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CHAPTER III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
Chapter III consists of eight parts. The eight parts in this chapter are: research design, subject of the study, role of the writer, type of data, instrument for collecting data,
method for collecting data, method for analyzing data.
3.1 Research Design
In this study, the research was done by conducting classroom action research. The students were taught with the main treatment : listening to “Fire Coming Out of A Monkey’s
Head” song as a medium to improve students’ motivation in learning vocabulary. Before the treatment began, the students were given a pre-cycle 1 test to understand their profile related
to the narrative text, and at the end of the treatment, final cycle 2 test was given to understand the treatment development which the writer implemented and used to improve
the motivation and their vocabulary understanding.
3.2 Subject of The Study
The subject of this research was VIII A students of SMP N 22 Semarang in the academic year of20122013. The total of the students was 30 students.
3.3 Role of The writer
The roles of the writer in this research were: writer, observer, data collector, and data analyzer. As the writer, the students were taught with the treatment to improve their
vocabulary mastery. As the observer, the students’ need relevant with the treatment and
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everything that related to the research were observed. As the data collector, all the data which had been found from observation, pre-cycle 1 test, final cycle 2 test, and questionaire
were collected. The last, as the data analyzer, the writer analyzed all of obtained data, and made the data became more readable and understandable by using some formula and
methods.
3.4 Type of Data
In this research, there were two kinds of data. The first one was quantitative data and the second was qualitative data. Pre-cycle 1 test, cycle 1 test, and final cycle 2 test were used as
the quantitative data, and for the qualitative data, the writer used motivation rubric as the main qualitative data. Field notes and questionnaire were also used to support the main data
and the result from the quantitative data.
3.5 Instrument for Collecting Data
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