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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presented the findings of the research that was conducted from January 31
st
up to February 14
th
, 2015. It was divided into two parts. The first part described the research process such as planning, implementing the
actions, observing, and reflecting. It also elaborated the data obtained from the students’ writing tests. The second part of this chapter presented the general
findings of the research and the discussion as the answers to the questions in formulation.
A. Reconnaissance
In this stage, the researcher started to collect the data that would help her identifying the field problems which could be found in the classroom. The first
data acquired by the researcher through observation were field notes and also vignettes.
After conducting a preliminary classroom observation, she then proceeded with the plan which was to interview both the teacher and students. Mrs. Eko, the
English teacher, said that the students’ writing skills were generally low. She stated that their writing competence had not actually met her expectation yet.
The next data acquired were through questionnaire. From all the qualitative data being collected so far, it was quite obvious what problems they
the students, English teacher, and school were facing in relation to English teaching and learning process.
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The fact in the field was that the problems they were facing were quite common. Those problems were such as problems in generating and organizing
ideas, constructing sentences, vocabulary, and even using correct spelling and punctuation.
However, based on the results of the preliminary classroom observation, interviews, questionnaire, and pre-test scores, there were more problems than
those. This was why the researcher had to identify the problems first and then select those based on the level of feasibility.
1. Identification of the Problems
After conducting observation, interviews, pre-test, and distributing questionnaire, the researcher finally came up with a list of problems that she
consulted with the English teacher first. In general, the teacher agreed on the list of problems that the researcher had come up with and only added several points.
The list of problems below was what the researcher and the teacher had agreed on. a.
No chance to work in groups especially during writing activities. b.
Teacher’s voice was not loud enough. c.
Students were less enthusiastic in the course of the lesson. d.
The students had difficulties in generating ideas during writing process.
e. The students’ vocabulary mastery was low.
f. Many of the students found constructing English sentences hard to do.
g. The students frequently made writing errors.
h. The students were afraid of making mistakes in writing.
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