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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Context of the Research
1. Setting of the Research
The research was done in SMPN 1 Juwiring, Klaten and it is located in Kenaiban. Geographically, it is located in the country side which is not far from
the facilities to support the students learning such as internet. Besides, the school also provides good enough facilities in teaching and learning process. Related to
the physical appearance, it has good building and supporting facilities. There are 21 classrooms from the first grade to the third grade; each classroom has 36 to 38
students, and overall, they are in good condition, although some are not well maintained. The office consists of six rooms; they are teacher room, headmaster
room, guest room, administration, consultation room and UKS School Health Centre. The school also has facilities in teaching and learning activities such as a
library, artistry space, a computer laboratory, a language laboratory, biology laboratory, and sport hall, while, others are canteen, parking area, storage,
bathrooms, and mosque. The process of teaching and learning process is conducted 40 minutes for
each hour. Meanwhile, students learn English for four hours a week. The writer conducted pre-observation in a week, and it was held from 11
th
– 17
th
of March. While, the research was conducted twice a week, on Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
– 01.00 p.m. and on Friday at 07.00 a.m.
– 08.30 a.m in the VIIID classroom. The researcher held research for a month from 5
th
of May up to 3
rd
of June.
2. Subject of the Research
The subject of the research is the second grade students of SMP N 1 Juwiring, of class VIIID. There are 36 students consisting of 19 boys and 17 girls
in the classroom. The reason choosing the eighth grade students especially VIIID as the subject of the research is because of their low writing skill.
commit to user Based on the interview conducted by the researcher, most of the students
were interested in the English lesson, though their result of writing assignment was bad. Some of them reported that English was a difficult lesson because they
were confused with the grammar rule in writing, while during the lesson, the class activities was not conducive; some students did not give their full attention to the
teacher, they made noise, and etc. Besides, every student has different background and interest involving
economic level, intellectual capacities, home life, interests, and hopes. Some students who come from lower economic level realize that education is very
essential; they tend to study hard, because they have motivation to be better. Yet, others did not have interest to learn, or their parents did not understand that
education is important. It is different from students who have good facilities. The parents also have role to support their children‟s achievement by providing
students‟ facilities. Nevertheless, some students have problem because they get
affected by their surrounding environment or their parents did not give attention toward their achievement, although they come from higher economic level. Every
student has different characteristic to understand and to accept the lesson because they have different interest, home life, intellectual capacities, learning capacities,
attitude, talents, experience, hopes and dreams.
B. Research Method
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