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C. The Method of the Research
In this research, the researcher used action research method. Related to the action research method, there are some definitions of action research. Wallace
1998:4 explains that action research is “done by systematically collecting data on your teachers everyday practice and analyzing it in order to make some
decisions about what your practice should be. While McKernan 2003:5 defines action research as a systematic self-reflective scientific inquiry that is done by
practitioners to improve practice. The researcher used action research because the researcher wanted to
solve problems in teaching vocabulary as well as the attempt to know the students improvement in mastering vocabulary by using Play School DVD.
D. The Procedure of Action Research
The researcher used action research as a spiral steps that consist of four stages. As stated by Richard 1996: 13, the four stages are planning, action,
observation, and reflection. In each cycle, the procedures of research were as follows:
1. Planning
After identifying the problems, the researcher and the collaborator made a plan about what kind of activities that would be carried out in the action. It
included making the lesson plan, preparing the material, and preparing observation sheets to record students’ activities.
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2. Action
The researcher gave pre-test and post-test to the students. The researcher taught vocabulary using Play School DVD which followed the steps in the lesson
plan. There were two cycles in this research in which each cycle consists of three meeting.
3. Observing
The activity was observing the teaching and learning process done by the researcher and the students. It included the interaction between the teacher and the
students, the way the teacher explained the material, and the way she answered the students’ questions. So, everything that happened during the teaching and learning
process would be recorded. In this activity, the collaborator took an important role. He was the one who observed the teaching and learning process and took
note. As stated by Nunan 1992:120 that collaborator is needed to create multiple perspectives and to broaden interaction.
4. Reflection
Doing the reflection, the researcher together with the collaborator and some students as the representatives evaluated the process of the teaching and
learning and the result of the implementation of Play School DVD in teaching vocabulary. The result of the reflection was used to make the next cycle better
than the previous one.
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The scheme of Action Research is reflected as follows:
E. Data Sources
The data of the research were collected from the procedure and activities of teaching and learning process using the Play DVD School and the scores of
vocabulary test. The result of the teaching in the form of post-test was compared with the pre-test.
Action
Observing
Reflection Planning
Next cycle
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The sources of the data in this research were: 1. Event
It was all the action of the teaching and learning process using Play DVD School which was done in two cycles. It also included the activity of doing tasks
and exercises.
2. Documents They were books and teaching materials used by the teacher in teaching
English. Other documents such as students’ previous test result and works were also taken and analyzed.
3. Information Data Information data means all the data that were taken from interview and
questionnaire.
F. Technique of Collecting Data
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