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C. Research Method
This research problem came from the problem facing by reading teachers who extremely needed solution. This activity, therefore, was called action
research. While action research itself is a systematic process in collecting and analyzing data to investigate practical issues arise within a particular context in
order to have some decisions about what the future practice should be Stringer , 1999: 10. Mills 2000: 6, furthermore, states the definition of action research as
it is handled by teacher, is any systematic inquiry conducted by teacher, researchers, principals, school counselors, or other stakeholders, in the teaching or
learning environment, in order to get a mount of information about the ways that the school operates, how the teacher teaches, and how the students learn. The aim
of this action is to find its developing reflective practice, effecting positive changes, and improving the student outcomes and the lives of those involved. It is
has been stated by Hubbart and Power 2005 in Ngadiso says :
Action teacher research is a natural extension of good teaching observing students closely, analyzing their needs, and adjusting the
curriculum to fit the needs of all students have always been important skills demonstrated by fine teacher.
Arikunto 2006: 2, moreover, has stated this kind of research is called Classroom
action research. Seeing from the result produced, there are two kinds of action research;
critical action research and practical action research Mills, 2000: 25. While the first one has it goal as liberation through knowledge gathering, practical action
research places more emphasis on the “how to” approach to the process of the research and has a less philosophical bent. It is there because some reasons that
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own performance, and enriches professional development. This research is considered as practical action research, in which has its goal. Those are the
researcher wants to improve and gets information about her performance of teaching reading.
The following is the diagram of Class Action Research : CYCLE I
CYCLE II
CYCLE III
Figure V. The diagram of Classroom Action Research. From the explanation above it can be concluded that Action Research is
essential since it encourages a teacher to be reflective of his own practice in order to enhance the quality of education for himself and his students. Action research
approaches education in a unified exercise, seeing a teacher in class as the best judge of his total educational experience. It is powerful method of bridging the
Planning Acting Observing Reflecting
Reflecting Acting Observing Revised Planning
Revised Planning Acting Observing
Reflecting
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development of his own personal educational theories from his classroom practice.
D. Procedure of the Research
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