b. Acting
After planning the actions, the researcher and the collaborator implemented the actions in the teaching and learning process. In this step,
the researcher began to face with the subject of study. The purpose of this step was to solve the problem, which was the students low writing skill.
c. Observing
After acting, the researcher elaborated the type of data, the data collecting procedure, and the instruments that used to collect the data. It
was done to know the impact of the technique that had been used and to find out the problem that occurred during the implementation of the
technique. d.
Reflecting By doing reflecting, the researcher evaluated the process during the
research process. The researcher observed whether the action had negative or positive effect to the teaching-learning process. The items that evaluated
include change of the students, class, and also teacher.
F. Data and Technique of Collecting Data
The data collected on this research were in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. They were obtained by testing and interviewing the students
of grade VIII, by doing observation on the English teaching learning process, and by holding discussion with the observer and the English teacher. The
qualitative data were in the forms of description of the process during the action
and interviews transcripts. On the other hand, the quantitative data were taken from the result of the students’ writing tests.
In the first step, during the reconnaissance step, the researcher did a class observation together with the collaborator in order to get information related to
the English teaching-learning process. The information collected is about how the teacher taught, how the students participated in teaching-learning process,
about what problems occurred and so on. Interviews with the English teacher and the students were also held to know more about the difficulties that
happened in the teaching and learning process. The second step was planning step. After the researcher found problems or
weaknesses after doing the reconnaissance step, the researcher conducted a discussion with the English teacher to decide what kind of activity to be applied
in order to solve problems, that is the writing ability of the students grade VIII. Not only the English teacher, the researcher also asked for the collaborator’s
opinion and suggestion. In the next step, that was action and observation, the researcher, the English
teacher, and the collaborator worked together. The collaborator did observation. Interviews were done after the implementation of the technique. The researcher
interviewed the collaborator, the English teacher, and the students about the implementation of the story-mapping technique to improve the students’
writing ability. After action step was done, the researcher reflected on the result of the
action. The results of the students’ writing and their activities in producing the
written text were evaluated. Then, the researcher and the collaborator determined the solution of the problems to make the teaching and learning
process better in the next cycle.
G. The Research Data Analysis
