The Sample of RAFT writing

The third is journal of “The Effect of RAFT Strategy and Anxiety upon Writing Competency of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 3 Mengwi in Academic Year 20132014 ”, an experimental study conducted by Ni Made Elis Parilasanti, I Wayan Surnajaya, Asril Marjohan from Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Denpasar. The research had an aim to investigate the effect of RAFT strategy and anxiety upon writing competency. The result showed that a there was significant difference in writing competency between students taught by RAFT strategy and those taught by conventional strategy, b there was an interactional effect between the implementation of RAFT strategy and the students’ anxiety, c there was significant different in the writing competency between the students’ with high anxiety, taught by RAFT strategy and those who are taught by conventional technique, d there was significant difference in the writing competency between the student s’ low anxiety, taught by implementing RAFT strategy and those who are taught by conventional strategy. 37 Therefore, this research has different focus if it is compared with the writer research. The writer did not implement an experimental study but classroom action research, and there were two variables used in this research. 37 Ni Made Elis Parilasanti, I Wayan Surnajaya, Asril Marjohan, The Effect of RAFT Strategy and Anxiety upon Writing Competency of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 3 Mengwi in Academic Year 20132014. e-Journal Program Pascasarjana Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris vol. 2, 2014. Retrieved from http:download.portalgaruda.orgarticle.php?article. 23 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter presents the methodology used in examining the teaching of writing descriptive text through RAFT strategy. This chapter concerns with Place and Time of the Study, Research Design, Research Procedures, Subject of the Research, Research Instrument, Data Collecting Procedures, and Data Analysis Procedures.

A. Place and Time of the Research

1. Place of the Research This research was conducted at SMP Paramarta Jombang which is located at Jl. Raya Jombang, Gg. Taqwa No.70 Jombang – Ciputat, Kota Tangerang Selatan. This school was chosen because the writer has taught in that school since August 2014. 2. Time of the Research This research was carried out from February 7 th , until March 7 th , 2015. The writer did preliminary study on February, 7 th and 14 th 2015. Then, the writer started making the instruments after the preliminary study. The first cycle was done on February, 21 st and 26 th 2015. Meanwhile, the writer conducted the second cycle on March 5 th and 7 th . Table 3.1 The Schedule of the Research No. Activities Month and Week February March 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1. Pre-Observation X 2. Pre-Questionnaire X 3. Pre-Action Test X 4. Cycle I X X 5. Cycle 2 X