17 people interpret their experiences, how they construct their worlds, and what
meaning they attribute to their experiences.” Same as Merriam, Denzin and Lincoln 2005 defined a qualitative research as a situated activity that locates the
observer in the world. From this theorist, it can be concluded that a qualitative research is related to the world, in which people are involved inside, included
their interpretation of what they had done.
B. Research Participants
This research would be conducted at Mardi Yuana Senior High School. The participants were ten English teachers who implement 2006 curriculum in
teaching English and teach in Mardi Yuana Senior High School. It was expected that the researcher would understand and comprehend the English teachers’
perception on 2006 curriculum implementation in their school.
C. Research Instruments
1. Questionnaire
According to John 1970, a questionnaire is divided into two types, they are closed form and open form. The closed form provides the answers like yes or no,
a short response, or checking an item from a list of suggested responses. The open form provides free response in the respondent’s own words. In other words, it is
called written interview. Marshall 1998 stated that “Open-ended questions give the participants the opportunity to express their own thought, and requires more
effort in terms of their responses.”
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18 The questionnaires were used to see the teachers’ perception on 2006
curriculum. It was aimed at knowing the teachers’ understanding about 2006 curriculum in teaching English. In addition, it was expected to answer the problem
the researcher stated. In conducting this research, the questionnaires would be in form of open form so that there was no limitation for participants to answer the
questions. 2.
Interview According to Nunan 1994, the interview had been widely used as a
research tool and usually applied in survey research. The interview would be conducted if the result of the questionnaire could not answer what the researcher
expected. In other words, this was an optional instrument. In this section, the researcher would focus on the teachers’ perception too, especially for the
strengths and weaknesses of 2006 Curriculum implementation.
D. Data Gathering Technique
The researcher was going to gather the data by distributing questionnaires to some English teachers who implement 2006 Curriculum. The purposes of the
questionnaire distribution were to know teachers’ perception on 2006 Curriculum implementation, and what teachers need to do in implementing 2006 Curriculum,
like their preparation in implementing this curriculum. If the result of the questionnaire had not answered the problem, the researcher would conduct
interview to the participant.
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19 The questionnaire and interview were going to be conducted to answer the
problems of this research. Questionnaires would focus on teachers’ perception and teachers’ preparation on 2006 curriculum. Meanwhile, the interview would be
conducted if the answer of the questionnaire could not answer the problem the researcher expected.
E. Data Analysis Technique
