This was to avoid the observe’s bias and provide checks on the reliablitiy of the observation.
b Theoretical triangulation
The data were analyzed from many perspectives. There were various theorectical review and studies conducted the same field. The
researcher analyzed the data based on more than one theoritical review in interpreting the data.
E. Research Procedure
In conducting the research, the researcher used the action research procedure proposed by Burns 1999. The procedure consisted of the
following four steps. a
Reconnainssance The researcher conducted the reconnaissance step to discover
information related to the problems faced by the students. Based on the interviews and observations in SMAN 1 Seyegan, the researcher found and
identified the existing problems. After finding some problems, the researcher tried to figure out the most feasible problem to be solved.
During the observation and interviews, the researcher found out that the students had problems in writing. They claimed that writing was
the most difficult skill to master. They were rarely asked to produce a piece of writing. The teacher seemed to more focus on writing-for-learning
than writing-for-writing as the researcher found that the teacher simply
asked students to change the verbs into the correct ones. Writing might take a long time to students so that the teacher rarely carried out tasks that
are focused on the writing-for-writing. b
Planning After the researcher identified the problems, she made plansto
choose the actions that could be conducted in the field. In planning the actions, the researcher worked together with the English teacher of XI IPS
1. The researcher and the English teacher discussed the possibility and the scale of priorities of the implementation. In this step, some techniques
were selected to improve students’ writing ability. c
Actions and Observing the Action After the planning had been approved, the actions were going to be
implemented in the class. The action was going to be done in two cycles. One cycle consisted of three meetings. The researcher observed and
recorded the students’ responses in the actions. The researcher discussed the influences of the implementation to be evaluated in the next cycle. The
results of the identification were considered successful or unsuccessful. The results of this evaluation process were considered for the reflection in
the next step. d
Reflection
The reflection was going to be done after one cycle of the research completed. The researcher and the English teacher discussed
circumstances concerning the actions. It was going to be done to discover
