Research Setting RESEARCH METHOD

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

This chapter discusses the research method employed in the study. This is presented in six headings that are the research setting, the research design, the research data collection, the validity and reliability of the data, and the research procedure. The description of each heading is presented as follows.

A. Research Setting

This action research study was conducted in Junior High School named State Junior High School 8 of Yogyakarta. It is located at Prof. Dr. Kahar Muzakir 2 Yogyakarta road. In this school, there are of 922 students. They are 298 students of VII grade, 310 students of VIII grade, and 314 students of IX grade. The quality of the students is quite good proved by the achievement in the last three years both in academic and non academic field. SMP N 8 Yogyakarta is considered as a good school. The school is supported by the teachers of good qualities in their fields. All of them had passed the undergraduate program. This school has adequate facilities such as a language laboratory, a music room, science laboratory, library, etc. Each facility is used effectively and efficiently in order to improve the students‘ practice. SMP N 8 Yogyakarta is a large school in size with each grade consisting of ten classrooms. Each class was thirty students. It has a headmaster office, a vice headmaster office, a teacher s‘ office, an administration office, a meeting room, a consultation room, a secretariat room, a laboratory, a computer laboratory, a PKK room, a health center, a hall, a library, a language laboratory, a mosque, a 53 religion room, a kitchen, a canteen, stude nts‘ association office, a storehouse, some toilets, and a parking area. There is also a large schoolyard in the middle of the school buildings that becomes a basketball and volleyball courts. It can also be used to have a flag ceremony and do physical exercises. The research was carried out in class VIII.II in the first semester in the academic year of 20132014. The class consisted of 30 students. According to the National Education Ministerial Regulations No. 412007, a classroom in a Junior High School should consist of 32 students. Therefore, class VIII.II was an ideal in term of the number of the students. The English teaching and learning processes in this class were held 4x40 minutes in a week. The class was taught by a male teacher graduated from a Sanata Dharma University. He used an LKS entitled “ PR Bahasa Inggris Kelas VIII ” in teaching and learning processes. The classroom of Grade VIII.II was quite large. It was supported by some equipment such as a white board and an LCD. The teacher could also borrow a room speakers, or tape recorder in the storehouse to support the teaching and learning processes. There were a picture of the president, vice president, and Indonesian heroes on the wall. The chairs in VIII.II class were arranged neatly facing the whiteboard and the teache r‘s desk. However, the students seemed to be inconvenient regarding the seating arrangement because it was difficult for them to have discussions with other students. Moreover, the facilities were not optimally used in the learning activities.

B. Research Design