F. Theoretical Hypothesis
There is an effect of guided question technique on students’ writing skill of recount text at the eighth grade students of MTs. Negeri 13 Jakarta.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Place and Time of the Research
The research was conducted at MTs. Negeri 13 Jakarta which is located at Jl. Muhtar Raya Gg. H. Doel, Petukangan Utara, Pesanggrahan, Jakarta Selatan.
The research was held on 4
th
– 25
th
of November 2016.
B. Method of the Research
This research is quantitative research. Quasi experimental was used as the design of the research. It is decribed as the following table:
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Table 3.1 Pre- and Post-test design
Select control group
Pre-test No treatment
Post-test
Select experimental
group Pre-test
Experimental treatment
Post-test
Based on te table above, the writer conducted two classes, they are controlled and experimental class. In the experimental class, the writer gave
treatment by using guided question technique in teaching writing recount text, whereas in the controlled class, the writer taught recount text without using
guided question technique.
The research was conducted for six meetings. In the first meeting, pre-test was given to both classes. Then, for four meetings, treatment was given in the
experimental class by using guided question technique in teaching writing, while without using guided question in the controlled class. In the last meeting, both
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John W. Creswell, Education Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research
, Third Edition, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc, 2008, p. 310.
classes were given post-test. The treatment given to know the effectiveness of guided question technique on students’ writing skill of recount text.
C. Population and Sample
The population of this research is all the eighth grade students of MTs. Negeri
13 Jakarta which consist of 180 students. The sample of this research is two classes. They are VIII-B as an experimental class which consists of 35
students and VIII-A as a controlled classes which consists of 36 students. To take the sample for collecting data, purposive sampling is used in this research
because the writer chose two classes which have equal level and similar characteristics in learning English by asking the English teacher about the class
and knowing from the result of pre-test score of each class.
D. Data Collection Technique
The writer conducted pre-test and post-test as data collection technique: 1. Pre-test
The data was collected through pre-test in the first meeting. The aim is to measure students’ skill in writing recount text in both class before conducting
the treatment. 2. Post-test
After treatment conducted, the students in both classes were given a post test. It is used to find out the result after the treatment and the effectiveness of
guided question technique in students’ writing skill of recount text.
E. Research Instrument
In this research, the writer used a test as the instrument. The test is used to know the effectiveness of guided question technique on students’ writing skill
of recount text. The kind of text given is a writing test which is divided into two tests. They are pre-test and post-test. The form of writing test is the instruction
to students in order to make recount text based on topic given by the writer. Because the test is writing test, the writer used writing rubric to give the score
of students’ writing test which is created by Jacob et al 1981. The rubric is
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