49 of the cycles. The next form is investigator triangulation. Investigator
triangulation means that more than one observer is used in the same research setting. To fulfil the investigator triangulation, the researcher asked the English
teacher and the collaborator to help the researcher during the action in the classroom. The purpose of this triangulation is to avoid bias or subjective
observations. The last form of the triangulation is theoretical triangulation. It means that the data were analyzed from more than one perspective from some
theoretical reviews. The researcher reviewed theories from some books to obtain this form of triangulation.
E. Research Procedures
The research implemented the procedure of action research proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart with some modification. Each step was elaborated as
follows. 1.
Reconnaissance In this research, the researcher carried the research collaboratively with the
English teacher and the researcher’s colleague as collaborators in the school. In this step, the researcher observed the English teaching and learning
process. The researcher also interviewed the collaborators and the students to identify the problems related to the students’ speaking skills. Then, the
researcher determined some plans relate d to the problems on the students’
speaking skills.
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Action a
Planning Action In this step, the researcher made some plans to be implemented in the
action research. The researcher collaborates together with the collaborator and the English teacher. The aim of the actions was to improve the
students’ speaking skills using Talking Chips strategy. b
Implementing Action The actions were implemented in two cycles. Each cycle was done in two
meetings. The topics used were adapted from internet, English course book for grade XI, and other sources which we
re relevant for the students’ needs. The researcher, the collaborator, and the English teacher observed
and recorded the students’ reactions during the activities.
3. Reflection
The reflection was done every time after the actions implemented. The reflection was made by all involved members of the research. The successful
actions were continued in the teaching and learning process. However, those which were not successful were modified into the more suitable actions.
