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Note: X
: the percentage mistakes in students’ composition N
: the number of wrong simple sentences that the students made N
: the sum of simple sentences that the students made In order to figure out that the research was successful or not, the researcher
counted the average of error percentage from the students’ writing in XB class in the preliminary study until cycle 2. After that, she filled it in the table to see the
improvement of the students’ ability to construct simple sentences. Therefore, the researcher could see whether the average of error percentage of the students’
writing decreased or not. There were two criteria of success in this research.
More than half of the students improved their ability to construct simple sentences that could be shown from the error percentage of the students’
writing. The average of error percentage of the students’ writing decreased.
G. Research Procedure
The research found out the problem of constructing simple sentences which was faced by XB students when she did PPL Program Pelaksanaan
Lapangan in SMA Santo Mikael Sleman which was held on July to Oktober 20112012. Having known the problem, the researcher decided to help the
students of XB class in SMA Santo Mikael Sleman to improve their ability to X= N x 100
N
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principal of SMA Santo Mikael Sleman. To ensure the problem that XB students faced, the researcher conducted
the preliminary study on April 23, 2012. She obtained the students’ writing and analyzed it. Therefore, it aimed to make sure the research problems.
After observing and analyzing the students’ writing in the preliminary study, the researcher began to plan the action. The researcher prepared the lesson
plans, Power Point for the teaching process, the worksheets, jumbled words and the instruments such as observation sheets, field notes, questionnaires, and
interview guidelines. After that, the researcher collected data on April 30 and May 7, 2012. The
first cycle was conducted on April 30 and the second cycle was conducted on May 7, 2012. The questionnaires were distributed at the end of the teaching and
learning process of the second cycle. It was aimed to make the students feel easier to fill in the questionnaires since they still remembered what they had experienced
using jumbled words. Several days later, the researcher conducted interview to four participants. Then, the researcher analyzed the data and gained the result of
the research.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this chapter, the researcher would like to present the implementation of jumbled words in SMA Santo Mikael Sleman, the improvement of the students’
ability to construct simple sentences, and other findings.
A. The Implementation of Jumbled Words in SMA Santo Mikael Sleman
The researcher conducted Classroom Action Research in two cycles. However, before the implementation, the researcher conducted the preliminary
study to ensure the problem of the students’ ability to construct simple sentences by asking them to write news item text. After having ensured the students’
problem, the researcher implemented jumbled words as solution to improve the students’ ability to construct simple sentences.
In this part, the researcher would like to present the preliminary study and the implementation of jumbled words in two cycles.
1. Preliminary Study
The researcher did preliminary study before she implemented the action. She did it on April 23, 2012. She took a role as a teacher and taught reading-
writing skills of news item. The time allocation was 80 minutes. There were 16 students in XB class. However, there were four students who did not join the class
since two students were absent during that day because of the school’s policy that had to be fulfilled, while the others were sick.
