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researcher developed the coding by counting the currents and percentage of how many students agreed and disagreed with the statement of each item. Then the
researcher could interpret the data. In order to have further analysis, the researcher summarized students’ answers to the open-ended questions to provide data
analysis in the form of description. The researcher interviewed four students to obtain information which
supported the analysis of students’ opinion about their paragraph writing skills improvement. The researcher would summarize students’ answers to the questions
and presented the conclusion of the answers. The conclusion showed whether the students’ thought that arranging jumbled paragraphs helped them improve their
paragraph writing skill or not.
3.6 Research Procedure
When the researcher conducted the research, the researcher used seven steps.
1. Observing class XA of SMA Santo Mikael
The researcher observed the students while they were studying writing. In this observation, the researcher used the observation checklist and field notes.
The researcher could see the teacher’s method to deliver the material to the students. The researcher observed the class on April 18
th
, 2012. To know the students’ difficulty in analyzing text organization and producing well-organized
text, the researcher distributed the first questionnaire on April 23
rd
, 2012.
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Planning the research After observing and analyzing the observation, the researcher developed
research plan. The purpose was to take action based on the problem finding. From the problem analysis, researcher could formulate the solution of the problem. The
research plan was in the form of planned activities. 3.
Preparing the instruments After asking permission, the researcher prepared all instruments which
would be used in the research. 4.
Collecting the data The researcher gave writing exercise on April 30
th
, 2012 and May 7
th
, 2012. The researcher was given chance to teach the class and give writing
assignment on those days. On the last day, the questionnaire was distributed. Two days later, on May 9
th
, 2012, the researcher interviewed four students from XA and they were chosen randomly. Besides distributing questionnaire and
interviewing the students, the researcher took score of three assignments to collect the data.
5. Analyzing the data
The next step taken after collecting the data was analyzing the data to obtain the research result.
6. Reporting the research result
After obtaining the research result, the researcher wrote a report about the research result.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this chapter, the researcher discusses the research results and discussions to present the outcome of the implementation of arranging jumbled
paragraphs activities. The implementation of the planned action was divided into two cycles. The cycles were conducted on April 30
th
, 2012 and May 7
th
, 2012. In order to conclude the improvement of the students’ paragraph writing skill, the
researcher analyzed data in the form of questionnaire, interview, and students’ writings.
This discussion is divided into two parts. The first thing to discuss is the description of the implementation of arranging jumbled paragraphs activity. In
this part, the researcher describes the implementation in the first and the second cycles. Then, the researcher presents the contribution of the activity. To describe
the contribution, the researcher provides the students’ writing results in the observation, the first cycle, and the second cycle.
4.1 The Description of the Implementation of Arranging Jumbled Paragraphs Activity in the First Cycle
The result of the observation on April 18
th
, 2012 confirmed that the students found difficulty in organizing their texts. In order to help the students
improve their paragraph writing skills, the researcher made interventions in the teaching and learning process.
