The statement above strengthen the previous explanation that picture sequence usually use to tell some short of story, it illustrates the
process of a story. All of the explanation above implies that a picture sequence is a
kind of pictures that has a series of an object or a situation is explained by some pictures. This picture usually tells about a story, or an event about
something that happened. The sequence must be in chronologically order.
7. Example of Picture Sequence
Look at the random pictures sequences carefully
Adopted from Second Year Pupils - Scientific Streams
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. The Setting and Subject of the Study
This study is conducted at MA Darul Ma’arif – Cipete, South Jakarta. MA Darul Ma’arif Cipete refers to Islamic Senior High School Darul Ma’arif Cipete,
which under the administration of the Religion Department of Indonesia, located at Jl. RS. Fatmawati No. 45 Cipete - Jakarta Selatan. It was established by Dr. Ir.
K. H. Idham Chalid in 1962. The subject of the study is the students of grade X at MA Darul
Ma’arif Cipete
– Jakarta Selatan in the first semester of academic year 20102011. The number of students consists of 40 members. The students are taken as
the subject of the study since they have poor ability in writing recount text. It based upon the interview result with the English teacher
and the writer’s experience during her PPKT period at that class proving that they have the lowest
achievement of writing test and they have little interest in learning writing. That is why the students need an appropriate strategy to help them improve their writing
ability. In addition, this class must get 69 score to fulfill the Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal KKM in English lesson.
B. The Research Design
The design of this study is classroom action research. It is called CAR because the study is aimed at developing a certain instructional strategy to solve
problems in a classroom. Arikunto stated that CAR is conducted by teacher collaboratively by
reflecting on and analyzing hisher teaching and learning process to improve the quality of teaching learning ability in the physical classroom.
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. The essential component of action research according to Kember, there are: 1 Concerned with
social practice; 2 Aimed towards improvement; 3 A cyclical process; 4 Pursued by systematic enquiry; 5 A reflective process; 6 Participative; 7
Determined by the practitioner.
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. Kurt Lewin also said that, “action research is a
sequence step contains four phases: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting.”
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In addition, there are three elements in CAR: 1.
Research is an activity to improve an object by using an appropriate methodology 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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In a brief explanation ,we can say that CAR is a reflective study done by teacher in a classroom for getting solution about the problem until it can be
solved. In addition, CAR helps teacher to solve the problem by applying a new method or strategy as an alternative way leading to innovation.
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Suharsimi Arikunto, Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 2009, p. 106- 108
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David Kember, Action Learning and Action Research, London: Kogan Page Limited, 2000, pp. 23-24.
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Kunandar, Langkah Mudah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Sebagai Pengembangan Profesi Guru, Jakarta:PT Raja Grafindo Persada, 2008 p. 42
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Kunandar, Langkah Mudah ….. p. 39
In this Classroom Action Research CAR, the writer used the CAR principle to collect the data. This research consisted of two cycles and each cycle
consisted of four steps, namely, planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The writer described the cycles through the scheme of action research designed by
Kurt Lewins as follows:
Figure 3.1 Kurt Lewin’s Action Research Design
Adapted from Wijaya Kusumah, 2009
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Based on the Kurt Lewin ’s action research design above, the writer wants
to describe a plan for Classroom Action research CAR as follows:
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Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas,Jakarta: PT. Indeks, 2009, p. 44
Planning
Cycle I
Planning Reflecting
Acting
Observing
Reflecting
Observing Cycle II
Acting
The Result
