6. Revised Plan
Revised plan was needed when the action cycle didn’t make any improvement on the students’ grammar mastery. It means that the researcher should do further cycle.
F. The Technique of Collecting the Data
In conducting an action research project, there are some techniques that can be used to collect data. The choice of which technique to use depends on the question or problem
being asked. In this research, the problem is about the low level of students’ grammar mastery which needs to be improved. Therefore, the researcher carries out observation, interview with
the teacher, takes field notes and photographs, and gives questionnaire and tests to the students as the techniques of collecting the data.
1. Observation
When doing observation, the researcher observed the classroom interaction and collected information needed related to the teaching of writing.
2. Field Notes
Taking notes or field notes is another way of collecting information about classroom events, the teaching process, or the students’ behavior. They were used to
record activities happening in the class.
3. Photographs
The photographs help the researcher in coding students’ specific behaviors during the teaching and learning processes.
4. Interview
The researcher interviewed the teacher to identify the problem and the source of the problem faced by the students in learning writing so that he could decide the most appropriate
ways in solving it.
5. Questionnaire
The questionnaire given to students was used to know the students’ opinion and feeling towards the implementation of teacher’s feedback in writing in the class.
6. Test
The test used in this research was an essay test which was given before pre-test and after post-test the action. In the pre-test, the students were asked to write a composition. With
this test, the researcher would get description about the students’ grammar mastery. After the action cycle, the students were asked to write a composition then collect it to the researcher in
order to get response or feedback on both the content and the linguistic form. After the teacher gave the feedback codes on students’ worksheet, he distributed it to the students so that the
students could revise it based on the feedback given. It is for the post-test. The result of this test is compared with the result of the pre-test so that the researcher can identify whether or not the
action has made any improvement on the students’ writing task, especially in the grammar mastery.
G. The Technique of Analyzing the Data
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