It showed that there was improvement in every test. The use of write-around helped in the improvement of the test. It could be concluded that the appropriate
strategy during the teaching material was very important to deliver the material about descriptive text. In the class VIII G of SMP N 39 Semarang, it was found
that write-around as the strategywas needed. The strategies could help the students in understanding the materials.
4.3 Analysis of the Observation Checklist
There were two observation checklists. They were cycle 1 observation sheet and cycle 2 observation checklist.
4.3.1 Analysis of Cycle 1 Observation Checklist
The students ‟ attitude during the first treatment was observed and recorded
through Cycle 1 observation checklist in the second meeting. The mean point of each indicator was determined by using the following formula:
20 40
60 80
100
Pre test formative test
Post test
The score means
The score means
where, M
= mean point, = total point,
n = number of the students;
Table 4.5 The Criterion of Observation Checklist Assessment
Range of Mean Indicator
1.0-2.0 Poor
2.1-3.0 Average
3.1-4.0 Good
4.1-5.0 Excellent
Here is the example the calculation of the mean for the first indicator:
The result of this observation checklist in cycle one is presented in the table and chart as following :
Table 4.6 The Result of Cycle 1 Observation Checklist
No Indicators
Total Point Mean Point
Criteria
1. Respect
124 4,00
Good 2.
Enthusiasm 108
3,48 Good
3. Responsibility
96 3,10
Average 4.
Confidence 90
2,90 Average
5. Communication
119 3,84
Good
Based on the mean point above, for example, the first indicator that was students‟
respect categorized into the good evel. There were 31 students on this cycle, so that the mean of the first indicator was acquired from total point of indicator 1
divided by 31. The result is 4,00 that is categorized into the good level. The complete result of Cycle 1 observation checklist could be seen in Appendix 17
page 129.
4.3.2 Analysis of Cycle 2 Observation Checklist
The students ‟ attitude during the second treatment was observed and recorded
through Cycle 2observation checklist in the second meeting. The formula that was used to calculate the mean point of each indicator was the same with the cycle
one. The result of this observation checklist in cycle two was described in the
table and chart below:
Table 4.7 The Result of Cycle 2 Observation Checklist
No Indicators
Total Point Mean Point
Criteria
1. Respect
128 4,13
Excellent 2.
Enthusiasm 125
4,03 Excellent
3. Responsibility
110 3,55
Good 4.
Confidence 108
3,48 Good
5. Communication
124 4,00
Good
There were 31 students on this cycle so that the mean of the first indicator is acquired from total point of indicator 1 divided by 31,and so did indicator 2 to 5.
The result is 4,13 that is categorized into the excellent level. The complete result of Cycle 2 Observation Checklist can be seen in Appendix 17, page 129.
According to the data mean point of each indicator above, it shows that there is an improvement of each indicator in this cycle two.
Table 4.8 The improvement of Students’ Activity
No Indicators
Cycle 1 Cycle 2
1. Respect
4,00 4,13
2. Enthusiasm
3,48 4,03
3. Responsibility
3,10 3,55
4. Confidence
2,90 3,48
5. Communication
3,84 4,00
The improvement of the students‟ activity is also showed in the chart below:
Chart 4.5 The
Improvement of Students’ Activity
4.4 Analysis of Questionnaire
