CHAPTER III Research Methodology

3.1 Location of The Research

This study will be carried out at SMP Muhammadiyah 5 Samarinda,

Komplek Pondok Pesantren Istiqamah Muhammadiyah, Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim 2

Jl. Ahim No.1, Sempaja Sel., Kec. Samarinda Utara, Kota Samarinda, Kalimantan

Timur 75119. The researcher chose this school since one of the professors who

taught Indonesian language classes last semester had a link with it, thus the

researcher used this relationship to get permission to conduct research at the

connected school through the lecturer.

3.2 Research Design

The researcher intends to utilize a qualitative descriptive research approach in

this study to describe and describe existent phenomena, both natural and man-

made, with a focus on the features, quality, and interrelationships between

activities. According to Perreault and McCarthy (2006), qualitative research is a

sort of study that attempts to delve deeply into information and is open to all

replies, not simply yes or no. This research attempts to elicit people's opinions on

an issue without providing any instructions or assistance on how to do it.

According to Moleong (2007), qualitative research is research that aims to

understand the concept of what the subject research experiences, such as

description in the set of speech and language, in a specific natural context, using

different natural methods.

Based on the description above, the researcher intends to employ a qualitative

descriptive research technique since it is appropriate for the scope of the research,

which is to examine students' impressions of utilizing the recommended media to

determine how far their English language abilities can progress.

3.3 Subject of the Study

This study focuses on a group of pupils from SMP Muhammadiyah 5

Samarinda. Concerning which class to investigate, the researcher intends to

examine pupils in grade 8, but this is again in accordance with the policy of the

school in question because there has been no more discussion with the school.

3.4 Technique of Data Collection

Data gathering techniques that will be used by researchers include

observation, interviews, and documentation:

The first method is a direct data collecting method. A researcher must

make on-site observations of the research item to be studied using the five

senses, which are subsequently recorded in notes or recording equipment.

Widoyoko (2014) defines observation as the methodical observation and

recording of the factors that emerge in a symptom on the study topic. The

sort of observation performed will be either direct or covert.

2. Interview

To gather information, the researcher conducted an oral question-and-

answer session. The gathered information is conveyed in writing or

captured in audio, video, or audio-visual format. According to Sugiyono

(2016), interviewing is utilized as a data gathering approach when

researchers wish to perform a preliminary study to identify problems that

need to be examined, as well as when researchers want to learn more

thoroughly from respondents.

3. Documentation

The concept of documentation, according to Widoyoko (2015), is

separated into two meanings: the limited meaning and the wide meaning.

Documentation in the narrow definition refers to written products or

not only written but can also take the shape of relics such as inscriptions

and other symbols. This method is used to collect and then analyze data.

3.5 Technique of Data Analysis

Data analysis is a method or method of converting data into information in

order to make the features of the data easier to grasp and also beneficial for

finding answers to issues that are mostly linked to research. Alternatively, data

analysis may be defined as an action performed to convert data generated from a

research into knowledge that can then be utilized to reach a conclusion.

According to Bogdan and Biklen in Lexy J. Moleong (2012), data analysis is an

effort done by data processing, organizing data, dividing it into manageable

pieces, combining them, finding and identifying patterns, determining what is

significant and how to learn, and selecting what to tell others.

According to Miles and Huberman (2007)'s perspective on qualitative data

analysis approaches in Sugiyono's book, the process of analyzing qualitative data

is divided into three stages. That would be to imply:

1) Data Reduction

The data reduction stage is the step-in which data is reduced or

simplified so that it can match the demands and, of course, information is

surveys, direct observations in the field, and other sources is undoubtedly

complicated. All of the collected data is then classified as extremely

important, less important, and insignificant. This data is then simplified

based on study needs and is thought to be capable of expressing all of the

data that has been acquired.

2) Data Presentation

The researcher can now exhibit the data that has been reduced or

simplified in the previous step, either in the form of graphs or charts, so

that the data displayed is neat, systematic, structured with a specific

relationship pattern, and ordered. Furthermore, this material is no longer

in the form of raw data but already contains information.

3) Conclusion

Data that has been collated and sorted based on reliable results can

then be presented with a strategy or pattern that allows conclusions to be

drawn. Conclusions can only be drawn when all of the various data has

been simplified, collated, or exhibited utilizing certain medium. Only then

can it be readily comprehended.

According to Alwasilah (2002), the phrase "trustworthy" is formed of terms like

"description," "conclusion," "interpretation," and "other forms of reports." Every

study necessitates the use of a criterion to establish the degree of belief or veracity in

the study's findings. The benchmark in qualitative research is sometimes referred to

as the trustworthiness data. Checking the trustworthiness data is a step toward

reducing mistakes in the data gathering process, which has a direct impact on the

validity of a study's final conclusions. Researcher examine the trustworthiness of this

data with the goal of producing trustworthy, scientifically responsible, and trusted

data that fulfills the credibility standard. As a result, rather than gathering data in a

single step, the researcher employed numerous stages, including observations,

interviews, and documentation. The acquired data is then collected in the conclusion

section so that it may be thoroughly evaluated.