The Method of Research The subject and Object of the Study The Writer’s Role on the Study

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the method of research, the subject of the study, the writer’s role on the study, time and place, research design, the Classroom Action Research CAR procedures, instrument of the research, technique of collecting data and technique of analyzing data.

A. The Method of Research

The Classroom Action Research CAR is used as the method in conducting this research. Many educational experts tried to define Action Research, one of them is R. B. Burns, according to him, Action Research is the application of fact finding to practical problem solving in a social situation with a view to improving the quality of action within it, involving the collaboration and co-operation of researchers, practitioners and laymen. 1 It means that to start the Classroom Action Research CAR, the researcher has to find any problems faced in the classroom related with student’s condition in learning. To conduct the research, the writer also need to collaborate with the teacher and together discuss the problem, and then find the best solution to solve the problem.

B. The subject and Object of the Study

The subject of the study is the students at first grade Accountancy of SMK Bina Insani Tangerang. The number of students consists of 31 thirty one. It is chosen based on the interview result with the English teacher at that class proving that they have the lowest score of midterm test among the other classes. Grounded on that case, the writer and the teacher consider that they need to be helped by finding an appropriate strategy to improve their scores, in this case is 1 Michael J. Wallace, Action Research for Language Teachers, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 5. 27 grammar. Object of the study is pattern drill techniques to improve students’ understanding of the passive form of Present Continuous Tense

C. The Writer’s Role on the Study

In this research, the writer has two roles, as observer and collaborator. As the observer, the writer observes the situation in the classroom. As the collaborator, the writer makes the lesson plan and then, the teacher carries out the action based upon it. The writer also makes the pre-test, that is a test that is given before Classroom Action Research CAR indented to know the students’ weakness and Post-test, the test that is given after CAR to know whether or not they make an improvement.

D. The Time and Place of the Study