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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, the researcher described about the research methodology. The
description of the research includes Research Design, Setting and Subject, Research
knowledge always changes and develops in the practicing and implementing. Nunan
the problem, planed and designed a way to overcome it, and implemented the plan.
The researcher in action research applied the cycle process in conducting the
study based on the model of the classroom action research. Kemmis and McTaggart
in Asrori (2008:100) stated that there are four steps in action research:
1. Planning an action
4. Analyzing the data obtained during the actions and making a reflection on the
The subject of the research is one class of the second year’s students of SMP
Negeri 2 Makmur. The total amount of the students in one class is 30 students. The
location of this school is very easy to reach and not so far from the town. The
The school was selected by the researcher as the setting of research because
the students did not able to master grammar properly. Board game was selected to
teach the English grammar to students. This game made the students easy to master
grammar. And at last, there is no one has been done the research about grammar and
The second year students of this school have been learning English since in
the first year. So, English is not strange anymore for them. They had been learned
vocabulary, sentence structure, tenses, and another important part of English. The
students did not have a subject named grammar, but all of the material told before
The research procedure was started form conducting a preliminary study first
which was intended to know the real condition of the students and the problems in
English grammar mastering. After that, the researcher did planning the action,
implementing, observing and the last was analysis and reflection. The researcher
planned to implement this study. In processing the study, the researcher did the steps
proposed by Kemmis and McTaggart as illustrated in the next page in figure 3.1
ANALYSIS AND FINDING
Successful
OBSERVING
THE ACTION
lected data
ther the action is successful or unsuccessful
Unsuccessful
Report
3.1 Classroom Action Research Model (adapted from Kemmis & Taggart, 1998)
3.3.1 Planning an Action
In planning section, the researcher used the appropriate way in solving the
students and the teacher problems in English grammar. The appropriate way dealt
The most important thing in part of planning was preparing the criteria of
success. The criteria of success were designed to assess the student’s ability in
mastering grammar. They were designed to determine whether the action in the first
cycle was already successful. The criteria of success were used to identify things
which were still needed to be revised for the action in the next cycle.
The study was considered successful if it already met the criteria of success
as follow:
1. All the subjects were actively involved during the teaching and learning
process.
2. Most of the subjects could follow the stages in English grammar process well.
stage of instructional.
4. The students’ grammar mastering already achieved the good level, minimum
score is 65.
5. The students felt happy in playing the board game in learning English
grammar.
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6.
In the implementing of the plan, the researcher chose one of the teachers at
the school who acted as the practitioner to carry out the teaching and learning
process, while the researcher also observed the interaction between the teacher and
process approach, describing and demonstrating each stage to make it clearer for
students follow and guiding students to explore some brief board game in English
Observation is the process of recording and gathering data about any aspects
or events that was happening in the teaching and learning process during the
implementation of the action (Asrory, 2008:40). Since the activity was the process of
recording and collecting the data, the researcher observed the activities going on in
The researcher did the observation during the implementation of board game
as a media in teaching English grammar in the class. Some main points that the
researcher observed in this step were the student’s activities and improvements as
well as the teacher’s performance in applying board game in teaching and learning
process. In order to collect accurate data and get reliable result, the researcher
is used to obtain information how the practitioner implemented the prepared plan and
also used field note in observation phase. It was used as a mean of recording facts
In the data analysis the researcher compared the results of the note during the
teaching and learning process. The data obtained through observation then collected
and analyzed them. In reflection, the researcher evaluated the result of the action in
the first cycle in order to know whether it has met the criteria of success or not.
There are three major indicator of success formulated, namely the improvement of
the students writing ability in each stage of the process, the student’s final products,
vocabulary through narrative text. This action was considered successful if it has met
the major indicator of the success mentioned above. If one of the criteria is not met
yet, the research was continued to the next cycle by revising and improving the plan.
The revision and improvement was focused on the relevant criteria which are not yet
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