F. Research Methodology
1. Method of the Research
This research is “the Mastery of Subjunctive at the Third Year Students of Senior High School at Lembaga Pendidikan Primagama” which finds in the
test instrument about subjunctive. In this study, the writer uses descriptive method to describe an object based on the readably visible fact and the writer
applies the field research. Field research involves the collection of primary data or information that is new. This is collected through surveys and
questionnaires that are made out specifically for a purpose.
2. Population and Sample
The population that the writer selected is the students of Bimbingan Belajar Primagama Lubang Buaya in the third grade of senior high school in
the Academic Year of 2008-2009 and the sample which the writer selected is thirty students only to do the test about subjunctive. The writer conducted the
research of subjunctive because subjunctive is Primagama’s syllabus.
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see page 97.
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Primagama, Garis-garis Besar Program Pengajaran GBPP Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan KTSP 2006 Yogyakarta: Primagama, 2008-2009, p. 1.
3. Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis of this study is the test-results from the thirty-selected students. The writer took the number of the students because there were thirty
students in which for the third grade of senior high school at Bimbingan Belajar Primagama Lubang Buaya in Academic Year of 2008-2009. This
grade contains three classes and each class consists of 10 students. Besides, Primagama’s English teachers have important role for the writer’s research to
get the data in the class because the writer attended the class directly to know how the teachers teach the students about subjunctive and what the teaching
methodology the teachers use.
4. Data Analysis Technique
The writer uses descriptive comparative analysis technique in this research to compare the different structure between the students’ answers test results
and the written theories. In calculating the test results, the writer uses the following formula:
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P
=
N F
x 100 P = Percentage
F = Frequency of wrong answers N = Total Number of Test
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Drs. Asyikin, dkk, Bahasa Inggris, Bandung: Lubuk Agung, 2004 p. 3
5. Data Collection