Wahid Hasyim has nice classrooms, a library, a teachers ’ room, a headmasters’
room, a guidance and counseling room BK, an UKS room, a mosque, canteens, a multimedia room, laboratories and garden
2. Schedule of the Research
The researcher conducted the action research in the second semester of the academic year of 20132014. The research was conducted from April
to May 2014. In conducting the actions, the researcher followed the English schedule of class of MTs Wahid Hasyim Yogyakarta because the researcher
conducted the action research in this class. The research was conducted from April to May 2014 for whole activities, including the interview, the
observation, and the action. 3.
Research Subjects
The subjects of this research were the students of the eighth grade of MTs Wahid Hasyim Yogyakarta. The English teacher tended to ask the
students to memorize the vocabularies by using Picture Series during the teaching and learning process. They tended to recall their memory about the
materials they have memorized rather than make sense of what they have said. In accordance to that, the researcher considers that the class needs some
improvements. The researcher wants to improve the students’ speaking skills
by using Picture Series.
C. Data Collection Techniques
The data of the research were qualitative and it is supported by the quantitative data. The qualitative data were collected by conducting observations
and interviews. Those data were aimed to describe the process and the changes after the actions. The qualitative data were collected in the form of opinions,
preferences, and expectations of the research members. While quantitative data were collected in the forms of number and percentage. The use of quantitative
data was to support the qualitative one. The following table presents the kinds of data, the data instruments and the data collection techniques used by the
researcher to collect the data.
Table 1.Data Collection Techniques No
Data Instruments
Techniques
1. The teaching and
learning process - Observation guideline
- Interview guideline - Observation
- Interview - Discussions
2. The teacher’s
activities - Observation guideline
- Interview guideline - Observation
- Interview - Discussions
3. The students’ active
involvement - Observation guideline
- Interview guideline - Observation
- Interview - Discussions
