from the observation, the writer saw that the teacher used the traditional method in teaching Simple Past Tense. The teacher explained the grammar
Simple Past Tense inductively. Which is she gave the rule first, and then she gave example based on the rule, after that she asked the students to make
another example according to the rule. The teacher only focused on the rule of grammar, she didn’t ask the students to do another activity like reading or
speaking. At the first, she explained the rule of the simple past tense and wrote it down on the whiteboard, and made several examples based on the rule.
Next, the teacher asked the students to do the exercise in LKS workbook. After the students finished it, the teacher asked some students to wrote their
own answers on the whiteboard while the other students checked their work. In the end of the teaching learning activity, the teacher gave homework to the
students.
b. Data of Pre-Interview
This interview was conducted as unstructured interview, it was held on Thursday, October 7
th
2010, and started 10.00 A.M up to 11.00 A.M. In this interview, the writer asked some questions related English teaching
learning activity, emphasized on grammar material. The English teacher taught grammar inductively, she explained the rule first and then she gave
examples based on the rule. Besides that, the English teacher also never used other method and never gives any media in teaching the Simple Past Tense.
According to the teacher, students’ understanding of grammar especially tenses is still low, their English score also not good.
Then the writer asked about how many KKM Criteria of Minimum Completeness that concerning with school program. The students should get
70 seventy score in English subject. The next interview discussed the problems faced the student when the teacher taught the material. Most of
students felt boring when the teacher conveyed the material.
c. Data of Pre-test
In completing the data, the writer did the pretest before conducted Classroom Action Research, it was held on Friday, 15
th
October 2010, and it began from 6.45 A.M up to 8.05 A.M. There were 34 students of VIII-1 grade
followed the test. The test was 20 questions in multiple choices and the students did it during 30 minutes. From this pretest, it is known the mean
score of pretest that was done by students was 55.29. The data above showed nine students who obtained the score above
the KKM Criterion of Minimum Completeness, while KKM of MTs. Al- Falah was 70. So, twenty five students were below the standard of KKM. From
the data, there were five students gained the higher score and one student gained the lowest score which the higher score was 75 and lowest score was
35.
d. Data of Pre Questionnaire
Before the teaching action would be implemented, the writer gave questionnaire to the students. Pre Questioner was done on Monday, October
11
th
2010 at 10.15 A.M. It was conducted to ask students at MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta by using rating scale. The writer took 34 students to answer the
questionnaire . The questioner is about students’ feeling during English lesson
and their responses toward English teacher’s technique in teaching-learning
process at VIII-1 grade of MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta. The result of pre questionnaire can be seen in appendix V.
