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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter describes methodological activities to examine the teaching of reading by using Student Team Achievement Division STAD technique. It concerns with the method of the research, the setting and subject of the research, the research design, research procedures, technique of collecting data, technique of the data analysis, and data validity.

A. The Method of the Research

The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research CAR. According to Michael J. Wallace, Classroom Action Research CAR is a type of classroom research carried out by the teacher in order to solve problems or to find answers toward context-specific issues. 1 It means that Classroom Action Research attempts to overcome students’ problem in their teaching- learning activities. Besides, this research is conducted based on the preliminary study to describe students’ problem in English learning process. CAR was applied in this research since it is regarded important for the researcher to develop reading ability of 8 th grade at SMPN 17 Tangerang Selatan by applying a suitable technique. By applying this technique, it was expected to solve students’ problems in teaching-learning process of reading. 1 Michael J. Wallace, Action Research for Language Teachers, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 5. 27

B. The Setting and Subject of the Research

This study was conducted at SMPN 17 tangerang Selatan. The school is at Komplek Pamulang Permai 1, Pamulang Barat, South Tangerang, Banten Province. This school is chosen as the field of the research based on some reasons: First, the writer has teaching learning experience during Praktek Profesi Keguruaan Terpadu PPKT for 4 moths, so the writer knows the real condition of this school, and the writer can identify the problems in teaching reading easily. Second, the writer suggests that innovation is needed in developing students’ reading ability for the better quality of school. The writer selects the second year of VIII-6 Class of SMPN 17 Tangerang Selatan, which consists of 35 students in the 2010-2011 academic years as the subjects of the research. This class is chosen based on the interview result with the English teacher and the observation that this class had the lowest achievement on reading test compared with other second grade classes. Therefore, their reading ability needs to be developed by using effective technique.

C. The Design of the Research

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