mean based on the classification of graded scores offered by Heaton. It is displayed in the following table:
Table 3.1. The Classification of Graded Score
Range of Mean
Students’ Interest
The Advantage
Students’ Achievement
The Relevancy
Sustainability
0.00 – 1.00 Low
Not helpful Low
Not relevant Not necessary
1.01 – 2.00 Medium
Helpful Medium
Relevant Necessary
2.01 – 3.00 High
Very helpful High
Very Relevant Very
necessary
Heaton 1975:172
3.6 Procedure of Collecting Data
This classroom action research was conducted in two cycles and four phases. There were planning, acting, observing, and reflecting in each cycle. However, before
making a plan of the action, the researcher had to compose a syllabus which consists of lesson plan, learning material and learning activity. Those materials were
composed based on competence standard and basic competence of the Junior High School curriculum. Then, the researcher could do the following activities:
3.6.1 Pre-Observation
Observation is activity to find information about something. In this research I did pre- observation to find the problem faced by students. I did observation by interviewing
some students to get the information about the students’ problem in learning speaking skill. The interview was given to the students before I conduct the pre-test and the
treatment. An interview was also given to the teacher to know her opinion towards the teaching speaking process.
3.6.2 Pre-Test
Pre-test was held before the treatment. The purpose of pre-test was to measure the students’ speaking skill and to find out how well the students performed spoken
English. Researcher asked the students to do the test individually. The topic of pre- test was describing one of their friends in the class. The students had to make five
sentences that described their friend. Then, the researcher gave the students time about three minutes to perform their description in front of the class and 2 minutes for
preparation. Pre-test was scored.
3.6.3 Cycle One
a. Planning
The first step in conducting action research is planning.. The planning of first cycle is as follows:
1 Providing a lesson plan.
2 Providing good examples of doing RoundRobin structure in classroom.
3 Teacher act as a model of teaching speaking who provides good
pronunciation, correct grammar, vocabulary, fluency and content. b.
Action The teaching steps of the action are as follows:
1 Teacher greeted the students and checked students’ attendance list
2 Teacher grouped students into six groups, each group consists of five
students. 3
Teacher explained how to do RoundRobin structure in classroom. 4
Teacher explained the material to the students. 5
Students listened to the teacher how pronounce word correctly and make a correct sentence.
6 Students asked to pronounce the word given by teacher in turn.
7 Students are asked to find new vocabulary related to the material in turn.
8 Students are asked to make a correct simple sentence about their school and
perform in front of the class with their group. 9
The teacher reviewed the material given to the students c.
Observation In cycle one, the observation was about the students’ participation in teaching
learning process by conducting RoundRobin structure. In this step the researcher observed the use of RoundRobin structure in improving students’ speaking skill.
d. Reflection
In this step, the researcher analyzed the result of the cycle one test and evaluated the application of RoundRobin teaching method in teaching speaking for cycle one.
3.6.4 Cycle One Test
