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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the method of research, subject, and object of the study, the research setting, research design, the Classroom Action Research CAR procedures
technique of collecting data, the research instrument, test validity analysis, technique of the data analysis, and criteria of the action success.
A. The Method of Research
The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research CAR. According to Richard Sagor, Classroom Action Research CAR is a discipline process of inquiry
conducted by and for those taking the action. The primary reason for engaging in action research
is to assist the “actor” in improving andor refining hisher action.
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It means that to begin the Classroom Action Research CAR, the researcher or the teacher needs
to find an alternative way for improving students‟ understanding.
B. The Subject and the Object of Study 1. The Subject of Study
The subject of this study is the students at first grade of SMAI Al – Azhar I
Jakarta, academic year 20102011. The number of the students consists of 31 thirty one. The research is chosen based upon pre-research interview result with the
English teacher at that class proving that they have the lowest achievement of the test among the other first grade classes. That is why they need an appropriate
strategy to help them in improving their scores toward passive voice of present continuous tense.
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Richard Sagor, Guiding school improvement with action research, New York: Association
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2. The Object of Study
The object of this study is arrange word game technique to improve students‟ understanding in learning passive voice present continuous tense.
C. The Research Setting 1.
The Writer’s Role on the Study
In this role, the writer is not only as the observer whilst the action but also he prepares a lesson plan and the assessment or test before Classroom Action Research
CAR pre-test and after Classroom Action Research CAR post-test in each final cycle. Else, the writer also collects and analyzes data then reports the result of study.
On the other side, the English teacher as an observer when the writer was a teacher and he was a teacher when the writer as an observer.
2. The Time and Place of the Study
This research is carried out for 3 three months started from March up to May 2011. The place is at first grade of SMA Al
– Azhar Jakarta VIII, academic year 20102011.
D. The Research Design
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