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C. Participants
The data were collected from the eighth grade students at SMP N 1 Jogonalan, Klaten. The researcher specifically chose middle grade because unlike
seventh-graders, the eighth grade students were already used to the pace of teaching and learning process in junior high school.
After having a brief discussion with the English teacher, it was decided that the research would be conducted in class VIII B based on the fact that its
students were quite cooperative. There were 42 students as participants which consisted of 20 males and 22 females. The age average of the students was around
13 years old and they all learned English as a foreign language.
D. Time of the Research
No. Activity Stages
Time
1. Selecting data resources
January – March 2014
2. Consulting research title
April 2014 3.
Submitting research proposal May 2014
4. Writing chapter I, II, and III
May – August 2014
5. Preparing for collecting data
August 2014 6.
Collecting data February
– March 2015 7.
Writing chapter IV and V April
– August 2015 8.
Examination September 2015
E. Data Collection Techniques and Instruments
The researcher collected both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data were shown in the form of descriptions. It contained the opinions of research
participants. On the other hand, quantitative data were presented in numerical
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forms that were obtained through pre-test and post-test. The researcher collected the data using several techniques.
1. Observation
This data collection technique was used to describe the activity in the classroom at a particular time. Using an observation checklist, the researcher observed the
English teaching and learning process closely before, during, and after the actions were implemented in the class. This action was carried out in order for the
researcher to obtain some data about the effect of the action upon the students. The data that were collected through observation were written in the form of field
notes.
2. Questionnaire
In this study, the researcher also used questionnaire. It was used to help the researcher finding out more about the
students’ interests and learning motivation. The questionnaires were distributed among the students and they were required to
answer all of the questions. The researcher provided open-ended questions so that the students would give detailed answers.
3. Interview
This technique was used to gather information from all the people involved, mainly the students and the English teacher, about the teaching and learning
process. The researcher interviewed the students and the teacher to collect more detailed data on the problems they had faced or were facing during English
teaching and learning process and also the effect of the learning method being implemented. An interview guideline was used during the interview and the data
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