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activities. The options of the answer for the closed questions were strongly agree, agree
, disagree, and strongly disagree.
The researcher chose to use closed-ended questions because the researcher did not want to make the students confuse when they were answering the
questions in the questionnaires. On the other hand, the researcher also used open- ended questions because the researcher wanted to dig up deeper information from
the students. According to Wallace 2010, p. 135, the advantage of closed questions in the questionnaires is to make the questionnaires easier to fill in. On
the same page, Wallace also mentions the advantage of open-ended questions is to yield more data.
d. Semi-structured Focus Group Interviews
Frankel and Wallen 1993 explain interview is “an important way for the
researcher to check the accuracy of the impressions he or she has gained through observation” p. 384. The researcher used the interview to find out what the
students thought and how the students felt about the use of cue cards in improving their speaking skill. On the other hand, the researcher conducted interviews to
clarify the student s’ answers in the questionnaire which was given to them.
The type of interview which was used by the researcher was semi-structured focus group interview. According to Lichtman 2013, p. 189, focus group
interviews involve group of people at one time and give opportunities to interact each other. In addition, Lichtman 2013 adds semi-structured focus group
interview is “focus group interview in which the researcher has developed a list of questions and has a preconceived plan for proceedings
” p. 208.
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interview guide. Semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted in the end of every cycle. The participants of the semi-structured interview were chosen
randomly. There were two focus group interviews in every cycle in which there were 5-6 students in each group.
e. Speaking Test
