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AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
MA’ARIF 5 METRO
By :
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
1444H/ 2022
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ACKOWLEDGEMENT
I am very thankful to Allah SWT, who always gives the researcher blessing to
complete a study under titled “AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEM IN
WRITING RECOUNT TEXT FOR EIGHT GRADE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MA’ARIF 5 METRO”. Shalawat and salam to our prophet Muhammad SAW, the
lord of Muslims in the world, who has guided us from the darkness to the brightness.
At this time, the researcher would like to certain her most deep gratitude, especially
to:
1. Dr.Hj. Siti Nurjanah, M.Ag.,PIA, as Rector of IAIN Metro
Lampung.
2. Dr. Zuhairi, M.Pd, as the Dean of Tarbiyah and
Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Metro Lampung.
3. Andianto, M.Pd, as the Head of English Education Department of
IAIN Metro Lampung.
4. Yeni Suprihatin, M.Pd, as the advisor who valuable knowledge and
support in finishing this a research proposal.
The researcher apologizes for all the mistakes that she has made in writing
and finishing this a research proposal. All criticisms and suggestions are expected to
improve the quality of this research. Hopefully this research proposal can be useful
for researchers in particular, for our college and every reader in generic.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................ii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...................................................................................1
A. Background of Study..........................................................................................1
B. Research Question..............................................................................................7
C. Objective and Benefits of the Research..............................................................7
D. Prior Reasearch...................................................................................................8
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE......................................................11
A. The Concept of Writing....................................................................................11
1. Definition of Writing....................................................................................11
2. The Indicators of Writing..............................................................................13
3. The Characteristic of Good Writing.............................................................16
B. Problem in Writing...........................................................................................17
1. Cognitive Problem in Writing..........................................................................18
2. Concept of Text................................................................................................22
C. Concept of Recount Text..................................................................................33
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY........................................................36
A. Types and Nature of Research..........................................................................36
1. Type of Research..........................................................................................36
2. Nature of Research........................................................................................38
B. Data Source.......................................................................................................39
1. Primary Data Source.....................................................................................40
2. Secondary Data Source.................................................................................40
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C. Data Collection Techniques..............................................................................41
1. Observation...................................................................................................41
2. Interview.......................................................................................................42
3. Documentation..................................................................................................42
D. Data Validity Assurance Techniques...............................................................43
E. Data Analysis Techniques................................................................................44
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
make a relationship with other people. People use languages to express their
thoughts, feelings, ideas and opinions with others. According to Sapir language is
means that people use it to interact with others around the world. English
four language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. In science-
technology, education, bussiness, sport and all aspects in life people always use
English. It is proved that English is very useful for people to master in this
modern era. English is a crucial language that people use in the world. It might be
said that English is a gateway to discover wisdom. There are many books,
articles, and news written in English. In doing so, people learn English to get the
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of four basic language skills that mean to communicate the idea, to convey a
time. Then, Deporter and Heracki explain that writing is a whole brain activity,
which uses right brain side (emotion) and left-brain side (logic)1. Although right
and left-brain sides are used in writing, right brain side has a big position because
it is a place, which appears new ideas and emotion. Writing is very important
activity for everybody especially for the student because from Writing, they will
remember what they taught before. Furthermore the student are the next
generation who will give contributions to the future through their knowledge and
experience. The abilty to write is very important for the academic context,
business and personal relation in the global community2. This is reason why the
However, writing is not an easy way to learn because writing is one of the
most complicated skill to learn because it contains some aspect such as grammar
competence, vocabulary and generic structure of the text. Some language learners
1
Deporter, B. and Heracky. M. 2002. Quantum Learning. Bandung: Penerbit Kaifa
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Weigle, S. C. 2002. Assessing Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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because based on information that got from the interview with the English
teacher, the English teacher said the problems in writing that often happened in
Recount is one of genre texts, which is tought at the eight year students of
junior high school. The purpose of a recount is to list and describe past
conducted a pre-survey to find out students' problems in write. Pre survey was
conducted on August 08, 2022 at eight grade junior high school ma’arif 5 Metro.
Table 1
The Result of pre-survey data
at SMP Ma’arif 5 Metro.
No Student Name Grade Criteria
.
