3 Test
Pre-test and post-test are conducted before and after the implementation of using cooperative learning in teaching narrative text. The aim of giving the
test is to measure students’ understanding of narrative text.
E. The Role of the Writer in the Research
The writer acts as the English teacher in the research. So that, she makes a lesson plan and pre-test before Classroom Action Research CAR and
post test after Classroom Action Research CAR in each final cycle. Then, the teacher carries out the action based upon the lesson plan that has been made.
Furthermore, the writer also collects and analyzes data then reports the result of study.
F.
Techniques of Data Collecting
There are three techniques which used by the researchers in collecting the data, they are: observation, interview, and test.
1. Observation
The writer does the observation directly toward English teaching and learning-process at Mts. Manaratul Islam 20102011
Academic Year. In this research, the writer acts as an English teacher. The writer interacts with the students as well as the teacher. In reading
lesson, the writer observes their reading skill, such as; their pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and their comprehension of a text.
This observation is the main technique in collecting the data of teaching preparation, teaching materials and the evaluations as used in
the teaching and learning process. 2.
Interview One of the ways to get deep information in the classroom is by
interviewing the English teacher and the students. The interview is
about the English teaching learning process at Mts. Manaratul Islam Jakarta. Primarily, about English teaching learning process, especially
in reading narrative text. The first interview was conducted by the writer in order to
know the problems of students’ understanding in learning narrative text. And the second interview was conducted by the teacher in order
to know whether the process of cooperative learning can improve the students’ understanding of narrative text.
a. Test
The test is used to find out the result of students’ achievement in learning narrative text and it is as main technique in collecting the
data. The test is used to compare students’ understanding of narrative
texts before conducting the research and after conducting the research.
G. The Action Procedures
