Research Method RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

24 first part is close-ended questions which consist of 10 statements. The second part is open-ended questions which consist of three questions. The researcher developed the questions based on the theories. For the detail, the blueprint of the questionnaire can be seen in Appendix 2. Table 3.1 Example of the Questionnaire Blank No Statement SA A D SD 1. 2. 3.

2. Interview

The researcher chose an interview to gather the data on the use of reader‟s log in Basic Reading I class. This interview was conducted after the questionnaire was distributed to the students. The researcher obtained deeper information from the interview than the questionnaire. The purpose of this interview was to understand deeper about the student‟s motivation and also to obtain information which would support this research. Frankel and Wallen 2006 state “the purpose of interviewing people is to find out what is on their minds what they think or how they feel about something” p. 455. The researcher conducted the interview with the students of Basic Reading I class. The researcher used the interview technique to gain the data to answer the research questions. The researcher constructed the questions from theories of reading, reader‟s log and motivation. The researcher used Focus Group Discussion FGD to conduct this research. According to Krueger 1988, FGD is a good way to discuss a specific topic from similar experiences of people. This instrument helped the researcher to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 25 find detailed and deeper explanation of all information from the aspects to be found out. The researcher can exa mine the students‟ opinion about the use of reader‟s log. The researcher used recording and note taking to gather the data in the interview. In collecting the data, the researcher conducted the interview to the students face to face.

E. Data Analysis Technique

Data analysis technique was divided into two. They were data from the interview and the questionnaire.

1. Data from Questionnaire

The researcher analyzed the data from the questionnaire. The researcher formulated ten close-ended questions for the students. The raw data from close- ended can be seen in Appendix 4. For the close-ended questions, the researcher counted the number of ticks √ from every degree of agreements. There were four agreements. Those were „Strongly Agree‟, „Agree‟, „Disagree‟, and „Strongly Disagree‟. Then, the researcher counted the raw data into percentages and interpreted them. Then, for the open-ended questions, the researcher classified and clustered the similar answers and then cross-checked them to the interview section. The raw data from open-ended can be seen in Appendix 5. In order to count the percentages from every degree of agreements, the researcher used the following formula: x : number of the students who chose the degree of agreement n : the total numbers of the students being observed � ∑� x 100