1. CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This chapter presents the Research Method which divided into Research Design, Population and Sample,
Instrumentation , validity and reliability , Data Collection and Data Analysis . This research used
experimental design to investigate the factor and the ways to improve school discipline among students in
SMK Sultan Sallahudin Abdul Aziz Shah , Shah Alam .
3.1 Research Design
The design of this research is quantitative design . A factorial experiment design was used to investigate
the effects of three independent variables; namely, the factors of school discipline , the ways to improve
school discipline and the motivation to overcome school discipline ; on the dependent variable of school
discipline . This section will explain the factorial design with each of the independent variable having two
levels. The two levels of factors were low and high; the two levels of the ways to improve were low and
high ; and two levels of motivation were low and high. The factorial design is shown in Table 3.1.
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2. Table 3.1: Factorial Design on School Discipline
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
LOW HIGH
THE FACTORS Low factor will affect school
discipline
High factor doesn’t affect school
discipline
THE WAYS TO IMPROVE Low to overcome to improve will
not affect school discipline
High the ways to overcome
doesn’t affect school discipline
THE MOTIVATION Low motivation will affect
school discipline
High the motivation doesn’t
affect school discipline
3.2 Population and Sample
This is research was conducted in SMK Sultan Sallahudin Abdul Aziz Shah , Shah Alam . This research
population comprised of among teacher at that school . A total of 50 teachers were randomly selected as
a respondent. This research include varies ethnic such as like Malay, Chinese, Indian, and other and from
kind of gender. (Male and female).
3.3 Research Instruments
There were two instruments only in this research, namely background questionnaire to collect data on
background of respondent and questionnaire.
3.4 Procedure for Data Collection
The 50 respondent among teachers at SMK Sultan Sallahudin Abdul Aziz Shah , Shah Alam were called
to answer this research questionnaire at the staff room . They were briefed about the research and were
given the backgrounds questionnaire and the questionnaire. After brief about background of research, the
respondents start answering the questionnaire. A teacher were classified into two group who are male and
female. They are given at least 10 minutes to answer the questions. The section goes as we plan for it.
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3. 3.5 Procedure for Data Analyses
The data was divided to two part which is part one and part two. The part one explains about background
of the respondent. Firstly, we count the number of gender involves, and sort them into age . Secondly, we
divided the data to three main things according listed in research question (the factor , the ways to
improve and the motivation). We count it based on the data that we are received for respondent which is
divide it by part which include three main parts.
Below here is the example of Questionnaire ;
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This survey study The Effectiveness of The Approach to Discipline in Schools. Your cooperation in
filling this questionnaire is highly appreciated. All answers would remain confidential and would strictly
be used for academic purposes. Thank you.
PART A : RESPONDENT’S BACKGROUND
Instructions: Please mark an (X) for your answer in the boxes provided.
1. Gender 4. Academic qualification
Female Diploma
Male Bachelor
Master
2. Race PhD
Malay
Chinese 5. Teaching Experience
Indian <3 years
Others (please specific) : _______________ 3 – 5 years
6 – 10 years
3. Age 22 11 -15 years

4. < 30 > 15 years
31- 40 6. Marital status
41 – 50 Single
>50 Married
Others
7. Basic monthly salary
<RM 2,500 RM3, 501 –RM 4, 500 >RM5,500
RM2, 500 – RM 3,500 RM4,501- RM5,500
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5. PART B : THE FACTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS
Instruction: Please indicate how strong you are agree or disagree with the statements.
Score: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Satisfactory 4 Agree 5Strongly Agree.
No. The Factor of The School Disciplinary Problem 1 2 3 4 5
1 Discipline problems in school due to health problem
2 Discipline problem in school due to family problem
3 Discipline problem in school due to financial problem
4 Discipline problem at school because of the peer surrounding
5 Discipline problem at school due to the lacks of attention from
the parents
6 Discipline problem in school due to the lacks of religious
upbringing
7 Discipline problem in school due to the mass media
8 Teaching method are boring
9 Teachers do not care about the students
10 Teachers do not cooperate each other in disciplining the students
PART C: THE WAYS TO IMPROVE OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Score: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Satisfactory 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree.
No. The ways to improve of school discipline 1 2 3 4 5
1 Establish a merit-demerit system
2 Parents need to spend more time for kids
3 Engagement to the surrounded community to overcome outside
school disciplinary misconducts
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5 Empowerment of school’s prefects
6 School’s rules able to controlled problematic students
7 Teachers apply the disciplinary conducts in the class sessions
8 Students are aware of the punishment regarding to the rule’s
disobedience
9 How teachers behave will affects the student’s behavior
10 Teachers should not give a lot of homework
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6. PART D: THE MOTIVATION TO OVERCOME OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Score: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Satisfactory 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree.
No. The motivation to overcome of school discipline 1 2 3 4 5
1 The students need a counseling session
2 Apply the discipline conducts in teaching and learning sessions
3 Concern about parent’s wariness of school discipline problem
4 Discipline teacher should provide motivation camp to students
5 Parents should advise their children to be a good children.
6 Aware that teacher need to cooperate to solve the disciplinary
problem
7 The teachers at the school never gave encouragement to the
students.
8 Teachers need to create awareness among students of social
problems will affect their future
9 Awareness campaign not to discipline problems in schools can be
done to sensitize students
10 Teacher need more training in addressing the student discipline
3.6 Summary
This chapter presented the Research Method that was focused on the Research Design, Population and
Sample, Research Instruments, Procedure for Data Collection, Procedure for Data Analyses and
Summary. The research was carried out on 50 teachers from SMK Sultan Sallahudin Abdul Aziz Shah ,
Shah Alam . A Backgrounds Questionnaire, an inventory were used as research instruments.
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