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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the time and place of the study, the method of the study, the subject o
f the study, the writer’s role in the study, the research design, the classroom action research CAR procedures, the technique of collecting data,
the technique of data analysis and the criteria of the action success and hypothesis.
A. The Method of Study
The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research CAR. According to Richad Sagor, Classroom Action Research CAR was a
discipline process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking action. The Primary reason for engaging in action research is to assist the “actor” in
improving andor refining hisher action.
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It means that to begin the Classroom Action Research CAR, the research or the teacher needs to find an
alternative way for improving students’ understanding.
B. The Time and Place of the Study
This research was carried out for 3 three months started from March up to May 2012. The place was at grade VIII
H
class of MTs Darul Hikmah
pamulang academic year 20112012.
C. The Subject of the Study
The subject of this study was students at grade VIII
H
MTs Daarul Hikmah Pamulang academic year 20112012. The researcher selected Grade
VIII
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which consists of twenty eight 28 students. It was chosen based upon researcher’s experience during PPKT praktik profesi keguruan terpadu and
based on the students at grade VIII their english skill is lowest, especially on degree of comparison of adjectives. This research had been carried out for 3
months started from March up to May 2012. The English teacher taught 3
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Richard Sagor, Guiding school improvement with action research, New York: Association
for Supervision
and curriculum
Development 2000,
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httpbooks.google.co.id
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classes altogether. The researcher taught the other 3 classes: VIII
C,
VIII
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VIII
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. That was why they need an appropriate strategy to help them improve their English skills.
D. The Writer’s Role in the Study
In this role, the writer was not only as the observers while the action but he also prepared a lesson plan and the assessment or test before Classroom
Action Research CAR pre-test and after Classroom Action Research CAR post-test in each final cycle. Besides, the writer also collected and analyzed
data then reports the result of study. On the other side, the English teacher was as the observer when the writer was the teacher and he was the teacher when
the writer as the observer.
E. The Research Design