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F. Research Procedures
There were nine main steps in conducting this classroom action research. The steps were asking for the school’s consent, conducting preliminary
observation, finding the problem and deciding the action to solve the problem, planning, acting and observing, testing, collecting the data, reflecting, and
planning for the next cycle.
1. Asking for the School’s Consent
The researcher asked for permission to the institution to conduct the research. In this step, the researcher explained to the headmaster of SMA Stella
Duce II Yogyakarta about the background of the research and the purpose why the researcher conducted the research in SMA Stella Duce II Yogyakarta.
2. Conducting Preliminary Observations
After obtaining the consent, the researcher started doing preliminary observations to see the general situation of XII IPS 1 class, including how teacher
organized the materials, how teacher delivered the materials, and how students responded to the teaching and learning process. In the preliminary observations,
the researcher identified the problematic factors occurring in the class related to teaching and learning process.
3. Finding the Problem and Deciding the Action to Solve the Problem
After having a list of the problematic factors occurring in the class, the researcher chose the most problematic one and discussed it with the teacher. Then,
the researcher tried to identify the causes of the problem and found the most appropriate action to solve it. At this stage, the chosen action, contextual guessing
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overcome the lack of students’ vocabulary mastery.
4. Planning
The researcher planned a series of learning activity in which contextual guessing strategy was implemented in learning vocabulary through reading
activities. At this stage, the researcher also prepared the materials to be used in the teaching and learning process which were adapted from both textbooks and
authentic sources. Besides, the researcher arranged the teaching and learning activities in a form of lesson plans which should be acted out by the teacher.
5. Acting and Observing
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