c. Data of Pre-test
In completing the data, the writer did the pretest before conducted Classroom Action Research, it was held on Friday, 15
th
October 2010, and it began from 6.45 A.M up to 8.05 A.M. There were 34 students of VIII-1 grade
followed the test. The test was 20 questions in multiple choices and the students did it during 30 minutes. From this pretest, it is known the mean
score of pretest that was done by students was 55.29. The data above showed nine students who obtained the score above
the KKM Criterion of Minimum Completeness, while KKM of MTs. Al- Falah was 70. So, twenty five students were below the standard of KKM. From
the data, there were five students gained the higher score and one student gained the lowest score which the higher score was 75 and lowest score was
35.
d. Data of Pre Questionnaire
Before the teaching action would be implemented, the writer gave questionnaire to the students. Pre Questioner was done on Monday, October
11
th
2010 at 10.15 A.M. It was conducted to ask students at MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta by using rating scale. The writer took 34 students to answer the
questionnaire . The questioner is about students’ feeling during English lesson
and their responses toward English teacher’s technique in teaching-learning
process at VIII-1 grade of MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta. The result of pre questionnaire can be seen in appendix V.
2. The Implementation of Classroom Action Research
After knowing the data from observation and interview above, the writer knew that the students had some difficulties and learning in Simple Past Tense,
such as the transformation of the verb forms, especially irregular verb, the negative and the interrogative form of the Simple Past Tense.
The teacher also had a problem when she teaches English in the classroom. The problem was the background knowledge of students was different
each other, the students felt bored and not interest in studying English. To overcome the problem, the writer used narrative text in teaching the Simple Past
Tense to support the teaching learning-process. This Classroom Action Research was held from 22
nd
October 2010 up to 13
th
November 2010 at VIII Grade MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta, there were 34 students followed this implementation. The writer conducted this research two cycles
which each cycles was conducted two meetings. After doing each cycle, the writer conducted posttest to know improvement of the students understanding of the
Simple Past Tense by using narrative text.
2.1 CYCLE I
a. Planning
In this phase, the writer made the lesson plan and selected the appropriate material that based upon the students’ problem in the Simple Past Tense. In this
phase also the writer determined selected material and exercises to students. Moreover, the writer choose narrative text as the text to be delivered for students
in which it was needed to break down into specific material, that was discussing the schematic structure and language feature of narrative text including Simple
Past Tense itself, the title of the nar rative text in this cycle were “the Fox and the
Rox ” and “Roro Anteng and Joko Seger”. The first meeting discussed about the
form and pattern of the Simple Past Tense included positive, negative, and interrogative form, the verb 2 forms both regular and irregular, the time signal,
and asked them to make sentences in the Simple Past Tense.
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