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Based o n the Kemmis and McTaggart’s model, there are the basic
activities in conducting action research. The activities can be elaborated as follows:
1. Planning
Planning was the first stage of the research procedure. This activity covered the problem identification. It was the most important stage in conducting
the research because by knowing the problem, the researcher could find a good solution to solve it. After identifying the problem, the researcher started to make a
lesson plan as a planning before doing an action in the teaching and learning process. The lesson plan consisted of the activities which had been done by the
researcher and the students. The activities were divided into three activities, namely pre activity, whilst activity, and post activity. In this research, the
researcher conducted the preliminary study and two cycles which aimed to know the improvement of the
students’ irregular verb mastery in VIIIB class of SMP N 3 Klaten.
2. Acting and Observing
After making a plan, the researcher combined the action and observation as one stage. Those stages were done together when the researcher explained the
lesson. The researcher acted out the lesson plan which was arranged in the teaching and learning process. The problem faced by VIIIB students of SMP N 3
Klaten was filling in the blanks by using the past forms of irregular verbs in a recount text. The researcher did the action by explaining the past forms of verbs
used in a recount text. For instance, the researcher taught the students to memorize
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the past forms of irregular verbs and pronounce the verbs by using the flash cards. The action was aimed to solve the problems.
In the observation time, there were the teacher and th e researcher’s partner
who aimed to monitor and observe the researcher when he was doing the action. The observation consisted of some aspects, such as th
e researcher’s performance, students’ behavior, and students’ response in the learning process. The researcher
also observed what was happening in the teaching and learning process by taking a note about the class situation including the
students’ participation and students’ response.
3. Reflecting
