15 10 - 15 of the total population. According to Arikunto 2002, if the total
population is more than 100 participants, the sample can be taken between 10 - 15 or 20 - 25 from the total of population. Moreover, in selecting the
sample, the researcher used simple random sampling. According to Ary et al. 2010, the characteristic of simple random sampling is that all members of
population have an equal and independent chance of being included in the random sample. Therefore, the researcher took Class B and Class F class which consists of
42 students as the sample of the research. The questionnaires were given at nearly the end of the semester, before
they conduct their Final Examination. At the period, the have conducted Listening 1. In this stage they have recognize their difficulties, needs, achievement and so
on related to listening activities.
3.3 Research Instrument
According to Ary et al. 2010, there are some methods of instrument commonly used to guide and help the researcher to generate the data such as
observation, interview, and document analysis. In addition, questionnaires as the research instrument were applied. Consisting of questions to be answered or
statements to be responded by respondents, questionnaire is used to gather the opinion from respondents Best, J.W., Khan, J.V., 2003, as cited in Latief, 2012.
The scope of questions in preliminary study includes listening in general, problems in listening, students’ opinion about listening class, and students’ strategy in
listening activity. Questionnaire contains of closed and open-ended questions. The idea for
combining of both responses is that it is easier to gather and analyze and the
16 responses to the later will provide more flexibility so that respondent can give more
accurate answer. The questions were about student’s’ listening strategies, and problems
which may occur during the process of teaching and learning. The problems involve the students’ performance, listening materials, students’ physical limits, and
supporting equipment. Related to students’ learning strategy, seven questions were proposed. They were in the form of close and open-ended questions. Dealt
with listening problems, eighteen questions, which were in the form of close questions, were given.
3.4 Data Collection
This section explains all of operations that are related to get information to answer the statement problems. The steps of collecting the data in this study are
as follows: 1.
The researcher explained about the questionnaires to the students. The researcher explains the items clearly to avoid misunderstanding.
2. The researcher gave instruction to the students to fill out the
questionnaires. 3.
The researcher collected the students’ questionnaires.
3.5 Data Analysis
