This chapter presents the research methodology used in this study. It comprises of the purpose of the study, place and time of the study, design of
the study, population and sample, techniques of collecting data, and technique of analysis data.
A. Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study is to know which more dominant frequency of difficulty in using irregular verb or regular verb is, why they face
difficulties in using regular and irregular verb, and analyze them to find out how to surpass the difficulties in using regular and irregular verb.
B. Place and Time of the Study
The research was held at SMPI Hidayatul Athfal Cinere, which is located on Jl. Persahabatan No. 9 Rt 0602 Cinere- Limo- Depok. The
research was begun by doing observation on Thursday, May 7, 2009. She gave test on Thursday, May 28, 2009 and interview the students on Friday, May 19,
2008.
C. Design of the Study
This study is descriptive-evaluation in a form of quantitative research about analysis on the difficulties faced by the students in learning regular and
irregular verb at the second grade of SMPI Hidayatul Athfal Cinere. The descriptive study is designed to obtain the currents status of phenomena and is
directed toward determining the nature of the situation as it exists at the time of the study. This study is also called evaluation because it tries to evaluate
objectively about teaching regular and irregular verb and it is also called a quantitative research because the writer uses some numerical data which is
analyzed statically. For information of theoretical framework, the writer visited some
libraries to find some books or articles that related with this study. To collect
data of research the writer made observation at school and fixed population and sample for her research. After that the writer collected data with giving a
test. The writer examined the test and gave score. Next, the writer made interview with students who got bad and good score to know why they face
difficulties in using regular and irregular verb.
D. Population and Sample
In Encyclopedia of Educational Evaluation stated: Population is a set or collectionof all elements processing one or
more attributes of interest.
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The population is the entire group of individuals that wanted
information about. Population in this study is all of the class VII, they are 16 students.
Sample is a part of the population of interest, a sub-collection selected from a population. A good sample is a sample which reflects maximal
population. At the beginning of the research, the writer wanted to take all
population as sample because the total students of second grade only 16 but unfortunately the students who absented are 4 so she took 12 students as the
sample or 75 of population.
E. Techniques of Collecting Data
