CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design
Based on research objective, this research is categorized into action research. Action research is related to the ideas of reflective teaching and the
teacher as a researcher. Burn 2010:2 states that action research involves taking a self
–reflective, critical, and systematic approach to exploring teachers’ own teaching context. Burns also stated that the aim of action research is to identify
problematic situation that the participants consider worth looking into more deeply and systematically. It means, by doing an action research, the teachers can
take an area that they feel could be done better, subjecting it to questioning, then developing new ideas and alternatives. So, in action research, a teacher becomes
an investigator or explorer of his or her personal teaching context, while at the same time being one of the participants in it.
Henning, Stone, and Kelly 2009 also points out that action research is conducted in local setting and undertaken for the purpose of improving by
introducing more effective teaching strategies. Actually, there are some different models of action research proposed by
some experts but this research would use the action research model proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart 1988 which is the most suitable one for the research
conducted by the researcher. Here are the schema of the cycle of action research that was proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart.
Figure II: Cyclical AR model based on Kemmis and McTaggart 1988
B. Setting of the Research
1. Place of the Research
The researcher conducted a research in SMA Angkasa Adisutjipto located near the Adisutjipto International Airport. The actions were conducted in class XI
Science where there are about 30 students in the classroom. The researcher observed some aspects and problems related to the teaching
and learning process in this school in observation before conducting the research. The condition of building and facilities of the school is quite good. It is tidy, and
the facility here is also supporting the teaching and learning process. There is no language laboratory, but the school has a multimedia laboratory. The multimedia
laboratory is supported with an LCD and sound systems. The researcher used multimedia laboratory to conduct the research.
2. Time of the Research
The research was conducted in the first semester of the academic year of 20132014 and started from August to September 2013.
Table 1: The Schedule of the Action Research
NO. STEPS
MONTH AUGUST
SEPTEMBER Week
Week 3
4 1
2 3
4
1. Observation
2. Planning
3. Pre-Test
4. Action I
5. Planning for cycle II
6. Action II
7. Post-Test
8. Analyzing
data and
reporting
