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Action research
Participatory research
Collaborative inquiry
Contextual action research
Action learning
Emancipatory research

School action research

By principal

Classroom action research

By teacher

"Action research is inquiry or research in the context

of focused efforts to improve the quality of an
organization and its performance. It typically is
designed and conducted by practitioners who analyze
the data to improve their own practice. Action research
can be done by individuals or by teams of colleagues

Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)

German social psychologist
Joined Psychological Institute, University of Berlin
Moved to USA
Generally credited as the person who coined the term
action research

Types of
Action
Research

Action research is:

Not research on people (Quantitative paradigm)
Not research for people (Qualitative paradigm)
BUT
Research with people
(Critical Social theory paradigm)

Characteristics of Classroom Action Research

On job problem oriented

Problem solving oriented
Improvement Oriented
Multiple data collection
Cyclic
Partipatory (collaborative)

Research
Procedures

(Norton, 2009)

Collecting Data

Documentation
(picture, writing ect)

Test

(pre-test and post test)

Interview
Observation
Field-note

Analyzing Data
Model Miles & Hubberman (1992)

Data collection

Data Reduction

Data Presentation

Verification
(conclusion)

Establishing reliability & validity

IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH

DEBATE TECHNIQUE
(A Classroom Action Research with First Semester Students of
English Language Teaching Department Tarbiyah Faculty at
IAIN Walisongo Semarang in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)

A. Setting of the Study

The researcher conducted the classroom action research in State Institute for Islamic
Studies Walisongo Semarang. It is located in jln. Prof. Dr. Hamka Km. 2 Ngaliyan
Semarang. This research was conducted for about one month and took place in K-7
building Tarbiyah Faculty at IAIN Walisongo Semarang.
B. The Subject of the Study
first semester students of English language Teaching department at class TBI 1b at IAIN
Walisongo Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011. The participants are 31
students.
C. Collaborator
Mr. Agus Prayogo, (a lecturer)
D. Data Collection
Observation
Test
E. Technique of Data Analysis
the researcher uses descriptive analysis
Quantitative data by using

DATA COLLECTION

FINDINGS