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E. The Technique of Collecting Data
In this research the researcher used observation, photograph, interview, and test to collect the data:
1. Observation Observation is an effective technique to learn about the method used by the
teacher, the condition of the clasroom, and the responses given by the students towards the method given by teacher.
This technique done by the researcher to observe students’ behavior and activities during the teaching and learning process. This observation focused on
the development of students’ vocabulary mastery through board games. The researcher acted as an active participant teacher and also observer. The researcher
observed the process of teaching and learning with the help of the English teacher as observer.
The researcher made field notes and took some photograph describing the students’ learning process. Photographs were taken to record activities happened
in the class. It could give real description about teaching learning process. 2. Interview
This technique was implemented in the beginning and the end of the research to know the students’ and teacher’s view of the teaching-learning
process. In the pre research, the researcher conducted interview to know what problems both the teacher and the students faced especially in learning English
and at the end of the research aims to know students’ improvement.
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3. Test The researcher gave vocabulary tests to the students. There were pre-test
and post-test which are used to collect the data of the improvement. Test was conducted to verify whether or not board games helped to improve the students’
vocabulary mastery.
F. Technique of Analyzing the Data
After collecting the data, the writer then analyzed the data. There are two ways in analyzing the data; they were qualitative and quantitative method. In this
research the qualitative data were analyzed by using Constant Comparative Method, while the quantitative data were analyzed by comparing the results of the
tests. The writer analyzed the result of the observation during the teaching and learning process by using Constant Comparative Method as suggested by Strauss
and Glasser in Moleong 2004:288-289. They said that in general, the data analysis process includes data reduction, data classification, data synthesis, and
ended by action hypothesis. They are as follows: 1. Data Reduction
From the observation of each cycle the smallest unit that has close relationship with the research problems was found. After that the researcher gave codes for
every unit in order to know where the data come from, whether it from the fieldnotes, interviews, photographs, etc.
2. Categorization The next step that the researches do was choosing every unit that has the same
characteristics and labeled it.
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3. Synthesis To synthesis the researcher looked for the relationship between one category to
the others. After that the researcher gave a label related one category to the others again.
4. Stating “Action Hypothesis” Formulate proportional statements that come from the data.
The quantitative data were analyzed by calculating the mean of pre-test and post-test. Ary, Donald and Jacob 1979: 150 mention that the mean of pre-test
and post-test can be calculated with the formula as follows:
N x
x
N y
y
In which:
x = Means of pre-test scores
y
= Means of post-test scores N = Number of pairs
Based on the mean scores of the tests, it can show whether or not board games could improve the students’ vocabulary mastery.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
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