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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter discusses the methodology which was used in the research. It covers method, research participants, setting, research instruments,
data gathering technique and research procedure.
A. Method
This research was aimed at observing the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum at the sixth grade of elementary school of SD
Negeri Serayu Yogyakarta and observing students’ and teachers’ perceptions on the Competency-Based Curriculum. The method used in this thesis was a
qualitative research. This research was conducted by using research instruments. This study also employed a descriptive research as a type or category
of research referring to investigation which utilizes already existing data or non- experimental research with a preconceived hypothesis or research questions
Selinger and Shohamy, 1989. In a descriptive research, the kind of data analysis that was carried out was often qualitative. The analysis of qualitative research was
in the form of narrative description and interpretation. In this descriptive research, the field notes were interpreted in the form of narrative description.
Descriptive research focused on problem solving of current and existing problems. It was also an activity consisting of data collection in order to
answer research questions currently existing. The implementation of descriptive PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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research was not only limited to data collection and arrangement, but also analysis and interpretation of the data.
Descriptive method was chosen since it was widely used and covered more aspects than other methods. Thus, this method provided current information
and a chance to identify useful factors for the research. The kind of descriptive method used in this research was a survey. A
survey gave advantages in which a researcher could conduct a further research. Conducting a further research would allow one to investigate one’s personality,
one’s experience, and there was also a chance to investigate the reason for one to behave in certain way Sevilla, 1993: 80. The survey avoided providing a chance
to gain knowledge needed to solve existing problems and also intensively and detailed focuses on a case. The survey involved one or several people in a certain
time.
B. Research Participants