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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
This chapter consists of research methodology started from the type of the study, the population and sample, setting, instruments of the study, data
collection, data analysis techniques and research procedures.
A. Type of the Study
The purpose of this study is to develop a product for students of International Mathematics Education that can be used as an English reading course book. Borg
and Gall 1983 state that the term ‘product’ is not always about materials such as text books, videos but also the learning method and learning organization. Hence,
this study is categorized as Research and Development. The purpose of research and development study is to develop effective products to be used in educational
programs.
B. Population and Sample of the Study
In this research, the population is the students of International Mathematics Education study program. These students are in the 4
th
and 6
th
semesters which consist of 37 students.
C. Setting of the Study
This study was conducted at Yogyakarta State University, Faculty of Mathematics and Science from April up to May 2015. The campus is located in
Karangmalang street, Sleman District, Province of Yogyakarta Special Territory.
D. Instruments of the Study
Instruments are needed in gaining the data when doing a research. There are some types of instruments that can be used in gathering the data. It is based on the
type of the study. In this research, the instruments used in gathering the data were the needs analysis questionnaire and the expert judgment questionnaire.
The first questionnaire is needs analysis questionnaire. The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out the data about the target needs and learning needs. The
organization of this questionnaire is adapted from Graves 2000, Hutchinson and Waters 1987 and Nunan 2004.
Table 4: The Organization of the Needs Analysis Questionnaire No
Aspects The
Items number
Purpose of the Question
References
1 Students’
personal identity B
To find
some information concerning
on the learners’ identity
Graves 2000:103
Hutchinson and Waters
1987:63
Target Needs
2 Goals
1, 4 To
find some
information about
learners’ goal
in learning English
Graves 2000:104
Kurikulum Pendidikan
Matematika Internasional
3 Necessities
2, 3 To
find some
information about
Hutchinson and Waters