Research Method RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter is to describe the method used in this research to answer the problem formulations as stated in the introduction. This chapter consists of research method, research setting, research participants, instruments and data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedure.

A. Research Method

The researcher intended to investigate Microteaching students’ perception on the use of reinforcement skill in Microteaching class. To gain the information, the researcher needed a sample of population for the data collection to answer the research problems. Since the research was to describe the characteristic of population, the method used was survey. It is proved by Fraenkel and Wallen 2009 that survey research is to gain information from a group of people to describe characteristics such as ability, opinions or knowledge through asking question and draw a sample rather than involve all the members of population. The research problems addressed to the quality of an activity that was being observed concerning with process as well as product and it is one of the characteristics of qualitative research Fraenkel Wallen, 2009. They add that the collected data tends to be in form of words rather than numbers. It was proved that the researcher got the data through the focused group discussion, comments and statements questionnaire. So, the presented data would be reported in words. 30 However, the researcher used score of percentage in the questionnaire result in order to determine the students’ perception. The researcher had population of participants in order to solve the research problems. The selected population was Microteaching students who were taking Microteaching course in even semester of 2012. They were ELESP students of year 2009 that have experienced reinforcement as a teaching skill. Since this is a survey research, the researcher drew a sample for the representatives rather than used the population, as stated by Fraenkel and Wallen 2009. There were 108 members in the population. The researcher chose the sample randomly because the members have an equal chance of being selected Fraenkel Wallen, 2009. The participants were listed from number 1 to 108. There were 54 participants who belonged to the odd numbers in the process of sampling.

B. Research Setting