2.5.1 The Procedure of Cycle 1
Planning
Planning phase learns establish clear goals and objectives. Interview is doing before teaching leaning process. Therefore, it is involved the process of interview
and designing lesson plan using running dictation technique as the learning technique in order to im
prove students‟ writing ability, especially in writing descriptive text.
Acting
In this phase, the treatment of implementing running dictation technique in writing descriptive text is given to the students. The researcher chooses a
descriptive text to be taught as the example.
Observing This phase is done during the acting phase. When the students have completed
their job, the researcher observes the students‟ work.
Reflecting Cycle 1 reflection is done outside the learning process. It is based on the writ
er‟s notes, students‟ work and from some documentation. The reflection result will be
used to improve learning activity of Cycle 2.
2.5.2 The Procedure of Cycle 2
Cycle 2 is the continuation and evaluation of Cycle 1. The main purpose is to correct the mistakes that may have happened in the previous cycle in order to
achieve the objectives of this study. The procedure of this cycle is similar to the previous cycle.
Planning
The planning in Cycle 2 is still the same with the one in Cycle 1 with an emphasis on any correction made during Cycle 1 reflection phase.
Acting
The action phase of Cycle 2 is implemented almost the same as procedure in Cycle 1. The difference is on the way the writer treats the students with lower
mark. Those students are given more attention than others. It is aimed to find out their personal difficulty or the reasons why they cannot be as the other students
who have achieved higher score.
Observing The observation process is to see whether students‟ achievement will get better
after using running dictation or just in average or even can be down before they practice running dictation technique.
Reflecting
All notes, instruments, students‟ work, and documentation are analyzed together in the reflection phase of Cycle 2. The correction in this cycle is only noted for
further research at another time and for the English teacher to improve the technique in the next learning activities.
It can be concluded that classroom action research is a cyclical process including planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The cyclical of action
research provides teachers with ongoing opportunities to reflect on and refine their own teaching practices.
2.6 Framework of the Study