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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Time and Location
The writer did the research on Thursday October 9
th
, 2012. The writer was conducted at MA Nurul Falah Serpong which is located on Jalan H.Saran no. 27
Serpong, South Tangerang.
B. Method of Study
The writer used the descriptive analysis method and used the procedures of error analysis itself. The Research tries to describe the errors made by students
when they write a subject. The writer tries to calculate the errors, make the reconstruction and classify causes of error.
C. Data and Data Sources
The data of the research were the students’ errors in the use of Recount Text Writing
; the data sources were taken from the test, and it was used to know kinds of errors made by the students of MA Nurul Falah Serpong.
D. Technique of Data Collecting
In collecting the data, the writer gave the test to find out the students’ errors in the use of Recount Text Writing. This test was used to know kinds of errors made
by the Twelfth Grade students of MA Nurul Falah Serpong in using the Recount Text
. The Writer came to the field, and the writer asks them to make three paragraphs about their last holiday. After that, collected their works, and analyzed
them. In this way, I tried to get the data as objective as possible
E. Instrument of the Research
The instrument of this research was a writing test. The type of writing is guided writing, which the topic is given by student’s activity in their last holiday.
The text was recount text. The text is divided into three parts, orientation, series of events and reorientation or conclusion. The test made by the writer. The material
was taken from the book.
F. Technique of Data Analysis
To find out the effectiveness of analysis on students’ error in using Recount Text
, the researcher used distribution frequency relative or descriptive analysis technique percentage formula. This is adapted from Sudjono and
described in the table of percentage
1
. In the table of percentage, the writer uses the formula:
P = percentage F = frequency of error occurred
N = number of sample which is observed
1
Prof. Drs. Anas Sudjono, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada, 2007, p. 43.
P = x 100
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS