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CHAPTER III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
In chapter III, I explain the research design, subject of the research, research procedures, instruments for collecting the data, and method of analyzing data.
3.1 Approach of the Study
The approach used in this study was qualitative. In conducting the research, I used action research that used qualitative approach and observation,which meant that
the data were analyzed qualitatively.
3.2 Research Design
A research design which was used in this study is an action research. Action research is a kind of research that is conducted in the classroom by a teacher or
groups of teachers with the purpose of improving the effectiveness of teaching learning process. Action research is a term which refer to a practical way of
looking at your work to check that it is you would like it to be. Jean McNiff, 1995 : www. Jeanmcniff.comidex.html
According to the Mills 2000:205 the principless of classroom action research are as follows:
1 Classroom action research does not make the impact of disturbing the commitment as a teacher because the action give the best for the students,
the action increases the students‟ skill, and the action refers to the teaching material mastery.
2 Method of collecting data does not distrub the learning process
3 The problem observed should be the urgent one. According to Kurt Lewin in Depdiknas, 2003:4, there are four phases in
one cycle for doing classroom action research. They are planning, action, observation, and reflection. Those four components are integrated. Each phase
was conducted based on the previous one and the next. It means that the activities in the action research were based on the planning and then to be observed from
three phases then researcher could reflect to determine the next cycle. In this action research, I conducted two cycles: cycle 1 and cycle 2. A cycle
consist of four phases: there were planning, action, observation, and reflection. In detail the cycle consists of:
1 Designing Planed Action The cycle begins with a series of planning actions in order to get optimal
result. This plan is used during the research in every cycle and revised based on the improvement of the students.
2 Implementation of the Action This phase is the implementation of the action. It means that the researcher
implemented the plan, which is made in the previous phase in the field of research. In this case the implementation is in the form of treatment, which is
given to the students in every cycle. 3 Observation
The observation is done during the research in purpose of getting the data to show students
‟s condition while research is conducted. 4 Reflection
The next step is assessing the result of the action treatment and observation for the purpose of revising and implementing it in the next cycle.
3.3 Subject of the Research