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CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter highlights the explanations of some aspects dealing with the research method applied in this research. The aspects are, research design, operational
definition of the key terms, research area determination method, respondent determination method, data collection method, and data analysis method. Each points
written respectively below.
3.1 Research Design
In this research, a descriptive research design was used because the objective of the study is to describe the condition of the eighth grade
students’ reading comprehension achievement of recount texts at SMPN 1 Bayuwangi. According to
McMillan 1992:144, “a descriptive research simply describes in detail a
phenomenon ”. This research describes the students’ reading comprehension
achievement of recount text. Descriptive qualitative research design is used because it does not intend to prove a hypothesis. In line with the explanation, Suryabrata
1991:78 explains that “a descriptive research is a research that does not test
hypothesis, but it intends to describe a certain situation of the research subject ”.
A research must be conducted systematically, that is why the researcher should go through the steps of the design of the descriptive research. The procedures
that were used in this research were as follows: 1.
Determining the research area purposively. 2.
Determining the respondents of the research, there is the eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Banyuwangi in the 20142015 academic year based
on the midterm score given by the teacher using cluster random sampling by lottery.
3. Constructing the research instruments in the form of the reading test and
the interview guide.
4. Consulting the research instruments of the test items and try out items to
the English teacher and the research consultants. 5.
Administering the try out test, to know difficulties index, reliability of the test, and appropriate time allocation.
6. Collecting the primary data by administering reading comprehension test
to the respondents of the research. 7.
Analyzing the results of the reading test statistically by using the percentage formula. Then, classifying them based on the classification of
the score levels. 8.
Drawing a conclusion from the results of the data analysis to answer the research problems.
9. Reporting the results of the research.
3.2 Operational Definition of the Key Terms
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