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4. Reflection in Cycle 1
After doing the action and observation on cycle 1 the researcher discusses with the collaborators and the students. In reflecting the result of the implementation
in the first cycle, there are some strength and weaknesses and also the problems which must be solved in the second cycle. The strengths mean the success of
implementing the action, while the weaknesses are regarded as problems that need to be solved. The results of the implementation are as follows:
a. The strengths of the action
1. The students’ motivation to join the English class has improved.
Being given freedom to find their own texts, students feel being involved in learning process. This makes their spirit increase. They try to show their ability
in reading to other friends. And this can be done in English class when they deliver their own texts in front of their friends. Motivation in joining the English
class improves 2.
The students had desire to look for texts, although the teacher didn’t ask them to look for the texts. By browsing internet, they found what they wanted to know.
Finding information through internet is a new thing for them. It seems that this activity is interesting so when they are given assignment to find a text through
internet they do it happily. They know that through internet they can find the text that they need and. So without being asked by the teacher they look for the
texts as many as possible.
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They enjoyed working in groups. By working in group they shared idea, argument, and their knowledge. They
started working in group since they choose the text to be delivered in group. Texts that they seeked individually were selected in group. In selecting the text
to be delivered they argued and shared their idea together. They also defended text they had chosen in front of other group so they worked together again in
defending it, They enjoyed doing that, because each of them it involved. 4.
Most of the students had begun to pay more attention to the lesson. By trying to defend the idea of their texts, they tried hard to understand their
texts well and they tried to understand other group’s texts. This made them study harder and pay more attention in the English Language.
5. The scores increased
The implementation of the first cycle seems that it has improved the students’ marks, although it has not attained the passing grade of English which is said
before. After the researcher compared the result of pre-test in which the mean was 3.73 and the result of post-test in the first cycle was 6.01, it can be
concluded that there is a progress. It means that there is an improvement of the students’ ability. Based on the computation using t-test of non independent, the
result of t
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= 15.96 which is higher than t
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2.710 or it can be concluded that t
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. Because t
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, it can be concluded that an action on cycle 1 improves the student’s ability significantly.
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b. The weaknesses of the Action
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