CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research ..., Assignments of Research Methodology

Download CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research ... and more Assignments Research Methodology in PDF only on Docsity! 24 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research methodology is needed to obtain and analyze the data of this study. This chapter outlines the specific steps that will be used in conducting research. It covers the research design, research subject, research instrument, data collection, and data analysis. 3.1 Research Design Research design is a blueprint that gives the researcher outlines and details of research procedures ranging from questions of the research problem until the data analysis. Bogdan and Biklen (2007) stated that research design is researcher’s plan in conducting research. Moreover, Ary (2010) added by defining research design as the researcher’s preparation of how to proceed in obtaining an understanding of some groups or some phenomena in its natural setting. Research design gives an accountability to all steps that will be taken (Margono, 2004). There are two types of designs in educational research. They are quantitative and qualitative research design. According to Creswell (2012), quantitative research deals with numeric data which are collected from a large of people using instruments with preset inquiries and responses. In contrast, qualitative research collects data based on words from a small number of individuals so that the participants’ views are gained. Bogdan and Biklen (2007) added that qualitative research is descriptive. It means the data that are collected in a form of words or pictures rather than numbers. 25 Related to the previous explanations, the researcher used qualitative research design. The researcher used two instruments of the qualitative research. Therefore, the data that are collected will be in a form of words or pictures. The researcher needed to give clear description about the difficulties faced by the teachers in managing class of EYL students and investigated how the teachers overcome the difficulties. 3.2 Research Subject According to Arikunto (2010), research subjects are things, cases, or people where the data for research variable will be explored by the researcher. The subjects of this study were six teachers who taught the first grade in EYL 2. They taught the first grade students during three months, started on October 18 – December 20, 2015. The researcher observed each EYL teacher one time only. EYL is one of elective courses that is offered to English Department Students in University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The first grade was chosen because the first grade students are changing period from kindergarten to elementary school, and also they are very young. In the teaching and learning process, they need a great attention and guidance from the teachers especially introducing a new language. By the reason, the students’ attention is the crucial part in transferring knowledge. The teachers can catch students’ attention by applying good classroom management. 3.3 Research Instrument It is crucial to define the research instrument in this study. In addition, according to Arikunto (2010) in order to facilitate the researcher, research 28 researcher and EYL students. Meanwhile, the tool that is used in interview process is interview guide. Further information can be found in Appendix 1a. 3.4 Data Collection The data were collected from the EYL teachers that teach in EYL teaching practice at English Department of UMM. The procedures of collecting data are written below: 1. Observing and taking video of the EYL class activities. The researcher used field notes in observing the class in order to gain rich information about teachers’ difficulties in managing class of EYL students. 2. Formulating the interview guideline in order to prepare interview with EYL teachers about the difficulties in managing class and how the EYL teachers overcome the difficulties in managing class of EYL students 3. Doing interview with the EYL teachers to identify the difficulties in managing class and how the EYL teachers overcome the difficulties 4. Collecting the data gained from the observation and interview. 3.5 Data Analysis After collecting the data, the researcher continued to analyze the data through some steps: 1. Classifying the difficulties in managing class of EYL students and the ways to overcome the difficulties from the data of observation 2. Selecting the answers from interview to know whether the data provided were sufficient information or not. 3. Interpreting and verifying the data of observation and the data from interview. 29 4. Drawing conclusion based on the result of the data that have been analyzed.