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questionnaire to the students in the last session of the study in Cycle 2. The third questionnaire was distributed to know the students’ opinions to the classroom
activities. Later, the researcher analyzed each point of the questions.
4. Field Note
There were two field notes which in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. The field notes were filled by the researcher to reflect what had happened in the class, what had
been going on and what part should be improved. The field notes supported the data in observation checklist. The field notes added some information about the
implementation of drilling technique in classroom and also the students’ participation in the learning process.
5. Speaking Test
There were three tests in the study. The first test was the preliminary test which was conducted before implementing drilling technique to the students. The
researcher used the test to check the students’ pronunciation. The second test was speaking test in Cycle 1 which contained 30 words which should be inserted in
dialogue. The last test was the speaking test which contained 40 words which should be inserted in dialogue in Cycle 2.
There were some aspects checked to assess the students’ pronunciation through speaking in this study. The researcher used speaking assessment based on
Luoma 2004, p. 77. The aspects were range of structure and vocabulary, breadth and precision of expression, accuracy, pronunciation, and voice of quality. The
43 researcher listened to the recording to analyze the students’ speaking
performances. The researcher focuses on the students’ pronunciation. To check the
students’ pronunciation improvements, the researcher listens to their phonemes, intonation, stress, and accuracy when they are pronouncing the English words
provided. The researcher checks the students’ pronunciation when they are doing their performances one by one for each word provided. Based on the data, the
researcher makes the percentages of each student’s pronunciation in the element of pronunciation in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. Then, the percentages of each element in
Cycle 1 are compared to the percentages of each element in Cycle 2 to see the students’ pronunciation improvements in each element.
Figure 3.2 shows how to find the percentages of the elements in students’ pronunciation to see the pronunciation improvements.
∑ P
= ------ X100
S Figure 3.2 The Percentage of the Elements in Students’ Pronunciation
Abilities to See the Pronunciation Improvements
Notes: P
: The percentage of each element of pronunciation ∑
: The number of the correct word of each element S
: The number of the words provided
Based on Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimum KKM or passing grade, the XI AP students have to get score 75 to achieve the KKM. Therefore, the students have to
achieve the KKM.
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F. Research Procedure
