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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, research methodology consists of method of the study, subject and object of the study, time and place, research design, Classroom Action
Research CAR procedures technique of collecting data, technique of the data analysis, data validity, trustworthiness of the study, and criteria of the action
success.
A. Method of the Study
In this research, the writer used Classroom Action Research CAR method. According to McNiff, Classroom Action Research is a reflective research
which is conducted by the teachers to develop their teaching skill.
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It means that the teachers can use Classroom Action Research as a method to improve their
teaching skill. In addition Wijaya Kusumah stated that classroom action research is a research which conducted by the teachers in their class with three ways, first
is planning, second is acting, and third is reflecting which has the aim to develop teachers’ teaching skill and to improve students’ score.
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It can be seen that Classroom Action Research is not only to develop teaching skill for the teacher
but also to improve students’ score and solve their problem in learning.
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Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas, Jakarta Barat: PT. Indeks, 2009, p. 8.
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Wijaya Kusumah and Dedi Dwitagama, Mengenal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas…… p. 9.
Meanwhile Geoffrey E. Mills explained that, action research is a research conducted by teacher researchers, principals, school counselors, or other
stakeholders in the teaching learning environment to gather information about how schools operate, how the teacher teach, and how well students learn. Go to
the next one, this information is gathered to gain the knowledge, to develop reflective practice, to effect positive changes in the school environment, and to
improve student outcomes and the lives of those involved.
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It means that action research is a research which collects the information about teaching and learning
activity in order to improve the teacher’s knowledge and to solve the students’
problems in learning. In sum up, Classroom Action Research is a research which conducted by
the teacher to develop their teaching skill, to improve their knowledge and to solve the students’ problem in learning.
B. Subject and Object of the Study
1. Subject of the Study
The subject of this study is students at grade VII – 1 of MTsN 19 Pinang
Kalijati, academic year 20102011. The number of students consists of 46 forty six. It is divided 25 for female students and 21 for male students.
2. Object of the Study
The object of this study is group work technique to develop stu dents’
reading comprehension of descriptive text.
C. Writer’s Role on the Study
The writer acts as the observer and interviewer in collecting the data and she also makes planning such as lesson plan, tests before and after CAR, then
she collects and analyzes the data, and then she reports the results of research. But during Action Research in the classroom, the writer acts as the teacher in teaching
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Geoffrey E. Mills, Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003, p. 5.
reading descriptive text through group work, and the real teacher acts as the observer.
D. Time and Place of the Study
This research held on November 2
nd
to December 2
nd
. The place is at grade VII - 1 class of MTsN 19 Pinang Kalijati, academic year 20102011.
E. Research Design
The writer chose Kurt Lewin’s design as a CAR procedure in this research. It consists of two cycles in which each cycle contains four phases; planning,
acting, observing, and reflecting.
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