CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Method of Research
The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research CAR method which is derived from the roots an action research. Because it occurs in
the classroom frame, it is called CAR. According to Michael J. Wallace, CAR is a type of classroom research carried out by the teacher in order to solve problems or
to find answer toward context-specific issues.
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It means that to begin the CAR, the researcher or the teacher needs to identify any problems on teaching learning
vocabulary real found in the classroom concerning students‟ condition in learning. Meanwhile David Kember defined: Action research is portrayed as a cyclical or
spiral process involving steps of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. It is normal for a project to go through two or more cycles in an iterative process.
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Michael J Wallace, Action Research for Learning Teacher,Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,2006, p.5
Improvement is brought about by a series of cycles, each incorporating lessons from previous cycles.
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According to L. R. Gay as following: The purpose of action research is to solve classroom through the
application of the scientific method. It is concerned with a local problem and is conducted in a local setting. It is not concerned with whether the
results are generalizable to any other setting and is not characterized by the same kind of control evident in other categories of research
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. The writer used this method because she wants to find out problem
solving in teaching learning vocabulary. The writer used the pictures to reinforce students‟ vocabulary.
B. Subject and the Object of Research
1 Subject of Research
The subject of this study is students at VII junior high school Prakarya Anjatan
–Indramayu academic year 2010-2011. The number of students consists of 29 twenty nine. It is chosen based upon the unstructured interview result with
the English teacher at that class proving that they have the lowest achievement or vocabulary test among the other second grade classes. That is why they need an
appropriate strategy to help them improve their score toward vocabulary.
2 Object of Research
The object of this study is Pictures to improve students‟ vocabulary.
C. Writer’s Role on the Research
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