6. Completing the Semantic Mapping in group by adding the appropriate information which had not been mentioned before.
2.10 The Research Hypotheses
The action hypotheses of this classroom action research are formulated based on the review of the theory and the research objective as follows:
1. The use of Semantic Mapping technique can improve the VII-A grade students’
active participation in the reading class at SMPN 3 Rambipuji Jember. 2. The use of Semantic Mapping technique can improve the VII-A
grade students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMPN 3 Rambipuji Jember.
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CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODS
This chapter presents the research methods applied in this research. They cover research design, operational definition of variables, area determination method,
research participant determination method, data collection methods, research procedure and data analysis methods. The detail description of each issue is presented
below respectively.
3.1 Research Design
The design of this research is Classroom Action Research. This research was intended to implement an action of using Semantic Mapping technique to improve the
VII-A grade students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMPN 3 Rambipuji
Jember. The goal of this research is to improve practices immediately within one or a few classroom McMillan, 1992:12. Therefore, the classroom action research with
the cyclical model was applied in this research. Dealing with the action research, Kemmis Taggart 1988:42 give the
following definition:
“A classroom action research is a form of self reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social, including educational situations, in order to improve the
rationally and justice of 1 their own social or educational practices, 2 their understanding of these practices, 3 the situations in which the practices are carried
ou
t.”
In addition, McMillan 1992:12 explains that a classroom action research is a type of applied research that its purpose is to solve a specific classroom problem or
make decision at a single local site. It can be said that, a classroom action research is intended to solve problems encountered by the students in reading activity and to
improve the quality of the students’ reading comprehension achievement. The research was done collaboratively with the English teacher. The teacher
and the researcher took turn to do the action and observation. For example in finding and defining the research problem, preparing the action, carrying out the action of the
research, class observation and doing reflection. This classroom action research was
