37 from each class as samples to be involved in the focus group discussion. Its aim
was to verify the students’ answer in the questionnaire. Next, the researcher made the transcript of the focus group discussion result. Then, the researcher made the
summary based on the data collection. After that, the researcher analyzed the data and compared the answers with participants’ answers in the questionnaire. The
purpose was to follow up and verify the questions in the questionnaire to gain more detailed information. So, the researcher then was able to draw a conclusion
of the students’ perception. Finally, the researcher wrote the explanation from all the data.
F. Research Procedure
There were seven steps in conducting this research. They were planning, defining the population and sampling, asking permission, constructing the
instruments, collecting the data, analyzing the data and reporting the data obtained.
1. Planning
The first step, the researcher defined the problems. It was found that the researcher needed to know the Microteaching students’ perception on their
questioning skill performance in the English Education of Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta. The researcher also tried to find a review of related
literature. The literature was applied as the guidance of conducting the further research. This review of related literature was based on reading some relevant
books and documents concerning the topic, problem determined and also research design.
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2. Defining the Population and Sampling
For the second step, the researcher decided the target population for this research. The target population was the students of the English Education
Research Program in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta, students who were taking the Microteaching class in the academic year 20112012 in particular. All
students in Microteaching class academic year 20112012 were included as the participants of this research. After deciding the population, the researcher then
took 55 Microteaching students as the research sample. The researcher used purposive sampling in conducting this research. The researcher selected the
students who had finished all the peer teaching practices and also had experienced teaching junior class. The researcher chose the participants because they had
experience in implementing questioning skill.
3. Asking Permission
The researcher asked permission first from the chairperson of the English Education Research Program of Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta to conduct
the research in the campus area before conducting this research. The process of asking permission first started by writing the permission letter and then asked the
chairperson’s signature.
4. Constructing the Instruments
