Data Analysis Technique METHODOLOGY

the writer tried to find out the English teacher and lecturers’ opinions and suggestions which were used as the means to evaluate and improve the designed supplementary materials. The questionnaires were intended to obtain the English lecturers and teacher’s arguments of the designed materials. The English lecturers and teacher could also give criticism and suggestions so that the designed materials were useful for the students.

E. Data Analysis Technique

The technique used to analyze the data will be explained based on the instruments used. The explanation is as follows. 1. Interview The data obtained from the interview of one English teacher of SMP BOPKRI 2 YOGYAKARTA was analyzed through description or called as qualitative data analysis. It was done by interpreting the answers and elaborating the information obtained. In addition, the writer could use the field notes that she had made during the interview for analyzing the data. 2. Questionnaire In this study, questionnaires were used in two different steps. It was used in the research and information collecting and in the preliminary testing. Since the types of questionnaires used in those steps were different, the way to analyze them was also different. After conducting interview, the writer distributed structured questionnaires to twenty of seventh graders of SMP BOPKRI 2 YOGYAKARTA. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI The data obtained from the questionnaires was analyzed by calculating each item by percentage. According to Ary et al 20 02:125, “The percentages are calculated by dividing the total number in one category by the total number in all categories and multiplying the result by 100.” Percentages, however, can express the information in a clearer way as so it would be easier to interpret and understand the data presented. The formulation to find out the percentage is presented as follows. n  x 100  n Note : n = the number of respondents who choose certain statements  n = the total number of participants Since the questionnaire conducted for preliminary testing was questionnaire which combined the two types, the data was analyzed in two different ways. In the first part, percentage was used to analyze the data. The formula of calculating the percentage is the same with the previous formula. n  x 100  n Note : n = the number of respondents who choose certain statements  n = the total number of participants PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI After the percentage of each statement was found, the data were presented in the format displayed in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 The Form of the Result of Participants’ Questionnaire No. Participants’ Opinion Frequency of Occurrence Percentage 1 2 3 4 N In the second part, the data were analyzed by summarizing and presenting the respondents’ answer into paragraphs. The result of the questionnaire was used to as the feedback to revise and improve the designed materials.

F. Research Procedures