Planning Phase Acting Phase Observing Phase

E. The Classroom Action Research CAR Procedures

The Classroom Action Research using Kurt Lewin’s design consists of four phases within one cycle. Those are planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. After accomplishing the first cycle, it will be probably found a new problem or the previous unfinished problems yet. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to the second cycle in line with the same concept of the first cycle. To make clear what happens in every phase. Here are the explanations:

1. Planning Phase

After identifying and diagnosing students’ grammar problem especially students’ ability in adverbial clause of time occurred in the class proven by observing and interviewing, furthermore in this phase the planning is divided into two types. Those are general planning and specific planning. The general planning is aimed at organizing whole aspects referred to Classroom Action Research CAR. Meanwhile the specific planning is aimed at organizing the plan related to cycle-to-cycle. The organized planning will be formed into lesson planning based on the current used syllabus. The lesson plan has been prepared to be implemented in the second grade of Senor High School in SMA N 3 Kota Tangerang Selatan, the 20102011 academic year. It has been mentioned some instructions regarding procedures of teaching, media, resources, and evaluation.

2. Acting Phase

In this phase, both the writer and the teacher collaborate to carry out the planned action. The teacher used the determined method as she is teaching while the writer observes the class condition during teaching learning activity. Here, it begins the process of going more deeply into the issue being researched. Related to the condition of limited teaching learning period, that is why the writer and the teacher take the action phase during two weeks within two cycles in which each cycle consists of two meetings in action. The schedule is as follows: Table 3.1 Schedule of the Research Month and Week January No Activities 1 2 3 4 1 Interview X 2 Observation X 3 Proposal X 4 Instrument X 5 Cycle I X 6 Cycle II X 7 Report X

3. Observing Phase

In this phase, the writer carries out observation toward implementation of the action using field note or unstructured observation sheet. The writer observed the outcomes of the intervention and reflecting on its effectiveness. When observing, the observer should notice and note all of activities in the physical classroom. It may be about the teacher’s performance, class situation, students’ response, etc. In this phase, it also collects the data derived from evaluation or post-test.

4. Reflecting Phase