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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter deals with the methodology which is used by the researcher. The research methodology is intended to answer the research question. Meanwhile,
the methodology covers some parts, those are the research method, the research setting, the research participants, the research instruments, the data gathering
technique, the data analysis technique, and the research procedure.
A. Research Method
This research used mixed method. Ary, Jacob, and Razavieh 2006 explain that mixed method is an approach that combines both qualitative and quantitative
methods in the design of a single study p. 32. Lodico, Spaulding, and Voegtle 2006 state
“A mixed method combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative research. Providing both an in-depth look at context, processes, and
interactions and precise measurement of attitudes and outcomes” p. 282. The mixing process may occur in the data collection, methodology, the specified
method, the logistic of the design, and the analysis. Creswell 2008 explains that when both quantitative and qualitative data are used together in the research, it will
provide a better understanding of the research problem than either type by itself.
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B. Research Setting
The study took place at Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta, to be exact at the English Language Education Study Program. The study was conducted in
class B and class D of Basic Reading I. In order to answer the research problem, the researcher distributed the questionnaire during the even semester of 20142015
academic year. It was on December 4, 2014. Meanwhile the interview was conducted on April 17, 2015.
C. Research Participants
The research participants were the first semester students of Basic Reading I Class in the English Language Education Study Program. There were two classes
chosen; class B and class D in the academic year 20142015. Class B consisted of 26 students and class D consisted of 30 students. To sum up, the participants
consisted of 56 students in total. In this case, the researcher engaged purposive sampling. Singleton and Straits 1999 state that purposive sampling goes to
nonprobability sampling in which the researchers select the units that are representative or the typical of the population based on their judgments. The
researcher used class B and class D since the students of those classes have experienced in using the
reader’s log.
D. Instruments and Data Gathering Technique
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