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D. The technique of Collecting Data
The techniques of collecting the data applied in this research will be as follows:
1. Interview
Lexy J. Moleong quotes that interview is a conversation with certain purposes which is done by two sides as the interviewer and the interviewee
2002: 135. Additionally, Allison et al 1996: 25 says that interview is a face to face situation in which the researcher set out the elicit information or
opinion from a subject. By this technique, the researcher made an interview with the teacher
of Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and English in the Pioneering of Internationally Standard School class. The topic of the interview was about the
teaching-learning activities at the Designated International Standard School in SMP N 1 Sukoharjo in the 20082009 academic year. The interview was
conducted from February to March 2009. 2.
Observation Alison et al says that observation is observing and recording of events
or circumstances in which the writer is presents 1996:26. While Johnson and Christensen 2000: 147 define two different types of observation. First is
laboratory observation and the second is naturalistic observation. Laboratory observation is the observation done in the laboratory or
other setting set up by the researcher. While naturalistic observation is the
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observation carried out in the real world. In this study, the writer used naturalistic observation. The writer also did a class observation. The
observation was conducted from February to March 2009. 3.
Document Analysis According to Sutopo 2002: 69 written documents are sources of
research, which are often having important role in qualitative research. Further, he explains that document is used in research because of some
reasons: document is source of research, which is stable, rich and supported; it is as evidence to a testing and it has natural characteristic so it is
appropriate to qualitative research.
E. Techniques of Analyzing Data
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