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3. Observation
The activities which are going to be observed are process of teaching and learning in the classroom and learning progress that students achieved. The field
notes of both the researcher and collaborator and the result of recording will be the main resources for this observation.
4. Reflection
The researcher and the collaborator will analyze what is going on during the teaching and learning process and the result of the writing test. Through this
activity, both the researcher and collaborator will hopefully find the strengths and the weaknesses found during teaching and learning process. Both the researcher
and the collaborator will discuss the weaknesses and try to look for the solution of the problems found during the observation for the benefit of betterment of
students’ writing ability.
C. Subject of the Research
The subject of the research is the students of second grade or grade VIII A of SMPN 1 Pelaihari in the academic year of 20102011. There are 28
students in this class. They consist of 12 boys and 16 girls. The students have different background. Mostly they come from low and middle social
status and their parents’ professions are labors, farmers, and civil servants. In general, the students of grade VIII A of SMPN 1 Pelaihari have low
motivation especially in a writing English subject. This class is chosen as research subject because most of the students got writing mark under the school standard
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64. It is based on the researcher’s observation during the English lesson and their daily test. It is difficult for them to express and organize their ideas in
writing. Besides, they lack of vocabulary. They find difficulties to choose appropriate words or memorize the meaning of words and apply them in
sentences. They find difficulties not only in vocabulary but also in tenses especially in present tense to write a descriptive text. So that is why, the
researcher wants to improve it through collaborative writing technique in order that the students have high behavior and motivation in learning English especially
writing English subject. As everyone knows that the teacher’s task is to develop the students’ ability to be able to participate in creating the descriptive text.
The students of grade VIII A of SMPN 1 Pelaihari in the academic year of 20102011 are taken as the subject of the research since the research is a
classroom action research.
D. Technique of Collecting Data
There are two kinds of data that are used in this research. The data are both qualitative and quantitative data. To collect the qualitative data, the
researcher conducts the observation at the classroom. The researcher observes classroom events, interaction in the classroom, and the students’
responses during the teaching learning process. The observation is an activity to watch and record action and behavior of research participants.
The researcher and his collaborator observe the students’ activities and the progress of teaching and learning in writing subject.
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Then, interview is also done to find out information from the students and the collaborator about the students’ writing ability and the
implementation of collaborative writing technique in writing. The last one is questionnaire. It is given in the form of written questions with available
answers. The researcher can analyze the result of questionnaire to know the students personal problem faced in writing. The students’ personal
impression and responses about the implementation of collaborative writing technique.
Another type of data is quantitative data. The data are taken from pretest and posttest that are carried out before and after the cycles are
implemented. The result of pretest and posttest show whether the students’ writing ability in writing a descriptive text improves or not.
E. Technique of Analyzing Data
