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1. Time triangulation
Time triangulation meant that the data were collected over period of time. It was done to get a sense of what factors were involved in change
processes. In this research, I did the action in October - November 2013. 2.
Investigator triangulation In this form, more than one observer was used in the same research
setting. It was done to avoid the bias observations. There were at least three observers in this study, i.e. the English teacher, the collaborator, and myself.
3. Theoretical triangulation
Theoretical triangulation meant that the data were analyzed from more than one perspective from some theoretical reviews. In this research, I
reviewed the theories from some experts of some books.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Research Procedure
There were some stages that were conducted in this research to solve the problem. Those are planning, observation, action and reflection. Each phase will be
presented further in this chapter. The first stage was planning. In this stage, I worked collaboratively with the
English teacher to determine the problem related to the reading skills in the class. The English teacher was interviewed to find the problem in the teaching and learning
process. It was done to get the most suitable class to conduct the research. According to the teacher, the most suitable class to conduct the research was class of VII-C. The
second stage was observing. The observation was done in the VII-C class of SMPN 1 Jogonalan, as the English teacher suggested. To identify the problems in the teaching
and learning process, interview with both the English teacher and some students was conducted after doing observation. The interview was aimed to specify the found
problems from the field note and to add clear description about the reading skill problem. In the third stage that was the action stage, I planned the actions that might
be implemented to overcome the problems. In this action phase, I implemented PALS in the teaching and learning process of reading. The actions were conducted to know
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