The research design of this study started from the problem identification Initial Pre-test and its factor, Cycle 1 Cycle 2 and Final Post-test. Each activity is explained below.
3.7.1 Problem Identification
The research started by giving the students an Initial Pre-test. The material is in Appendix 6. The test was to identify whether or not the students had problem in
mastering the past form of irregular verbs. In this study, „Snakes and Ladders‟ game was used to solve the problem. Because of this condition, cyclical activities were conducted.
All the steps are presented below.
3.7.2 Cycle 1
Cycle 1 was the first cycle in which the first treatment conducted. The purpose of this cycle was to measure to what extent the students could overcome their problem in
mastering the past form of irregular verbs using „Snakes and Ladders‟ game. In this cycle, the researcher did four steps. They were planning, observing, acting and
reflecting. Those four steps are explained below.
3.7.2.1 Planning
In this step, the researcher conducted some preparation. They were: 1.
Teaching materials. The researcher prepared the materials that would be used in cycle 1. They were the introduction to the past form of irregular verbs and its
application in some sentences.
2. A lesson plan for each meeting during the treatments. The researcher arranged the
lesson plan for each meeting including the assessment guide lines to assess the students‟ progress after they were given the Cycle 1 Posttest and Cycle 1
Observation Checklist. 3.
The media that were needed during the treatments. They were the „Snakes and Ladders‟ board, a big dice, and a camera.
3.7.2.2 Acting
There were some activities that the researcher did in this step. They were Cycle 1 Pre- test, Treatment and Cycle 1 Post-test. They were explained below.
1 Conducting Cycle 1 Pre-test
Cycle 1 Pre-test was conducted before the first treatment was conducted. The purpose was to measure the students‟ initial ability in mastering the past form of irregular verbs.
The materials in this test are in Appendix 6.
2 Giving Treatment
In this first treatment, there were several activities that the researcher did. They were: 1.
to explain the objective of the treatment to the students, 2.
to introduce the usage of past form of irregular verbs to the students, 3.
to ask the students to join „Snakes and Ladders‟ game, 4.
to drill the usage of past form of irregular verbs to the students through the game, and
5. to conclude the usage of past form of irregular verbs.
3 Conducting Cycle 1 Post-test
Cycle 1 Post-test was given to the students after the first treatment was conducted. The materials that were used in this test were the same as the Cycle 1 Pre-test materials. The
result of this test was compared to the result of the Cycle 1 Pre-test to measure the students‟ progress after the first treatment.
3.7.2.3 Observing
During the teaching and learning process, the students were observed. It was aimed to measure their attitude. The observation checklist is in Appendix 14.
3.7.2.4 Reflecting
