researcher carried out the actions based on the school schedule particularly the schedule of English lesson in VII class. The class was on Monday and Saturday.
F. Data Collecting Techniques and Instruments
The research has some techniques and some instruments to gain both qualitative and quantitative data. The techniques are, a. observation, b. interview,
c.testing, and d. documenting study. 1. Observations
The observation was conducted to monitor the teaching-learning process before, during, and after the actions were implemented. By using this kind of
technique, the researcher observed the teaching-learning process directly. The instrument to collect the data by using this techniques is observation checklists.
The result of the observations is in the form of vignette. 2. Interview
By this technique the researcher asked the participants of the research by an in-depth interview which aimed to find out the data that cannot be collected by the
observation before, during, and after the implementation. The interviews were guided, but the researcher was allowed to ask further questions to get more data
from the responses. The instrument to collect the data by using this kind of technique is interview guidelines. The result of the interviews is in the form of
transcript. 3. Testing
This technique provides two kinds of test which are pre-test and post-test. Pre-test was conducted before the implementation of the actions and the post-test
was conducted after the implementation of the actions. The pre-test and the post- test were in the form of written tests. They were used to measure t
he students’ vocabulary mastery on the topics taught. The data of the pre-test and the post-test
were collected in the form of students’ score. The result of the post-test were
calculated and compared with the result of the pre-test. 4. Documenting Study
This technique provides data in the form of photographs. The photographs were collected by using a mobile camera as the instrument. They support the main
data of this study.
G. Data Analysis
Based on data collecting techniques and instruments above the qualitative data were obtained from observations and interviews with the teacher and
students. To analyze the data, the researcher started by doing reflection of the cycles of the study. This means that the data were analyzed continually since the
implementation of the action began. As this research was a collaborative action research, therefore, to avoid subjectivity, the researcher involved the research
members to find their perceptions, opinions and suggestions in analyzing the data. Based on the data above, that were in the forms of vignettes which
described the implementation of the action, and interview transcripts which described the student’s opinions and feelings and also other research member’s
opinion and ideas, all the research members held discussions about the process of each action.
