and obstacles of the students’ involvement will be written in the field notes with the result to be evaluated in the next step. The researcher and the
collaborator obtained data observations which were in the form of description of the process during the action, interview transcripts, observation checklists
and students’ writing tasks and the result of the students’ writing tasks.
4. Reflection
The last part of the process was reflection. After the action complete, the researcher and the teacher reflected on the action implemented in the
teaching-learning process. It was done by discussing the result of the implemented action. Evaluation was done after each cycle was completed. In
this step, the researcher and the collaborator analyzed the problems and the improvement occurred in the action and determined the solution of the
problems to make the teaching and learning process better in the next cycle. The result of the discussion determined the successfulness of the action. If the
actions are considered successful, they were continued to the next action. However, if the actions are unsuccessful, they were recycled with some other
improvement.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents a discussion on how peer response was
conducted thr ough cycles to improve students’ writing skills. It explains the
research conducted in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. Each cycle was conducted in three meetings. It consists of the reconnaissance step, planning, action and observation,
and reflection. This chapter also presents the result of the research in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The details of the research processes are
presented below.
A. Reconnaissance
Before conducting the research, the researcher, at first, identified the problems dealing with the English teacher, students, and the teaching and
learning process especially in teaching writing. After that, the problems were selected and some problems were chosen to be overcome. Finally, the actions
to overcome those problems were determined. Each step in the reconnaissance stage is explained below.
1. Identification of the Problem This research was started by gathering the information dealing
with the teaching and learning of grade VIII in SMP 3 Berbah. To gather the information, the researcher interviewed the English teacher and the
students. He also observed the teaching and learning process and conducted a pre-test. From the interview, observation and also pre-test,
the researcher found some problems as follows.
