IMPROVING STUDENTS LISTENING COMPREHENSION

THROUGH DICTOGLOSS AS INTERACTIVE METHOD AT THE

ELEVENTH GRADE MUHAMMADIYAH SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL WONOSOBO IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

ARRAGED BY:

ADI HERMAWAN
1410302091

ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAME

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
TIDAR STATE UNIVERSITY

2017
 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

A. Type of Research

This research was action research. It aimed to find and implement some
actions to improve the listening skills of grade XI, class IPA A students of SMA
Muhammadiyah Wonosobo. The research procedure was adapted from a model
proposed by Kemmis and Mc Taggart in Burns (1999:32) that action research occurs
through a dynamic and complementary process, which consists of four essential
steps: planning, action, observation, and reflection.

B. Subjects of the Research

The subjects of the research were the XI IPA A grade students of senior high
school in SMA Muhammadiyah, Wonosobo in the academic year of 2017/ 2018.
There are 30 students on the class. The researcher chose that school because based
on the observation, he found some problems related to the listening class activities.
He decided to take the data from students of A class randomly, because based on the
interview with the English teacher that among three classes had the same quality in
mastering listening skill.

C. Setting of the Research

The setting of the research was at SMA Muhammadiyah, Wonosobo. It is

located at Ahmad Dahlan street no 17, Desa Sambek, Wonosobo. The school has
thirty classes. Each grade is divided into ten classes, although in eleventh and twelve
grade its divided into three subject classes IPA, IPS, and BAHASA. The average
numbers of students of each class is 30 students. They are from some different social
backgrounds. Some are from Sambek itself, and some others are from different
places.
 Related to English teaching and learning activities, SMA Muhammadiyah
Wonosobo has three English teachers. The English subject is taught three times a
week for 90 minutes for each meeting and English Week every Friday.

The facilities supporting the English teaching and learning activities in the
listening laboratory are a whiteboard, board markers, 40 student tables, 40 student
chairs, a teacher table, a teacher chair, 1 LCD Projector, 40 headsets, 6 audio
speakers, 40 computers and a set of main computer.

D. Collecting Data

The data were collected in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The
qualitative data were obtained by doing observation during the teaching learning
process and the implementation of the action in the field. The data were in the form
of field notes.

Meanwhile, the quantitative data were in the form of students listening

scores. The scores were collected through the listening assessments which were
conducted twice in this study. The first was pre-test. It was conducted to know the
students listening proficiency. The second was post-test. It was done to know
whether there was a significant improvement of the students listening skill or not
after a dictogloss activity applied.

There were two kinds of technique used by the researcher to collect the data.

They were test and observation. Each technique was also followed by the instruments.

Furthermore the detail instruments of the research were presented on the following

table.

NO. TECHNIQUE INSTRUMENT RESULT

1. Test Test of Listening Skill Score

2. Observation Observations guideline Field note

E. Data Analysis Technique

The qualitative data were analyzed from field notes during the research.
Meanwhile, the students listening tests were score by using listening score. The data
were analyzed in five stages proposed by Burns (1999). The first stage was collected
the data. In this stage the data were collected to be re-read in order to state important
point to show up the broad pattern and to classify them. The second stage was coding
the data in which the data can be specified. The next stage was comparing the data
that had been specified to see the repetition of the data pattern and the connection
among the different data sources. The next stage was building interpretation. This
stage developed explanation why particular pattern of interaction and attitude had
come up in this project. The last stage was reporting in which the data were presented
to others.