reading descriptive text through group work, and the real teacher acts as the observer.
D. Time and Place of the Study
This research held on November 2
nd
to December 2
nd
. The place is at grade VII - 1 class of MTsN 19 Pinang Kalijati, academic year 20102011.
E. Research Design
The writer chose Kurt Lewin’s design as a CAR procedure in this research. It consists of two cycles in which each cycle contains four phases; planning,
acting, observing, and reflecting.
Figure 3.1 Kurt Lewin’s Action Research Design
Adapted from Wijaya Kusumah, 2009
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Based on the Kurt Lewin ’s action research design above, the writer wants
to describe a plan for Classroom Action research CAR as follows:
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Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas,Jakarta: PT. Indeks, 2009, p. 44
Planning
Cycle I
Planning Reflecting
Acting
Observing
Reflecting
Observing Cycle II
Acting
The Result
Figure 3.2 The phases of Classroom Action Research modified by the writer
CYCLE 1
CYCLE 2
Planning
After interviewing, observing and conducting test before CAR. The teacher
and the observer make instruments, such as: lesson plan, observational notes,
observational guidelines, and test after CAR
Acting
In this CAR, the writer acts as the teacher
and the real teacher becomes the observer. The teacher conducts the lesson plan, teaches
descriptive text, explains the schematic structures, and applies group work technique
Observing
The observer the real teacher observers teaching learning activity in the classroom,
such as
class situation,
teacher’s performance, and students’ response
Identifies the students’ achievement in learning reading descriptive text by giving
the test after CAR in cycle 1 at the end of the cycle 1.
The writer calculates students’ improvement scores from test before CAR to test after
CAR in cycle 1 whether improving or not.
Reflecting
The teacher and the writer discuss not only
about the
result of
the implementation of CAR, but also
students’ achievement
and the
technique. The teacher and the writer prepare the
lesson plan for the next cycle and for test after CAR in cycle 2 in order to
know the improvement of students’ score and to solve the problem
unfinished yet.
Planning
The teacher and the writer revise the lesson plan and modify the group work
technique with some modifications. The teacher and the writer prepare
observational guidelines and the test after CAR in cycle 2.
Acting
The teacher teaches descriptive text according to a new lesson plan
The teacher modifies group work by giving the meaning of some unfamiliar words
word bank and getting students to bring dictionary.
Observing
The observer observes the process of teaching
learning activity
in the
classroom which includes class situation, teacher’s performance, and students’
response. Students are given the test after CAR in
cycle 2 in the end of cycle 2. The
writer calculates
student s’
improvement scores from test after CAR in cycle 1 to test after CAR in cycle 2.
Reflecting
The writer and the teacher discuss about the result of the implementation CAR by
modifying a new strategy in action, about
students’ response with the strategy, about improvement students’
score in reading descriptive text and about analyzing the result from test after
CAR in cycle 1 to test after CAR in cycle 2.
The writer and the teacher make an agreement, if the target is not achieved,
the action will be continued to cycle 3, but if the target is achieved, the action
will be stopped.
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