test, cycle 1 and cycle 2 to see whether there was any improvement of st udents‟
positive behaviour during the whole research. The improvement of students‟
positive behaviour could be indicated as the increase in students‟ motivation Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece, 2010. From the result of the observation sheet, it
could be seen whether the use of Facebook could increase students‟ motivation in
learning writing recount texts or not.
3.6.3 Analysis of the Questionnaire
The data of the questionnaires were obtained from the students. Then it was analyzed carefully by counting the
percentage of the students‟ answers in each item of the questionnaire. From the result of the questionnaire, the students
‟ perceptions toward the use of Facebook in learning writing recount text can be
seen.
3.7 Technique of Reporting Data
In this research, all the relevant data from various data streams tests, observation, and questionnaire were collated to provide a collective answer to the research
questions. The results of each instrument are reported qualitatively.
3.7.1 Report of the Tests Results
The data gathered from the tests were reported statistically and descriptively. It was statistically reported by comparing the mean of the pre-test, formative test,
and post- test score to measure the improvement of students‟ skill in writing
recount texts. The statistical data were supported by further description qualitatively.
3.7.2 Report of the Observation Sheet Results
The data gathered from the observation sheet were reported qualitatively by describing the improvement of students‟ positive behaviour from pre-test, cycle 1,
until cycle 2. The improvement is stated by numbers which indicated the total number of students who behaved as the given indicators in each stage of the
research. The students‟ positive behaviour during the lesson was influenced by
the ir motivation in learning. Therefore, the improvement of students‟ positive
behaviour could be inferred as the increase in their motivation.
3.7.3 Report of the Questionnaire Results
The result of questionnaire was also reported in qualitative way by describing the students‟ answers in each item of the questionnaire. The reported data were
supported by statistical data which were the percentage of each answer in each item of the questionnaire.
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CHAPTER IV RESULTS OF THE STUDY
This chapter discusses overall result of the action research. It presents the general description of the research and the detail results of the data collection.
4.1 General Description
This action research was conducted in SMA N 1 Kajen, specifically at grade X 2, in the academic year of 20122013. The research was conducted in five meetings
started from April 29
th
, 2013 until May 13
th
, 2013. There were three main activities in this research. They were pre-test, cycle 1, and cycle 2. The schedule
of the research could be seen in the following table:
Table 4.1 Schedule of the Research
Activity
Date Pre-Test
Cycle 1 Cycle 2
Treatments Formative
Test Treatments Post-Test
April 29
th
, 2013 May 4
th
, 2013 May 6
th
, 2013 May 11
th
, 2013 May 13
th
, 2013 For the detail, I divided the research into 9 sequences: meeting 1, after
meeting 1 and before meeting 2, meeting 2, after meeting 2 and before meeting 3, meeting 3, after meeting 3 and before meeting 4, meeting 4, after meeting 4 and
