Figure 1: The Action Research Cycles
B. Setting of the Research
1.
Place of the Research
The research was conducted in SMP N 2 Jetis which is located in Plembutan, Canden, Jetis , Bantul. This school was selected for the research
setting because the researcher was interested in solving the problems related to the teaching and learning process which were found in the school. The research was
conducted in class VIII D at SMP N 2 Jetis in the academic year of 20132014. 2.
Schedule of the Research
The research was done in the first semester in the academic year of 20132014. It was conducted from October to November 2013. In conducting the
research, the researcher followed the schedule of the English subject of Class VIII D in SMP N 2 Jetis because the research was conducted in this class.
3.
Learning setting
The English teaching and learning activities in class VIII D were carried out 3 times a week. The English class was held every Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday. Each meeting was 80 minutes, except Friday which was only 40 minutes.
C. Member of the Research
The members who took part in the research were the English teacher; the students of class VIII D in SMP N 2 Jetis, and the researcher herself. The
researcher chose this class after having a discussion with the English teacher. The teacher recommended this class because
students’ ability of class VIII D was average.
The students of class VIII D consisted of 27 students 15 boys and 12 girls. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher of class
VIII D to solve the problems related to the teaching of speaking and the students’
speaking skills. They cooperated in doing the steps of action research. Those steps were identifying the problems happened during the activities in the class,
collecting the data, planning the solutions, doing the actions in the class, and evaluating and making reflections of the actions.
D. Data Collection Technique
The research data were collected in the forms of qualitative data which were supported by quantitative data. The qualitative data were acquired through
observations and interviews. The researcher collected the opinions and comments about the actions from the research participants. They were asked about their
expectations toward the research as well. The data were to describe about the learning process using group work and to know the changes or impacts after
conducting the actions.
Meanwhile, the quantitative data were obtained from the students’ scores in pre-test and post-
test. It aimed to know about the students’ result after the actions had been conducted.
The types of the data, the research instruments, and the data collection techniques are presented in the table below.
Table 3: The Data Collection Techniques and Research Instruments
No. Data
Instruments Collection
Techniques
1. Pre-test and
post-test scores Test
Pre-test and
post-test
2. Field notes
Observation
sheets
Observation
3. Interview
transcripts
Interview
guidelines
Interview
1. Observation
The observations were conducted to monitor the teaching and learning process in class VIII D while the researcher was implementing the actions. The
data were collected by observing the learning process in the class. During the observation, the collaborator was sitting at the back, observing, and taking notes
about the activities. The results of the observation were reported in the form of field notes.
2. Interviews
The researcher held the interviews to some students and the English teacher about the activities in the teaching and learning process before and after
the implementation of the actions. The researcher developed some questions as
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