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D. Procedure of the Research
Using the model of Kemmis and McTaggart as quoted in Koshy 2005:4, this study consisted of four stages: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting.
Those were explained as follows:
1. Determining the Thematic Concern - Reconnaissance
In the beginning of this stage, the researcher did reconnaissance steps. These steps were aimed to find out information concerning the teaching reading
comprehension in class VII A. First, the researcher did a classroom observation. The result of the observation described the real teaching and learning activities
and problems that were found regarding to the teaching and learning process in the classroom. The researcher also interviewed both the teacher and some student
that are chosen randomly. The researcher gathered information from the teacher about the students’ achievement in the English teaching and learning process,
especially their achievement in reading class. The students were also interviewed to know their opinion about the English teaching and learning process. Finally, the
researcher gave pre-test for the students. This test was aimed to know students’ achievement in reading.
Based on the problems found in teaching and learning process, the researchers determined the topic of this research. Meanwhile, the researcher also
reviewed the literature to supports the solution. The solution the researcher proposed guided the researcher to plan some action to improve the students’
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solve this problem.
2. The Research Cycles
a. Planning
Before doing the action in the classroom, the researcher prepared not only the instrument needed in the researcher, but also the materials for the teaching and
learning process. The researcher also designed lesson plan to implement the actions. Finally, organizing the steps in implementing the Multiple Intelligences
techniques in the reading class was done before the researcher acted in the teaching and learning process.
b. Action and Observing
In this stage, the action was done in the same time with the observation. It was because both stages cannot be done separately. During the action, the
researcher needed to observe the students’ behavior and achievement. In this stage, the researcher and the English teacher in collaboration
implemented the action in the teaching and learning process. The action was conducted until the students showed improvement. The action was based on the
lesson plan and the materials that have been designed. While the researcher doing the action, the researcher and the English
teacher observed the application and the effect of this techniques. The researcher wrote field note to describe everything that happened during the actions in the
teaching and learning process. Meanwhile, the interview was done before and
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