3.6 Research Procedures
This research was implemented in the form of cycle in which each cycle covers four stages of activities in order to achieve the objective of the research.
They were: planning the action, implementation of the action, evaluation, and reflection of the action.
3.6.1. Planning the Action
In this research, planning the action was done before the actions of the research were carried out to make the implementation of the action run well.
There were some preparations needed to be done before the implementation of the action. They were as follows
1. Choosing the themes and sub themes to be presented based on the curriculum
for the eighth grade students. 2.
Constructing the lesson plans of the first cycle. 3.
Developing the picture series to be used as the teaching media in teaching speaking.
4. Preparing the observation guide in the form of checklist containing the
indicators observed. 5.
Constructing the speaking test materials based on the themes.
3.6.2. The Implementation of the Action
The implementation of this research was carried out during the school hours. The action was teaching speaking by using picture series. The action in
each cycle was done in three meetings. The implementation of the first cycle and the second cycles was based on the lesson plans that have been made by the
researcher and the teacher. Then, in the last meeting the students had the speaking test trough picture series to measure their speaking ability.
3.6.3. Evaluation
Evaluation was conducted to know whether the use of picture series could improve
the students’ speaking ability. The evaluation was done in this action research as a process evaluation and product evaluation. Process evaluation was
done by conducting observation in each meeting of each cycle during the teaching learning process of speaking by using picture series. Product evaluation was done
at the end of each cycle in the form of giving speaking test. The action was categorized successful if 75 of the students could achieve score 65 as the
minimum standard score at MTS Negeri Bondowoso 1.
3.6.4. Reflection of the Action
The reflection was conducted to reflect the result of the action of the first and the second meetings gained from class observation and speaking test of each
cycle. It was intended to know whether or not the action was successful in improving the students’ speaking achievement and the students’ active
participation in the teaching learning process by using picture series. The result of reflection in the first cycle was used as a guide to revise the action in the next
cycle.
3.7 Data Analysis Methods
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