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also on the learning progress the students achieved. Both the researcher and co- researcher did the observations during the use of picture series in teaching writing.
Observing the action is done to know whether the action applied has effect or not.
6. Reflecting on the action Reflecting on the action is done to know and to find out how well the
action solves the problem faced in the teaching-learning process. The researcher should know how far the use of media meet or achieve the criteria of success that
has been set. Reflection provides useful information for preparing the next action. From the results of the reflection, the researcher helped by the collaborator was
able to prepare a plan for the next cycle. 7. Revised plan
Reflection is the last step for a cycle in CAR. Based on the results of the reflection, the researcher could determine whether he has to continue or to stop
the research. If it is needed, the revised plan can be designed, since there is a relation between one cycle and the next cycle.
E. Data Collection Technique
The researcher collected the data of the research accurately. The data in CAR consists of qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data were taken
from results of questionnaires, interviews, and observations during the process of teaching writing. Meanwhile, quantitative data were taken from the result of the
writing test, including the students’ scores of the pre-test and the post-test.
1. Qualitative data
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a. Observation In this research, the researcher did an observation to cover the process of
the implementation of picture series media in teaching writing. It is done to gain real data concerning with what is going on during the course, the interaction
between teacher and students, student and student. The researcher also asked the collaborator to observe the teaching-learning process. Furthermore, the
collaborator observed,
evaluated, and
offered suggestion
about the
implementation of the picture series in teaching writing.
b. Interview “Research interview is a structured social interaction between a
research and a subject which is identified as a potential source of information” Burns, 1999: 118. In this research, the interview is done to get information from
the students and the co-researcher. The information covers their understanding of the picture series media, the implication to the students’ writing ability, and the
strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of picture series.
c. Questionnaire Sudjana, et al. 1999: 129 state that “if written form question is asked and
its response in written form as well, it is called questionnaire. It offers an alternative form of data collection to interview. They consisted of predetermined
questions and presented in written form and thus they also assume adequate literacy skills on the part of those surveyed.
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A questionnaire is used especially as a means of collecting information from a wider sample that can not be reached by personal interview. The purpose
of giving a questionnaire is to find out the students’ personal opinion of self expression. In the preliminary observation, the researcher used questionnaire to
know the students’ process in writing and problems faced by the students in writing. In the end of the research, the researcher used a questionnaire to know the
students’ responses and to know the implementation of picture series in writing.
2. Quantitative data
