The Design of the Study

As mention before, this study as followed Kurt Lewin suggests four phases for classroom action research. They are planning, acting, observing and reflecting. Those four phases is called as one cycle. The researcher used more than one cycle in case of the learning problem unfinished yet. Then, the researcher used the same concept for the second cycle. First of all, the preliminary study was done by the researcher before implementation of CAR. It was conducted on 24 th – 26 th August 2010. Here the resear cher carried out the observation to the students’ activity in the teaching learning process in grade VIII-4 class of SMP Bakti Mulya 400 Jakarta. Then the researcher conducted an informal interview to the teacher related to the condition of teachers’ and students’ problem in teaching and learning activities of English especially on reading comprehension. After the preliminary was conducted, the researcher begins this research with the following the procedures:

1. Planning Phase

In this phase, after identifying the students the students’ problem of comprehending descriptive reading text through observing and interviewing is done, the researcher narrows the problem down so that it can be manageable. Then the researcher prepared all things concerning the implementation of CAR. The preparation consisted of designing lesson plan, preparing the instrument, and setting the criteria of CAR success. The researcher designed lesson plan herself, it was organized for each cycle. Based on the agreement between the writer and the teacher that is each cycle consist of two meetings, the writer prepared 4 lesson plans to conduct the teaching activity. The lesson plan mentions any instruction regarding procedures of teaching, media, and resources. After finish to prepare lesson plan, the researcher prepared the instruments to collect the data during the implementation of CAR. The researcher prepared some instruments such as the interview guidelines, questionnaire, observation note, and test for each cycle including pre-test and post-test. Then, the researcher set the criterion of action success. Based on the discussion between the researcher and English teacher, the criteria of action success whether the method can be used to solve students’ problem. It can be seen from the students’ achievement score, there is 70 of students get assessment score less than 70 based on the KKM in the second posttest of second cycle.

2. Acting Phase

In this phase, the writer and English teacher are collaborating to overcome the solution finding. The researcher uses the determined strategy while the teacher observes the condition of teaching learning activity. Arikunto assumed that the acting phase should be implemented at least two cycles continuously; and at the time period for each cycle depends on the material needs that existed in the semester or formula program designed by teacher. 4 Related to the statement above, the writer and English teacher agreed that the action would be implemented in two cycles. The action in first cycle was conducted on August 31 st and September 2 nd 2010. Therefore, the action in second cycle was conducted on September on 21 st and 23 rd 2010.

3. Observing Phase

The third phase of CAR is observation. In this phase, the writer gathers data which she will analyze to decide whether the solution was successful or not. In observing the implementation, there were some consideration aspect such as instrument and technique of collecting data and validity of data. 4 Suharsimi Arikunto, Peneltian Tindakan Kelas, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 2009, pp.21- 23.

4. Reflecting Phase

In the last phase, the writer and English teacher discuss about the implementation and data which they gathered. If problem is unfinished in the first cycle or still might have found some problems, so they should plan again a second cycle with the same concept as the first one; re- planning, re-acting, re-observing. Hence, all the data should be analyzed by the writer.

D. Technique of Collecting Data

Technique of collecting data in this research used qualitative data and quantitative data. The qualitative data consists of observation within the physical activity in the classroom and interview to be presented for the teacher and students. On the other side, the quantitative data used is pre-test and post-test. 5 The completely explanation as follows:

1. Observation

An observation is done to monitor and record the data of the students’ performance during the teaching and learning processes. The data is taken based on the students’ participation during teaching and learning activity according to lesson plan. The information obtained from these observation checklists is used as a basis to determine the planning for the following cycle. In this case, the writer carried out two sessions of the observation, they are; in preliminary and during the CAR.

2. Interview

In this research, the writer has interviewed the teacher. It is to know about the students’ difficulties in reading skill, to know the real condition in applying Contextual Teaching and Learning methods and how far the method can motivate the students in improving students’ 5 Suharsimi Arikunto, Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 2009, pp. 127- 132

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