dictionary frequently during the teaching and learning process, the students’ vocabulary could be enriched.
j. Giving the reward
In Cycle I meetings, the researcher did not provide any rewards for the students. She only gave compliment and motivation
for those who did a really good performance. Therefore, to boost the students’ enthusiasm more than what they had done in the first cycle,
the researcher decided to give rewards. Because they did the performance in a small group consisting of six students, she prepared
small book notes that were suited with the number of the students in a group.
The researcher announced that she would give rewards to the students in the first meeting in Cycle II. The students seemed very
enthusiastic in preparing their performance. Although the rewards were not expensive, they were motivated to be the best group. The
fact can be seen in the following field notes. I entered the classroom and I found that the Ss were already
there. I started the lesson that day by greeting Ss and then I explained them that we were having the other four meetings to fulfill
the research. I also explained that the students had one more video project that is
“Annual School Play”. The students looked enthusiastic after the researcher told this information to them.
Their enthusiasm increased after the researcher told them that there was a reward to the best group performance.
Field Note, Meeting 1, Cycle II
As being promised, a group who did the best performance
would get a reward. In the last meeting, the researcher announced the winner and gave the reward. She did not only give the rewards to
those who won the performance battle but also give unique pens as the supporting rewards to the other students. The activity can be seen
as follows. It was 10 minutes left before the bell rang. As I promised in the
first meeting, I gave the reward to the best group. But, I also gave the rewards to the other groups since they had done very good
performance. It was a kind of my appreciation for the hard work during the research.
Field Note, Meeting 4, Cycle II The students were really glad when the researcher gave the
reward after conducting the performance. By doing this, they were more challenged and motivated to perform their narrative story in
front of the class. They competed in giving the best performance. The interview transcript below can show their enthusiasm and high
motivation in getting the rewards. R:
Good luck for the exam . Satu lagi deh, kalian tadi dapat
hadiah juga kan dari Miss Rima? Selamat ya, seneng gak? You got the reward, right? Congratulation on your
success, are you happy?
S2: Heheheh, iya makasih ya Miss. Ya meskipun bukan hadiah
utama. Heheheh, we got it. Thank you, Miss. Though it was not the main reward.
R: Menurut kalian dengan adanya reward gitu menambah
semangat kalian gak? What do you think about giving the reward? Is that increasing your spirit in learning?
S4: Iya, Miss. Bersaing berusaha ngasih yang terbaik. Yes, it
was, Miss. We competed with other groups to give the best performance.
R: I can see it
. Menurut Miss gak ada yang jelek kok, semuanya sudah melakukan yang terbaik. Ya sudah Miss pamit pulang
dulu ya. Sampai jumpa lagi. Tetap semangat belajar. Udah mau bell tuh, buruan ke kelas. Makasih ya. For me, no
groups gave bad performance and all of you did the very best you can. Well okay, I have to go by now. See you
again. Keep the spirit Thank you.
Ss: Sama-sama Miss. Makasih juga sudah mau berbagi ilmu
sama kelas kita. Hati-hati pulangnya miss. I’m gonna miss
you. You’re welcome, Miss. Thank you for sharing the
knowledge. Take care on the way home. I’m going to miss
you.
Interview Transcript, May 7
th
2016
3. Reflection
After implementing all the actions in Cycle II, the researcher made the reflection of what was done during the cycle. The reflection was
based on the classroom observation, interview, and discussion with the English teacher. The researcher and the English teacher who participated
in the research had a chance to share their ideas, opinions, and suggestions related to the implemented actions in Cycle II. The reflection
of Cycle II was described in the following explanation.
a. Implementing video recording project
Video recording project made the students learn English better. This activity was successful in
enhancing students’ chances in learning the target language in a fun and enjoyable way. The video
recording project activity conducted in the last meeting of Cycle II also made the class alive. It could be seen from the video that the
students were confident to speak up in front of the camera.
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