1. AAH 62 Incomplete
2. AW 77 Complete
3. ATF 57 Incomplete
3
Ibrahim MuhamedAlfaki, University Students Writing Problem. …., ibid
4
NofviYanti, Interview an English Teacher… ibid
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The pre-survey results above are categorized based on MMC into 2 categories:
complete and incomplete. The MMC in English class eight grades is 75. The
namely the use of correct grammar which includes tenses and sentence patterns as
The results of the categorization of writing skill of the eight grades students of
junior high school Ma’arif 5 Metro are illustrated in the following table:
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Table 2
TOTAL 20 100%
Based on the table above it is known that the percentage of students which
writing skills is less than MCC is 35%, while the percentage of students with writing
skills is more than MMC is 65%. That means that the percentage of students less than
MMC is less than the percentage of students who are more than MMC. Therefore it
can be concluded that the writing skills of eight grades students at junior high school
junior high school Ma'arif 5 Students who learn to write recount text by having some
problems when they make sentences in a paragraph. The researcher tried to identify
problems in writing recount texts, to find out the causes of students' problems in
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writing recounts, to find out what are the factors that affect student problems and to
find out how students can learn from their mistakes in writing recount text so that
students do it Don't make the same problem in writing recount text again. They the
reason why the researcher is interested in analyzing the problem of writing recount
text. In this study, the researcher wants to know problems in using the vocabulary
made by students in the eighth grade junior high school Ma'arif 5 Metro.
After getting student score data, the researcher then interviewed several
students and got answers from most students that they were still having problem
when asked to write a text, especially recount text both from the content of the text
to be written and the rules in writing, so this causes students got the unsatisfactory
score. After conducted interviews with the two parties, the teacher and students, the
researcher concluded that a teacher taught the material well but the values obtained
METRO”. In this research, the focus is to investigate the problems and the causes of
Metro in writing.
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B. Research Question
1. What are the student cognitive problems in writing recount text at the eight
2. What are the dominant to analyze cognitive problems in writing recount text
Who would conduct the relevant study this research could be used
D. Prior Reasearch
The writer takes review of related researcher from other thesis as principle
or comparative in this research. The first, previous research was done by entitled
Heni Yuni Mustika, Udin Udin, and Ni Wayan Mira Susanti “ An Analysis of
The concept of this whit that of Heni Yuni Mustika, Udin Udin, and Ni
Wayan Mira Susanti has similarities in the research in the topic and research
have the differences, which Heni Yuni Mustika, Udin Udin, and Ni Wayan Mira
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Heni Yuni Mustika, Udin Udin, and Ni Wayan Mira Susanti “An Analysis of Students’
Dififfulties in Writing Recount Text: A Case Study at The Eleventh Grade Students of MA Putra
Alishlahuddiny Kediri Academic Year 2016/2017.
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Susanti was carried out on senior high school students, and this research was in
University” by Bq. Rani Swarni.6 The object of the study is to investigate students
investigating the problems faced by the students in writing thesis and the causes
of those problems. The concept of this research with that of Rani Swarni has
similarities in the topic on problem in writing. The differences The study was
aimed to find the factors of the student’s problems in writing their thesis and the
causes of their problems and research method, the method that use in the research
is descriptive quantitative.
The third study was written by Fitri Purnama, Refnaldi, and Rusdi Noor
(2013). The title of the research is An Analysis of Students’ Ability and Problems
in Writing Recount Texts at Grade VIII of SMPN 29 Padang. This research study
about the students' ability in writing a recount text and the problems faced by the
students in writing recount text. The results of the study show that the students
have the ability to write recount text at intermediate level. The researcher used the
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A journal entitled “Student’s Problem in Writing Thesis: Case Study at English
Department Mataram University” by Bq. Rani Swarni.
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questionnaire and give it to the students. The averages of the students have
problems on the mastery.7The concept of this research with that of Fitri Purnama,
Refnaldi, and Rusdi Noor has similarities in the research topic on problem in
writing recount text. In comparison, these two studies have differences in terms of
The novelty that distinguishes this research from previous research is the
writing recount texts. In this study, researchers examines the cognitive problems
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Fitri Purnama, Refnaldi, and Rusdi Noor.” An Analysis of Students’ Ability and Problems in
Writing Recount Texts at Grade VIII of SMPN 29 Padang”.
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CHAPTER II
1. Definition of Writing
Writing (as one of the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and
writing) has always formed part of the syllabus in the teaching of English.
through sets of symbols to represent the sounds of speech for such things as
product. The results in a text but the text must be read and comprehended.
and sentences that is grammatically correct and appropriate with its purposes.
people have little time to write. They spend more their time to listen, speak, or
8
Jeremy Harmer, How to Teach Writing, Longman:Person Education
Limited, 2004, p. 31.
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Victoria Bull, Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary, New York:Oxford
University press, 2003, 4th edition, p. 502.
