participation in learning reading skill of descriptive text at VII-2 class of SMPIT Darul Muttaqien Bogor.
C. The Method of Research
The writer used in this research is Classroom Action Research CAR. Some experts state Action Research theoretically:
a. Action research is the systematic collection of information that is designed to bring about social change. Action research is a type of applied research
in which the research is actively involved in the cause for which the research is conducted. Both qualitative and quantitative methods can be
used in action research Robert C. Bodgan Sari Knopp Biklen, 1982 b. Action Research is a form of self-reflective inquiry undertaken by
participants in social including educational situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of a their own social or educational practices,
b their understanding of these practices, and C the situations in which the practices are carried out. In education, action research has been
employed in school-based curriculum development, professional development, school improvement programs, and systems planning and
policy development Stephen Kemmis, in David Hopkins, 1985.
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c. Kurt Lewin says “action research is a sequence step contains four phases: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting.”
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Based on that statement, CAR is a sequence research activity, that has purpose to improve social quality, that is done by collecting data or information
systematically through four steps: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting.
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Prof. Dr. H. M Djunaidi Ghony, Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, Malang:UIN-Malang Press, 2008. P.7
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Kunandar, Langkah Mudah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Sebagai Pengembangan Profesi Guru,
Jakarta:PT Raja Grafindo Persada, 2008 p. 42
Therefore, there are elements in CAR: 1. Research is an activity to improve an object by using an appropriate
method rules for getting data and information and then analyze to solve problem.
2. Acting is an activity that is done for certain purpose, in cycle sequence form activity.
3. Class is group of students when at the same time, receive same lesson from their teacher.
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D. The Writer’s Role on the Study
The writer is as an observer in the classroom. She monitories the students in CAR and create a lesson plan and the evaluation or test before CAR pre-test
and after CAR post-test in each final cycle. Furthermore, the writer also accumulates and analyzes the data and then she reports the result of study.
E. Research Design
The writer use Kurt Lewin model as a reference research design in classroom action research. The four main concepts in this model are: planning,
acting, observing, reflecting. The relation of four components could be described as the following figure:
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Kunandar, Langkah Mudah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Sebagai Pengembangan Profesi Guru, Jakarta:PT Raja Grafindo Persada, 2008, p. 39
