the researcher used the data from the observation and interview. The data then compared to the principles
33 in speaking to find out the students’ speaking participation through CBI in the
international class of SMAN 3 Yogyakarta.
F. Research Procedure
