CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN
This chapter presents research design, place and time of the study, subject of the study, research instrument,
data and source data, technique of collecting data, and techniques of data analysis.
A. Research Design
The research design of this study is categorize as an experimental research about using mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing at SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. An
experimental study focuses on a treatment and and outcome. This study may also include two classes of 7
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grade students’ that’s 7.A and 7.B of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor, as the context in which the experiment is conducted. The two classes were handled by
different English teacher but they own similar educational background. This study expected gave the visible image of teaching English include:
a. The teaching preparation made by the English teacher. b. Kinds of materials used by the English teacher. c. Teacher’s ways to evaluate the students’ skill in descriptive
writing.
B. Place and Time of the Study
The researcher conducts this study at Junior High School SMP Riyadlul Jannah, Binong, Ciseeng, Bogor. For six months start from 14
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September 2008 up to 27
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February 2009.
C. Subject of the Study
The subject of this study consists of the teacher and the seven grade student of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. There were 115 students who studied at Junior
Islamic High School SMP Riyadlul Jannah which consists of 4 classes, namely for the
seventh grade consist of 2 classes, and for the eighth and ninth grade, both of them only have 1 class. There were three English teachers in that school. The seventh grade students
handled by two English teachers. And for the eighth and ninth grade handled by one English teacher.
D. Research Instrument
For research instrument the researcher used three instruments to get the data, they are: observation, questioner, documentation, and test.
E. Data and Source Data
The data of this study were three types, there are: 1.The teaching preparation made by the English teacher before teaching descriptive writing. 2.The kinds of
materials used by the English teacher in teaching descriptive writing. 3.The teacher’s ways to evaluate the students’ skill in descriptive writing.
The data about the teaching preparations were made by the English teacher of SMP Riyadlul Jannah were derived from teacher’s document and questioner to answer
the first research question, the data about the teaching materials were used by the English teacher were stated in her lesson plan, curriculum and questionnaire to answer the second
question of the research question, and the data of the evaluations are applied and given by the English teacher to the students’ achievement in teaching and learning activities were
obtained from the questionnaire, and test to answer the last research question.
F. Techniques of Collecting Data
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