their particular school operate, how they teach, and how well their students learn.
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The study of classroom action research CAR indicates as a process in which teachers investigate teaching and learning to improve students’ learning problems.
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Based on the explanation above, that is why action research is different from the other more professional practice. Action research tries to take an action and effect
positive educational change in the specific school environment that was studied.
D. The Subject and the Object of Study
1. The Subject of Study
The subject that was observed in this study was the students of Junior High School at VII.6 SMPN 238 Jakarta, academic year 2010 2011. The
students consists of 36 thirty six, 15 boys and 21 girls.
2. The Object of Study
The object of this study is Transformation Drill to improve students’ ability in using verb I present tense and verb II past tense.
E. The Researcher’s Role on the Study
In this research, the researcher act as teacher, planner, executor, and reporter. The position of the researcher is the main executor. The researcher making planning,
doing the action planning, making test before CAR pre-test and after CAR post test in each cycle, observing, collecting, and analyzing the data and reporting the
result of the researcher. Besides, the researcher is helped by the English teacher and she acts as observer.
F. The Research Design
This action research would be carried out through two cycles. In the first cycle was consisted of three meetings and second cycle was consisted of two meetings.
Both cycles consisted of teaching and learning process and test. Before conducting the
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teaching and learning activities, the researcher gave a pre-test, and post-test was given at the last of each cycle.
The design of classroom action research in this study used Kurt Lewin’s design. It consists of two cycles in which each cycle containing four phases; planning,
acting, observing, and reflecting.
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The design of this present research is illustrated as following:
Figure 3.1 Kurt Lewin Action Research Design
Adapt ed from Arikunt o, 2009
G. The Classroom Action Research and Procedure
As mentioned before, that this study followed Kurt Lewins’ design. Kurt Lewin suggests four phases for classroom action research. Those are planning, acting,
observing, and reflecting. Those four phases is called as one cycle. The research will
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