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and punctuation.
we want to tell through a written material. Writing is a major tool for learning.
on a medium.10 Langan said that writing is a skill that anyone can learn with a
practice. When we write, we give full shape to our thought and feelings then
assignment, the students can express their ideas, respond the other ideas tell
stories and convey information and they are expected to be able to compose
well organized pieces of writing. Writing is the skill to express ideas, feeling
important matters, and learning about them. 13 By this activity, a person can
find the solution of problem, master the fact even by writing, a person can
also communicate their mind that cannot be done through other way. We can
10
Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching, America:1991,p.54
11
John Langan. English Skill, Seventh Edition, New York:Atlantic Cape Community
College, 2000, P.2
12
Abdul Rafab, Increasing Students’writing Ability Through Free Topic Writing.
Makassar:Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, 2008, P.4
13
Peter Lingdblom, Writing With Confidence, New York. Harper Collins Publsher:1983,
P.1
13
say that writing is the act of expressing something through the application of
language system. When we are writing, there are two problematic areas rarely
“what to write and how to write it”. It is then understandable that language
skills are meant as the skill to manipulate the rules of language usage
competence and extra linguistic competence are always involved. The fact is
Based on definition above, the writer concludes that writing just not
writing and speaking but we must think about what you write, the writer must
have idea, express about some imagination, and writer have to usually think
a. Contents
14
J. B Heaton, Writing English Language Test, New York:1998, p.146
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reader can understand the message convoyed and gain information from
it. There are at least think that can be measure in connecting with
should have unity, should have coherence and continuity, and should be
adequately developed.
b. Organization
and organized the ideas or the massage in the writing. The purpose of the
c. Vocabulary
The effective used of the words will always result good writing
fails to compose what they are going to say, because she/he feels has
problem to choose what appropriate will help the writes to compose the
d. Grammar
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e. Mechanic
a. Good writing reflects the writing skill to organized the material into
c. Good writing reflects the writer skill to write to criticize the draft
d. Good writing reflects the write skill to use the approach vice suit the
This fact should encourage you: it means that the skill to write well is
not a gift that some people are born with, not a privilege extended to only
a few.
B. Problem in Writing
about their performance and some students have learning disabilities and these
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class that students’ have different spelling style; handwriting is not clear and
sometimes their writings do not make any sense.16 In other words, the problem
that occurs in writing is a problem caused by students. Some students are still not
careful in making writing, and also do not understand how to find ideas and
develop an idea.
diction are linguistic problems that hamper students’ effective writing English. 17 It
means that expert in the opinion that the problem that occurs in students is the
writing. Good writing must have good meaning develop interesting ideas and
each sentence and paragraph that are coherent so that it can be understood by the
reader. then, the use of rules in writing such as word selection, use of grammar,
use of punctuation and other rules must be applied in a writing. So that writing
will be produced that is not only good in meaning but also true in writing. And
when a text does not meet the rules or criteria that have been mentioned, the
16
Nabeela Sanjana Chowdhury, Thesis “Observing Writing Classes to Explore Students’
Writing Problem”, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015
17
Ibrahim Muhamed Alfaki, "University Students Writing Problems: Diagnosis and
Remedy". International journal of English language teaching. Vol .3, no. 3, 2015, p. 44
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thinking ability that occurs in brain processes, which can influence actions to do
something and supply something. It means cognitive problems are problems that
occur because of the influence of the ability to think and take action. In this case,
the researcher examines cognitive problems that occured in students. Given the
should not surprise that writing makes considerable demands on the writer’s
cognitive skills.19
In other words when the writer does not have good cognitive abilities then
this will be a cognitive problem in writing. The cognitive problems that student’s
spelling, content, and organization. The explanation is that when students make
organization as well as the contents in recount texts that they make are not
18
Young K. Kim, “Cognitive Skills Development Among International Students at
Research Universities in the United States”, Journal of International Students, vol. 5 no. 4, 2015,
p.527
19
Elise Drijbooms , Cognitive and Linguistic Factors in Writing Development,
(Belgia:Enschede) , p.15
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suitable or not following the specified criteria, all these problems are included in
cognitive problems.
recount texts that they make are not suitable or not following the specified
1. Punctuation Problems
semicolon, and quotation marks.22In other words, because if you do not use
20
Ibrahim Muhamed Alfaki, University Students Writing Problems….., p. 4
21
Abbaker and Abdall, “Common Punctuation Errors Made by Secondary Schools
Students in English”, Journal of Humanities, vol. 17, no. 4, 2016, p. 74
22
Ibid p.75
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before has terms of use, which must be understood so that no errors occur in
its use.
