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D. The Procedures of the Research

The model could be expanded into three steps included in the procedure of action research as follows: a. Identifying the problem In this step, the researcher found out the problem by doing reflective teaching and learning in classroom. The problem referred to the indicators of the low students’ competence in writing and the low students’ enthusiasm during the teaching and learning process. b. Fact Finding and analysis The problem was identified by using three techniques: 1 Test: the pre- test was given in order to know the students’ competence in writing; 2 Interviews: the interviews were held in order to know the problem faced by the students during teaching-learning process; and 3 Observation: the observation was held in order to know the students’ writing skill and the students’ behavior during the teaching-learning process, and then to know the class management. commit to user From the data she had collected, the researcher could see the problem clearly, analyzed it to find out the causes of the problem, and then made a problem solution of that problem the students faced. c. Implementing the action research This research was conducted in cycles. The cycles would be stopped if the research had positive effect in teaching and learning process in writing class. Each cycle used Edublog as teaching media in writing activity. According to Kemmis and Mc Taggart, action research lasts through a dynamic and complementary process, which consists of four essentials ‘moments’: planning, action, observation and reflection Burns, 1999: 32: 1 Planning the action General plan was made before implementing the action. Here, the researcher made a lesson plan dealing with certain topic, material, media, time schedule, and instrument for observation. 2 Action The teacher implemented the teaching and learning activities of writing through Edublog. The teaching and learning activities were written in the lesson plan. 3 Observing The researcher, as the teacher, observed all the activities in teaching learning process while the collaborative observer helped to observe the teaching learning process conducted in the class and gave inputs and suggestions. 4 Reflecting the result of the observation An evaluation on the observation result was made to find out the positive results and the weaknesses of the action. The weaknesses could be refined in the next cycle so that finally it could be determined how effective the using of Edublog was to improve the students’ writing skill. d. Doing Evaluation The researcher made an evaluation on the observation result to find out the positive result and weaknesses during the action. To ensure whether or not commit to user there was an improvement of the students’ writing skill, the researcher gave the students pre-test and post-test. Pre-test was held at the beginning of the first cycle to measure students’ writing skills before implementing the action and post-test was held at the end of every cycle to measure the improvement of students’ writing skills after the action. After giving the test, the researcher analyzed the result of the test by scoring it. In scoring the data of writing skill, the researcher used scoring rubric of writing.

E. Source of the Data

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