33 Which is usually written as
Figure 3.2: Simplified total mean score
3.6 Research Procedure
The research conducted in this thesis followed several procedures from the beginning of the research preparation until the end of the research. Below is the
timeline of the research procedure. No
Activities Date
1 Asking for permission to the headmaster of SMP Pangudi
Luhur 1 Yogyakarta by giving the permission letter from the English Language Education Study Program
April 7, 2015
2 Interview the English teacher as the preliminary study
April 7, 2015 3
Cycle 1 Meeting 1 April 8, 2015
4 Cycle 1 Meeting 2
April 9, 2015 5
Cycle 2 Meeting 1 April 15, 2015
6 Analyze the data
April – May, 2015
7 Writing the research report
May – July, 2015
Table 3.2: Research timeline X
N X =
34
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this chapter, the researcher presents the research result and the research discussion. The result and the discussion in this chapter is in the form of the
explanation of several steps in the classroom action research. Furthermore, in this chapter, the researcher presents the answers from two research questions with
the evidence from the research result.
4.1. The Implementation of the Use of Pictures to Increase the Students’
Engagement for Writing Recount in the Class 8A of SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Yogyakarta
Below are the explanations of the implementation of the use of pictures to improve the students‟ engagement for writing the recount text as the answer of the
first research question. The implementation itself is in the form of two cycles of the classroom action research.
4.1.1. Preliminary Study The researcher did the preliminary study by interviewing the English
teacher on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Based on the interview result, the English teacher explained the situation of the class. Then, the English teacher talked about
the difficulty of writing in her English class. The English teacher also explained her teaching style while teaching her students. Beside the interview, the researcher
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