2. Capitalization Problems
one of the most important tasks you face in teaching writing. 23 Using capital
3. Spelling problem
not only students but also someone who has experience in writing can make
mistakes in spelling. Spell Check in the word processing can be rewarding in-
23
Karen Kelaher, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spellings (New York: Scolastic, 2001) p.5
24
Yohana, “Problem of Writing in Kiswahli" Nordic Journal of African Studies, vol.14 no.1,
2005, p.18
25
Ibid p.22
26
Zahid and Rubina, “Enhancing Writing Skills: An Analytical Study of Obstacles in
Writing at B. A. Level in Najran University, KSA”, Studies in Literature and Language, vol.7
no.3, 2013 p.4
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Besides by doing a spell check, students can get used to understanding the
4. Content Problems
the contents of writing like in the discovery of ideas and also the development
5. Organization Problems
Each paragraph logically leads to the next one.28 The inability of students to
follows:
information, and lets the reader know what to expect. It also has a thesis
statement.
27
Ibrahim Muhamed Alfaki, University Students Writing Problems….., p. 46
28
Zahid and Rubina, “Enhancing Writing Skills: An Analytical Study. , p.3
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b. The body paragraphs support the thesis statement. Each body paragraph
has one main point to support the thesis, which is named in a topic
reasoning and evidence. Each sentence connects to the one before and
after it. The readers do not have to work to find the connection between
ideas.
c. The conclusion summarizes the paper’s thesis and main points and shows
that cognitive problems in writing are one of the problems that greatly affect
2. Concept of Text
the content of the writing, whether the writing of scientific work or the writing of
experience and also a fiction, is also called text. A text is a meaningful linguistic
unit in a context; it is both a spoken text and a written text. 31 The text section
29
Ibid
30
Lisa M.Given, The Sage Ensiklopedia Qualitative Research Method (London: Sage, 2008)
p.863
31
Sanggam Siahaan and Krisno Shinoda, Generic Text Structure, (Yogyakarta: Graham
Ilmu, 2008), p.1
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according to the expert is divided into two, namely spoken text and written text.
1. Recount
a. Social Function
2. Spoof
a. Social Function.
b. Schematic structure.
c. Linguistic features.
3. Report
a. Social Function
is.
2) Qualities
4. No temporal sequence
4. Analytical Exposition
case.
1) Thesis.
4) Arguments.
5. News item
a. Social Function
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News text item is a text that presents new news to provide the most
viewer, about events of the day what are considered news worthy or
important.
what circumstances.
4) Focus on circumstances.
6. Anecdote
a. Social Function
Anecdote text is text to tell strange things that usually happened in the
past.
events.
7. Procedure
a. Social Function
action or steps.
a. Goal
8. Narrative
5) Re-orientation : optional
Verbal processes)
9. Description
a. Social Function
a. Social Function
be the case.
happen
2) Use of :
issue
11. Explanation
a. Social Function
12. Discussion
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a. Social Function
a. Issue: 1) Statement
2) Preview
1) Point
2) Elaboration
c. Conclusion or recommendations
b. Use of :
1) Material processes
2) Relational processes
3) Mental processes
13. Review
32
Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell, Making Sense of Functional Grammar (Sydney:
GerdStabler, 1994). p. 192-220.
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Based on the explanation above, we can find out that there are several
types of texts that are learned in schools and must be understood by students. In
this study, the researcher will focus on one type of text described above, namely
recount text.
a. Social Function
To critique an art work or event for a public audience. Such works of an art
and ballets.
a. Orientation: places the work in its general and particular context, often by
comparing it with others of its kind or through analogue with a non-art object or
event.
how the reviewed rendition of the work came into being : is optional, but if
c. Use elaborating and extending clause and group complexes to package the
information (evident).
events happening in the past in a sequence of time. 34It means recount text is a text
that tell stories that have happened in the period before the text was written.
Knapp also says that recount text is a sequential text that does little more than
sequencing a series of events.35 In short, the recount text is a text that tells
something that has happened, in a certain time and is told sequentially into a
series of stories. Like other genres of text, recount text also has generic structure;
1. Orientation: the opening of the text, the introduction of the topic of the text. It
2. Event: It is usually told in a series of paragraphs which retell the events in the
33
Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell, Making Sense of Functional Grammar (Sydney:
GerdStabler, 1994). p. 192-220.
