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d. Test
“A test is a formal, systematic, usually paper-and-pencil procedure for gathering information
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The Researcher used the test to know the students‟ score improvement before and after implementing the
Classroom Action Research. In this CAR, the researcher used three kinds of test; pretest, posttest 1 and posttest 2.
F. The Research Design
The writer uses Kurt Lewin design in this Classroom Action Research CAR. The writer took two cycles in her research. His design consist of four
phases; planning, acting, observing, and reflecting in each cycles.
Figure 3.1 Kurt Lewin’s Action Research Design
Adapted from Suharsimi Arikunto
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Peter W. Airasian, Classroom Assessment, New York: Mc Graw Hill, 2008 p. 9
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Arikunto, op. cit., p.16
PLANNING
ACTING CYLCE 1
REFLECTING OBSERVING
PLANNING REFLECTING
ACTING CYCLE II
OBSERVING ?
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From the figure above, we can see that CAR consists of four phases within
one cycle. They are planning, acting, observing and reflecting. If the students
cannot reach the criteria, so it is necessary to continue to the second cycle with the same concepts of the first cycle which uses identical phases.
Based on the Kurt Lewins Action Research Design above, the writer described the detailed steps in this following figure.
Figure 3.2 The Writer’s Action Research Design
PLANNING
- Making lesson Planning
- Preparing Teaching media
- Preparing observation sheet
ACTING -
Explain about materials
- Giving the example
of conditional sentence type 2.
- Connected students‟
subject materials with their real life
situation -
Practice students make the sentences
- Giving Post-test 1
for students
OBSERVING
- Asking students‟ opinions or
responses -
Observing the class while students are practicing
- Finding the students difficulties
to improve for the next cycle PLANNING
- Identifying the problem
cycle 1and finding the solution.
- Revise the lesson plan.
REFLECTING -
Analyze students‟ achievement.
- Discuss with the English
teacher. -
Evaluation the result of the cycle II.
- Analysis students‟
improvement in using conditional sentence
type 2 based on their score of post-test 2.
REFLECTING -
Evaluating teaching and learning process.
- Analyze students‟
achievement. -
Revise the action planning for the next cycle.
- Checking the result of post-
test 1
ACTING -
Preparing a song related to conditional
sentence type 2. -
Practice the learning process with their
group. -
Perform each group in front of the class..
- Giving Post-test 2 for
students. OBSERVING
- Observing students‟ participation.
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Observing students‟ achievement
.
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
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