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The Time and Place of the Study The Writer’s Role on the Study The Research Design

36 Based on the explanation above it can be concluded that action research tends to be directly linked in achieving results in the classroom setting. Action research is also completed in teams using a collaborative model and with entire school. 6

B. The Subject and the Object of the Study

1. The Subject of the Study

The subject of this study is all students in class VIII.9 of SMPN 1 Pasar Kemis, academic year 200102011. The number of students consists of 40 forty. That class has the lowest achievement of past continuous tense among all students from the other classes.

2. The Object of the Study

The object of this study is portfolio assessment technique to improve students’ achievement on the past continuous tense.

C. The Time and Place of the Study

This research is carried out in four months started from October up to January 2010. The research is located in SMPN 1 Pasar Kemis at the second year students class VIII.9, academic year 20102011.

D. The Writer’s Role on the Study

According to Sarwiji Suwandi in Penelitian Tindakan Kelas PTK dan Penulisan karya Ilmiah, CAR is considered through pair-teaching regarding as collaborative study between the writer and the teacher. 7 The writer in this study has role as the observer. Beside of that the writer also makes lesson plan and the assessment or the test before CAR pretest and after CAR post test in each cycle. The writer reports the development of those cycles. On the other side, the teacher carries out the action based upon the lesson plan had been made. 6 James H. McMillan and Sally Schumaher, Research in Education: Evidence-Based Inquiry, ...., p. 414. 7 Sarwiji Suwandi, Penelitian Tindakan Kelas PTK dan Penulisan Karya Ilmiah,...., p. 15. 37

E. The Research Design

There are some designs of research which can be used in CAR. The writer use CAR procedure taken from Kurt Lewin’s design. The procedure consists of four components; planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The relationship among those four components is called a cycle. 8 Figure 3.1. The Phases of Classroom Action Research Here are the programs of each phase in the research process as follows: 9 1. Planning The planning is needed after the writer and the teacher know the problem on teaching and learning activities. 2. Acting The planning is implemented by the acting from the teacher. It is the solution from the action before. 8 Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, Jakarta: PT. Indeks, 2009, p.26. 9 Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, ....., p.25. Planning Acting Observing Reflecting Cycle 1 Planning Acting Observing Reflecting Cycle 2 ? 38 3. Observing In this phase, the observer monitor the classroom action process based on guideline that had been prepared. 4. Reflecting In this phase the observer collects the data that had been taken while the observation happened then analyze it. After make conclusion, the teacher and the observer evaluate the cycle in order to develop the next cycle.

F. The Classroom Action Research Procedures

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