D. Instrument
Instrument is crucial elements in conducting research which is used to measure the variables of the research. The instrument of research which was used
in collecting the data is questionnaire and documentation.
1. Questionnaire
The questionnaire was adopted from Joy M. Reid in Understanding Learning Styles in the Second Language Classroom book. The
questionnaire consists of 15 items, there are 5 items for each kind of learning styles. Here are the
indicators of learning styles’ questionnaire, as shown on the table below:
Table 3.1 Learning Styles Questionnaire Key Number
No Indicator
Total Key Number
1 Visual Learning Style
5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2 Auditory Learning Style
5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
3 Kinesthetic Learning Style
5 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Total Items 15
The questionnaire used is Likert Scale Form; a scale with a number of points or spaces, usually at least three but no more than seven. Five
points of scale ranging are used, they are: Strongly Agree Sangat Setuju, SS, Agree Setuju, S, Neutral Netral, N, Disagree Tidak Setuju, TS,
and Strongly Disagree Sangat Tidak Setuju, STS. The degree of scale was described in the table below:
Table 3.2 Questionnaires Scoring
Scale Score
Strongly Agree 5
Agree 4
Neutral 3
Disagree 2
Strongly Disagree 1
Sugiyono, Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif and R D, Bandung: Alfabeta, 2013, p. 135.
2. Documentation
The second instrument used to collect the data is documentation. The writer will ask about reading comprehension scores in ETIS test of
students of English Education Department in the Center for Language Development UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.
ETIS is English Test for Indonesian Students. ETIS is TOEFL like. ETIS is used to measure EF
L students’ English achievement, such as listening, reading and structure. The difference between ETIS and TOEFL
is ETIS used Indonesian context for the question items, especially in reading. ETIS is standardized test of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah students in
which the reliability and validity information had been examined.
E. Technique of Collecting Data
In collecting the data, the questionnaires and documentation are used. The first step is distributing adopted questionnaires to respondents which consist of
items that represent the three kind of learning styles; visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles from Joy M Reid in Understanding Learning Styles in
the Second Language Classroom. Then, transcribing the data from questionnaires to determine kind of learning styles of each respondent. Furthermore, the writer
conduct the second instrument by asking the Center for Language Development UIN Syarif Hidayatullah
Jakarta about students’ English Education Department scores of reading comprehension in ETIS test.
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