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there was an improvement of the students’ writing skill, the researcher gave the students pre-test and post-test. Pre-test was held at the beginning of the first cycle
to measure students’ writing skills before implementing the action and post-test was held at the end of every cycle to measure the improvement of students’
writing skills after the action. After giving the test, the researcher analyzed the result of the test by scoring it. In scoring the data of writing skill, the researcher
used scoring rubric of writing.
E. Source of the Data
The data were collected in the form of information based on the implementation of using Edublog in teaching learning of English writing class in
SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali. The data were taken from three kinds of sources, those are:
1. The activity: the process of English teaching learning using Edublog. The activities taken as data were the implementation of using Edublog in writing
class in class X 1. 2. Informants: the individuals involved and participating in the process of
teaching learning of English writing using Edublog. Those informants were the English teachers and the students in SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali.
3. Documents: the written information related to using Edublog in teaching learning process. The documents used as the sources in this research were the
syllabus of the tenth grade semester 2, the lesson plans of the action research, students’ texts, photographs of the process of teaching learning in class X 1
and the other related documents.
F. The Technique of Collecting Data
In this study, the researcher uses observational and non-observational techniques for collecting action research data Burns, 1999:79.
1. Observational techniques Observational techniques were used to find out the situation of the teaching
learning process when using Edublog was applied in writing class and the
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students’ responses and feeling toward learning using Edublog. Observational techniques used in this research were recorded on writing form called as field
notes and equipped by photographs. They can be explained as follow: a. Field notes
Field notes are descriptions and accounts of events in the research context which are written in a relatively factual and objective style. In this
research, field notes as writing form of observing students’ writing skill improvement from their behavior side. Collaborative observer’s field notes
were used to take notes on important activities related with students’ writing skill.
b. Photographs Photographs are greatly enhancing classroom analysis and providing
visual stimuli which can be integrated into reporting and presenting the research to others. The use of photographs is also a language classroom task
and activity where visual aids are an invaluable support in learning. In this research, photographs were used to record activities in the class as it could
give real description about the teaching learning process. 2. Non-observational techniques
Non-observational techniques used in this research were in the form of writing tests, interviews, and questionnaires. Non-observational tools result in
data that are essentially introspective, that is, they invite personal and individual accounts of events, attitudes, and beliefs.
a. Writing test Test is a set of questions or exercises or other instruments to measure
knowledge, intelligence, ability or aptitude of groups or individuals. The researcher conducted tests consisting of post test one and post test two. Post
test one was done after the first cycle ends and the post test two was held in the end of the second cycle. The tests were used to measure students’ writing
skill from the achievement side.
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b. Interview Interview was done twice, before and after the research. The researcher
interviewed three students to get information about the students’ writing competence before doing the research. She also interviewed the English
teacher to get her opinions about after doing the research. c. Questioner
The questionnaires are several questions expected to be answered by the participants in order to collect the data. The participants are quite free to
answer the question. In this research, they were used to know the students’ felling, perception and opinions to the English teaching activities after
implementation of using Edublog in writing class.
G. The Technique of Analyzing Data
