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CHAPTER III METHODS OF INVESTIGATION

This chapter discusses the methods of investigation. It is divided into eight subsections. They are research design, the subject of the study, the role of the researcher, the types of data, methods for collecting data, methods for analysing data, instruments for collecting data, and the procedures of collecting data.

3.1 Research Design

The purpose of this research is to measure the improveme nt of students‟ motivation in writing narrative text. Then, the researcher chooses action research as a research design. Based on Wallace 1998: 4 action research is the strategy to accelerate to enhance a kind of development, with special reference to language teaching. This is the way for the teacher to reflect and manage a classroom systematically to collect data on everyday practice to analyze it in order to come some decisions. Furthermore, teachers practice teaching methods to teach their students. They develop the collaboration of teacher and students to solve problem. This action helps continuing for the practicing teacher‟s in a process. Figure 3.1 The Concept of Action Research Adapted from Kemmis and McTaggarts 1988:278 From the figure above, there are four steps in action research that should be done by the researcher. The first step is planning. In this step, the researcher as the teacher should prepare all things she or he needs. The second step is acting. The researcher does the teaching strategy have been chosen. The third step is observing. After doing teaching strategy, the researcher collects the information from the instruments is used. The researcher observes students‟ enthusiasm, students‟ activeness, students‟ attention, students‟ participation and students‟ responsibility. The fourth step is reflecting. In this step, the researcher reflects what he or she has done in the previous steps whether there are any improvements of students‟ motivation in writing or not.

3.2 Subject of the Study

The researcher conducts the research by using Think-Talk-Write to improve students‟ motivation in writing narrative texts. The researcher establishes the students of X IPA 3 in SMA N 3 SRAGEN as the subject of the research.

3.3 Role of the Researcher