Data Gathering Data Analysis Research Procedures

30 ended question, the respondents could make any response in their own words based on their wish.

D. Data Gathering

The data in this research was obtained from questionnaire. The research was conducted when Mass Media Communication Class A and Sociolinguistics B Academic Year of 20092010 in May 2010 were in progress in the 20092010 Academic Year. The researcher distributed the questionnaire sheets to the respondents in the beginning of May 2010. The questionnaire sheets would be filled in class. Then, on the same day, the questionnaire sheets would be collected. Having collected questionnaire sheets, the researcher analyzed them.

E. Data Analysis

There was only one step that the researcher would follow to analyze the data collected . The collected data from Likert scale questions were analyzed using Table 1. The table was the summary of the students’ answer. There are two columns; Statements and Students’ Responses. The Statements column is used to list the statement. The second column, Students’ Responses, which is consisted of three columns namely Frequency and Percentage Column, is used to list the number of participants who selects every degree of agreement. The writer counted the percentage of each response from each student. The total score would show the students’ perceptions on the use of group presentation. Second, the researcher classified the open-ended questions in the questionnaire to help the 31 researcher to find the possible suggestion of the implementation of group presentation. Table 3.1 Table of Participants’ Rating Scale Responses Table 3.2 : Table of participants’ responses on open ended questions

F. Research Procedures

To conduct the research, the researcher actually used nine main steps. First, the topic is selected, then formulated and analyzed the research problem. Next, the researcher selected the research method and prepared the research instrument after identifying the research participants. Because this research used Sociolinguistics Class B and Mass Media Communication Class A, the researcher asked permission to conduct the research. After gaining the permission, the researcher gathered data by distributing questionnaires. The researcher then analyzed the data. Finally, the researcher drew conclusion of the research. Statements Students’ Responses Frequency Percentage 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 etc. Participants 1st Open Ended Question 2nd Open Ended Question 1 2 3 Etc. 32

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION