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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. The type of the Research
The research on improving student’s vocabulary through vocabulary card at SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta was an action research study. It attempted
to find the solution of the problems and to implement actual actions in improving a condition by showing the cause-effect relationship between the action and the
results. This research was implemented in the form of collaborative action
research. The research was conducted collaboratively with the English teacher and the Grade VII students of SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta. The team worked
together in planning implementing and reflecting the action. The action research was conducted through the process below:
Figure 2. Cyclical Model of Action Research by Kemmis and McTaggart.
B. The setting of the Research
The research was conducted in the first semester in the 2015 2016 academic year for Grade VII students at SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta. It is
located at Jalan Jendral Urip Sumoharjo, Klitren Lor, Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta. This school was selected for the research setting because of the
researcher’s interest in solving the problems related to students’ vocabulary
mastery found at the school. C.
The subject of the Research
The subject of the research is the Grade VII B students of SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta. The number of students consists of 26 twenty six. The
students chosen based upon the unstructured interview result with the English teacher at that class proving that they had the lowest achievement of English test
especially in vocabulary among other Grade VII classes. That is why they needed an appropriate strategy to help them in improving their English scores by
improving student’s vocabulary mastery.
D. The Object of the Research
The research focuses on the vocabulary mastery for the Grade VII students of SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta in the 2015 2016 academic year.
E. Time of the Research
The research was conducted in the second semester of the 2015 2016 academic year. The actions were planned to be conducted on February. The
researcher carried out the actions based on the school schedule particularly the schedule of English lesson in VII class. The class was on Monday and Saturday.
F. Data Collecting Techniques and Instruments
The research has some techniques and some instruments to gain both qualitative and quantitative data. The techniques are, a. observation, b. interview,
c.testing, and d. documenting study. 1. Observations
The observation was conducted to monitor the teaching-learning process before, during, and after the actions were implemented. By using this kind of
technique, the researcher observed the teaching-learning process directly. The instrument to collect the data by using this techniques is observation checklists.
The result of the observations is in the form of vignette. 2. Interview
By this technique the researcher asked the participants of the research by an in-depth interview which aimed to find out the data that cannot be collected by the
observation before, during, and after the implementation. The interviews were guided, but the researcher was allowed to ask further questions to get more data
from the responses. The instrument to collect the data by using this kind of technique is interview guidelines. The result of the interviews is in the form of
transcript. 3. Testing
This technique provides two kinds of test which are pre-test and post-test. Pre-test was conducted before the implementation of the actions and the post-test
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