34
Anderson, M., & Anderson K, Text Types in English (Australia: Macmillan 2003). P.50
35
Knapp, P., & Watkins, M, Genre, text, grammar: Technologies for teaching and
assessing writing. UNSW Press. 2005. P. 32.
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In writing a recount text the writer must correct in sorting the generic
structures. The recount text will be wrong if the generic structure of the text is not
Each type of text has its linguistics features, as well as recount text.
Linguistics features that are having by recount text are different from another text.
Based on expert opinion above, about recount text has six language features, all of
which are must be understood by students that will be writing a recount text.
Sometime I eat late. Until week a go, I got very sick because
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Type of Research
pointed out that qualitative research is informative study, where you make
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examines personal evaluation toward the phenomenon, and the data was
central phenomenon.
38
John W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating
Quantitative and Qualitative Research, 4th ed (United States: Pearson Education, Inc., 2012), 238.
39
Robert C. Bogdandan Biklen Kopp Sari, Qualitative Research for Education (Inc:Boston
London, 1982)
40
John W. Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitativeand Mixed Methods
Approaches 4 rdEd (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2012), 16
41
Ibid, 23.
42
Ibid, 173
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2. Having a literature review that confirms the problem but plays a minor
role.
5. Use text analysis to analyze the data for descriptions and patterns, as
Metro.
2. Nature of Research
with the title and topic focus, the nature of this research is descriptive
the facts, quality, and relationships between the phenomena studied, about
students' problem in writing recount texts through individual work and the
43
Jon. W. Craswell, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five
Approaches.2nd edn (California:Sage, 2007), p. 145
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factors that cause them. The effect of students' mistakes in writing recount
B. Data Source
objectives. Data is the result of recording in the form of facts, numbers and
words that are used as material for compiling data information. Data is a unit
problem.44 Based on this understanding, research subjects take data and then
used several sources of data in this study, namely primary data and secondary
data.
will be based. This is direct testimony and evidence on the topic under
form, not summarized or evaluated by the writer. The main sources of this
addition, the main source of this research is the results of observation with
44
Ahmad Tanzeh, Metodologi Penelitian Praktis (Yogyakarta:Teras, 2014, p. 25
40
secondary data is the source of data obtained through library books written
by other people, documents that are the result of research and reports. 45
Secondary data sources are related supporting data sources, which can be
which are the results of research and reports. Secondary data sources are
expected to support the author in revealing the data needed in the study, so
that the primary data sources become more complete. The secondary data
that the researcher uses comes from pictures, documents and other sources
45
Ibid., 29
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writing recount texts in individual works and the factors that influence
determine or complete the proof of the problem, so in this study the authors
1. Observation
more than just observing the world around us to get ideas for research.
existing facilities and others. In this study, the writer is the only
participant who observed the eight grade students of junior high school
Ma’arif 5 Metro.
2. Interview
interviews, researchers can obtain more data so that researchers can find
out through the language and expressions of the interviewees and can
clarify things that are not known. Researchers use guided free interviews,
worked on, for the interview. In this case, the researcher asked questions
work and the factors that influenced students' cognitive problem in writing
recount texts.
3. Documentation
its primary goal is to list in writing all activities and facts relevant to the
books, magazine, notes, and data from internet, journal and others. The
47
John W. Creswell, Qualitative inquiry and research design (Vicki Knight, 2007), p. 145
48
Henning Kagerman, Willian Kinney and et al, Internal Audit Handbook, (Germany:
Springer, 2008), 432.
43
the data. Triangulation technique is used to assess the reliability of the data by
comparing it with the same source using several methodologies. For example,
different results, the authors conduct additional talks with relevant data
49
Todd. D. Little, The Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods (Oxford University Press,
Inc. 2013), p. 354
44
are correct due to different points of view. While source triangulation is used
to assess the reliability of the data by comparing data collected from many
analysis is the process of reducing data into a form that is easier to understand
and can be presented. Data analysis is the act of searching and collecting data
the data, synthesizing it, putting it into a pattern, choosing what is significant
Creswell model to analyze the data. The data analysis method included the
sensing of text and image data. In the next step, Creswell clarified the
50
Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods
Approaches, 185.
45
For this study, the researcher organized and prepared the data. This
grouping the data according to the information sources into various forms.
In reading all the details, the researcher took a first step to obtain the
general thoughts do the participants say? What is the sound of those ideas?
What is the perception of the data’s overall depth, credibility, and use?
Before the researcher did the coding process, the thing to do was grouping the
or themes.
Because at this step, it explains how the description and theme would be
6. Interpretation
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significance. After completing all of the steps, the researcher interpreted the
51
Creswell, 185
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