D. Population, Sample and Sampling Technique
1. Population
Population consists of all possible people who fall into a particular category.
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According to Setiyadi, all individuals who can be the target in research are called population.
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Population in this research was all students of the tenth grade of SMA Hidayatul Muslihin Way Kanan in the academic year of 20162017 which consists
of 61 students in 3 classes.
Table 3 The Population of the Tenth Grade of SMA Hidayatul Muslihin Way Kanan
in the Academic Year of 20162017 No
Class Gender
Total Male
Female
1. X 1
12 10
22
2. X 2
8 11
19
3. X 3
10 10
20 Total of the Students
61
Source: The data of documentation the Tenth Grade of SMA Hidayatul Muslihin Way Kanan in the Academic Year of 20162017.
2. Sample of the Research
Sample is a smaller number of individuals drawn from the total population which can be taken as representative of that population.
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According to Arikunto, sample
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Handbook Research Method in Education The Open University, 2001, p. 123.
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Ag. Bambang Setiyadi, Op. Cit. p. 38.
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Handbook, Op. Cit. p. 123.
is a part of the population.
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In this research, the writer chose two classes, the first as the experimental class and the second as the control class.
3. Sampling Technique
The sampling technique used in this research was cluster random sampling. The selection of groups, or clusters, of subjects rather than individuals is known as
cluster random sampling.
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One class is as control class and one class is as experimental class. The writer conducted the research at the tenth grade. The tenth
grade consists of three classes and the writer selected two classes as the sample.
Here are the steps of taking sample by using cluster random sampling technique.
a. First, the writer provided three pieces of small paper, each paper contained the
name of 3 classes. b.
Second, the writer rolled up and put the paper into a box. c.
After that, the box was shaken until one of the rolled-paper out of the box. It was done twice since the samples are consisted of two classes.
d. The writer chose one piece of paper randomly, the first as experimental class
and the second as control class.
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Suharsimi Arikunto, Prosedur Penelitian Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 2006, p. 131.
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Jack R. Fraenkel, Norman E. Wallen,Helen H. Hyun, How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education8th ed New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2009, p. 96.
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