3. Speaking Rubric
Speaking rubric was used to assess and collect the data about students’ speaking ability. The rubric focused on five aspects of
speaking such as: fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, pronunciation, and comprehension.
In addition, the researcher also used camera and recorder to take some pictures and record the data. Moreover, the researcher also used
pre-test and posttest to support the data.
E. Techniques of Collecting Data
The data of the research were qualitative and also quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained through observation, interview, and documentation
related to teaching and learning process of speaking classroom. 1
Observations Observations were used to discover valuable information related to the
teaching and learning process. The information here was related to the students’ speaking ability, the students’ involvement during the lesson,
the students’ understanding of the given materials, the techniques and methods used by the teacher, and also the media used in teaching and
learning process. The result of the observations was in the form of field note.
2 Interviews
By doing an interview, the researcher had a personal contact with the participants so it will provide an opportunity for the researcher
to make a close relationship with the participants. The researcher interviewed the participants the students and the teacher before,
during, and after the action. 3
Documentations Documentation of the qualitative data is gained through taking
photographs, audiotape and videotape recording to monitor and to evaluate the action. Meanwhile, the quantitative data are gained in
the form of pre-test and post-test for each cycle.
F. Data Analysis Techniques
The data gained were in the form of qualitative supported by quantitative data. The data in the form of qualitative will be analyzed by using some stages,
such as: 1 assembling the data, 2 coding the data, 3 comparing the data, 4 building interpretation, and 5 reporting the outcomes.
For the quantitative data, the researcher conducted the pre-test and post-test. It was presented in the form of tables and mean scores.
