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the stimuli, and the behavior formed after people evaluate and interpret the stimuli they received.
Figure 2.2. The Perceptual Process Used in this Research
Cooperative Learning
Experience
Awareness
Perception
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
The purpose of chapter III is to ensure that the empirical verification of the logical truth is valid. In this chapter, the researcher explains each part of the
research methodology including what research method is used, how many participants are taken, what research instruments are used and how the data are
gathered and analyzed. This chapter presents the research method, research setting, research participants, instrument and data gathering techniques, data
analysis techniques, and research procedure.
A. Research Method
Since this research is going to find out the students’ perception toward the
implementation of cooperative learning in class 8D of Junior High School 2 Mlati Sleman, the method used in this research is a survey research. According to Ary,
Jacobs and Razavieh 1979, survey research is kind of research that allows the researcher gathering data ranging for physical counts and frequencies to attitudes,
opinions and characteristics of severals groups about particular issues. Survey research is commonly used to find the facts by collecting the data from the
population and sample. Therefore, the provided questions in the survey are information-gathering questions.
In this research, the data are presented in quantitative and qualitative ways. The data collection is in a form of numeric data from the questionnaire will be
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explained in qualitative way. The data gathered from the interview are presented and described in qualitative way.
B. Research Setting
This research was conducted in 8D class of JHS 2 Mlati, which is located on Jl. Perkutut, Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The researcher conducted
the research from January 2014 until February 2014, which consisted of several steps, namely class observation, questionnaire distribution and interview session
with the students and the teacher. The class observation was conducted on January 27
th
and February 2
nd
, 2014. The questionnaire was distributed on February 11
th
, 2014. The interview session, divided into interview with the students and another
interview with the teacher, was conducted on February 24
th
, 2014.
C. Research Participants
The target participants in this research were all 31 students of 8D class of JHS 2 Mlati in 20132014 academic year. The English teacher of JHS 2 Mlati
recommended this class to be observed. He said that this class is the best-managed class comparing to other classes. The teacher had implemented cooperative
learning in that class. Therefore, the researcher considered that this class could fulfill the researcher
’s need about cooperative learning. All of the students of 8D class were asked to answer the questionnaire and
interview given by the researcher to find out their perception of the cooperative
