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APPENDIX 14 THE FIELD NOTE OF OBSERVATION RESULT
Meeting 1 Cycle 1
Time : Monday, February 28
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, 2011 11.30-12.50 PM
Place : VIII D class of SMPN 13 Surakarta
Object : Teaching and learning process lead by Atik Nur Aeni AN
Observer : Drs. Sri Lestari
The Description of the Setting
The lesson started at 11.30, AN and I entered the classroom. AN as the teacher put her teaching material in teacher’s table, while I took a seat in the back
side. The total number of students was 33. , only one student did not follow the lesson; DP. Meanwhile, students were still noisy and seemed not motivated to
learn English. AN smiled and asked the leader to lead the class to prepare the lesson.
The Teaching and Learning Process 11.40 AM
AN look at all students intensively and greeted them friendly. After greeting, AN checked students’ attendance list. After that, AN asked students
some questions about reading. One of the students answered, ‘We read because we want to know something’, ‘read to find the meaning and main idea’. AN said
that their answer were correct. To make the students more active in the class, she motivated them by giving suggestion how important of reading.
11.50 AM
Before starting the lesson, AN activated students’ background knowledge about the topic of the lesson today that was ‘The Prince and His Best Friend’, she
asked about the meaning of ‘Friendship’. ID said ‘Persahabatan merupakan hubungan pertemanan yang terjalin dengan baik’, while DW added ‘Teman
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selalu siap bersama dalam suka dan duka’. AN said that their answer were correct and categorized into one of steps of reciprocal teaching technique that is
predicting. Then, AN explained the steps of reciprocal teaching as a technique that will be used in teaching and learning process.
11.55 AM
After that, AN told to the students the activity on that day, that was cooperative learning through some strategies of reciprocal teaching to
comprehend the content of the text. Then, AN asked students to work in a group. There were eight group, each of group consisted of four students. She had decided
the leader and the members of each group based on the result of pre-test. Students moved and gathered with their group. Teacher distributes two copies of
worksheets for each group. After all students got the worksheet and gathered with their group. AN started the lesson.
12.05 PM
AN modelled the steps of reciprocal teaching for the first paragraph; predicting by asking students to look at the title that was ‘Prince and His Best
Friends’, she said ‘have you ever heard the word prince, where did he stay?’. The next steps was questioning, AN asked students, ‘have you ever made questions
dealing with the text which have been discussed?’ All students said that they never made questions; they just answer the questions based on the text. AN
explained how to make questions by using WH-questions. Then, AN give an example how to generate a question. Then AN continued the lesson and
summarized the first paragraph.
12.15 PM
After modelling the first paragraph, AN asked students about their understanding, ‘is there any questions in applying technique of reciprocal
teaching to comprehend the first paragraph?’ All students said, ‘No. Miss’. AN asked group 1 and 5 analyzed the second paragraph; group 2 and 6 analyzed the
third paragraph; group 3 and 7 analyzed fourth paragraph and the last paragraph was analyzed by group 4 and 8. While students did the task, AN was monitoring
their work. Five minutes have been run, they seemed still confused. Then, AN
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asked each leader of the group to come together in front of the class. AN explained the steps of reciprocal teaching that will be used in comprehending the
text again and the leaders’ duty after completing the task. Each leader’s of group came back and shared it with their members.
12.35 PM
