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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Place and Time of the Study
The research takes place at grade VIII.A and VIII.B of MTs Al-Ikhwan, academic year 20132014. The writer do the research for 2 months, started
from April up to May 2014.
B. Method and Design of the Study
In this research, the writer uses quantitative research using experimental research design. McMillan and Schumacher state that quasi-experimental
research is a good design of the research because although it is not true experiments, it provides reasonable controlled over most sources of invalidity
and it is usually stronger than the pre-experimental design
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. In this research the writer conducts experimental research design by teaching two different
classes using two different techniques. The first class is an experimental class that taught using jigsaw technique. The second class is a control class that
taught using Grammar Translation Method. This research begins by administering the pre-test and closed by administering the post-test to the
students. Then the results of the two tests will be compared using the T-test formula to determine the final calculation of the research.
C. Population and Sample
The subject of the study is students at grade VIII.A and VIII.B of MTs Al-Ikhwan. Population of students consists of 285 students. The sample of
research of two classes that are class VIII.A which consists of 25 students as experiment class and VIII.B which consists of 25 students as control class.
The samples are 25 students from each class as sample by random sampling
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James H. McMillan and Sally Schumacher, Research in Education-6
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ed., Boston: Pearson Education, 2006, p. 273.
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Drs. Ibnu Hajar, M.Ed, Dasar-dasar Metodologi Penelitian Kuantitatif dalam Pendidikan, Jakarta: PT.Raja Grafindo persada, 1999, p. 137.
D. Technique of Data Collecting
In collecting the data, the writer uses quantitative data. The writer collects the data of the research by giving test to the students. The tests
consists of pre-test and post-test. The pre-test is given before the treatment and the post-test is given after the treatment. From these data the writer
determines the result of the research. There are some steps in collecting the data:
1. The writer begins the research by observing the condition and population
of MTs Al-Ikhwan, the writer also takes some supporting data for the research.
2. The writer takes the sample from the population of grade VIII students of
MTs Al-Ikhwan. The samples are class VIII.A as experimental class and VIII.B as control class.
3. The writer takes the same instrument for the students pre-test.
4. The next step is the treatment. The experimental class will be taught by
using Jigsaw technique and the control class will be taught by using Grammar Translation Method.
5. After the treatment consists of four meeting finish, the writer takes the test
to the students post-test. 6.
Finally, the data calculated by using T-test formula.
E. Instrument
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