scholarly journals IMPELEMENTING PADLET APPLICATION TO IMPROVE WRITING ABILITY IN ENGLISH WRITING SKILL FOR NON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sri Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Writing Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study is aimed to know teaching learning process in writing by using padlet application for Primary Education Department’s students whether there is improvement of students writing English skill by using that application. Subject of this research was third semester students of Primary Education Department. This is a Classroom Action Research. In collecting the data, the writer  used some techniques: observation, interview, and writing test. The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Result of this research were: those application can be implemented as online writing practices every time that made students ability improve, the situation of wall in padlet can stimulate students to explore idea because they could upload video, recording, or picture suitable with topic that can support their writing. Students improvement in writing can be seen from postest score in every cycles. Based on the results above, it can be concluded that implementing padlet application can improve students Non English Department’ writing skill.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Wattpad on Development Students’ Writing Ability

IdeBahasa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114
Author(s):  
Ance Jusmaya
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
English Department ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of this study is to look for a significant influence on the application of using  Wattpad  as learning activities on students' ability to write descriptive texts. The main consideration is because an educator in this case should  used interesting instructional media, particularly to teach writing so that the potential of students can be developed optimally. Meanwhile the development of writing of English Department Students of Putera Batam University is still relatively low in quality. Wattpad is an applications which provides the students  an opportunity to write, promote and help their writing  reach acroos  the world. The design of the research was quasi-experimental research that want to find out the effect of  using Wattpad towards students  writing ability. To know students’ writing ability, this research uses writing test as Instrument. There are three pre tests and post tests. The pre-test were used to see students writing ability before having treatment and posttest are used to see the differences on students  writing ability after giving treatments. The subjects were the students of English Department of Putera Batam University who took writing class. The data found that  using Wattpad has a significant effect on student’s writing ability. This conclusion can be seen based on the analysis that has been done where the obtained Z score was smaller than critical value, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Hi) was accepted. So, based on the results , it was concluded that there was statistically diffrence between the pre-test and post-test score at the 0.05 levels. It means that teaching writing  by using wattpad gives significant effect on students’ writing ability

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING EDMODO APPLICATION ON THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT AT SMAN 4 PALANGKA RAYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Enggal Pinanggih ◽  
Ristati Ristati ◽  
Wahyuningsih Usadiati
Keyword(s):  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Data Distribution ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
T Test ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Dependent Sample ◽  
T Distribution

This research was conducted to find out the effect using Edmodo application on the students’ writing skill of analytical exposition text at SMAN 4 Palangka Raya. Data of the students score of writing Analytical Exposition text was collected using writing test, and the hypothesis testing was examined based on t-test for normally because the data distribution was normal. A test in form of writing analytical exposition text was used the instrument to collect the data needed. Then, the data were analyzed by using parametric statistic dependent sample T – test because the data were normally distributed. The writer took conclusion based on statistical result. The result of this research shows that the critical value for students T distribution was 1.734 the critical value t0 was t05 {19} = 1.729. Because 1.734 is greater than 1.729, null hypothesis was rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that there was significant effect of using Edmodo Application in writing Analytical Exposition Text gained by eleventh grade of SMAN 4 Palangka Raya. Thus, Edmodo Application had been successful in improving students’ writing ability of Analytical Exposition text. The researcher suggest that the teacher should provide an appropriate media in teaching English, especially for Analytical Exposition Text and made Edmodo Application as reference to him/her to use it for making students’ attracted to the material.

scholarly journals Project-based learning and writing skill in EFL: are they related?

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 00059
Author(s):  
Luh Tiwika Praba̕ ◽  
Luh Putu Artini ◽  
Dewa Putu Ramendra
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Writing Skill

This study aimed at investigating the effect of Project-Based Learning on students’ writing skill of grade 9 at SMPN 3 Kuta Selatan. This study employed embedded mixed method design, in which the quantitative data were considered as the main data. The data were collected through guided interview, observation, and writing test. Paired sample t-test was used for the quantitative data analysis. The result showed that Project-Based Learning has significant effect on students’ English writing skill (sig. = .000 < α = .05). Project-Based Learning also revealed potentially promotes students’ critical thinking, communication, and creativity through collaborative work. In general, it can be concluded that Project-Based Learning significantly improves junior high school students’ writing skill in English as a Foreign Language.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL BERORIENTASI KARAKTER TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MENULIS BERBAHASA INGGRIS MAHASISWA DI IPTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
GABBY MAUREEN PRICILIA
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Inferential Analysis

One of the curriculum’s expectations at the fourth semester of english department in Institut Pendidikan Tapanuli Selatan (IPTS) is students are able to write narrative text. But in fact, students’ writing narrative text ability is still low, so researcher conduct a research in that field. The purposes of this research are to find out: 1) the extent of students’ writing narrative text ability, and 2) the significant effect of using character oriented local wisdom based learning model on students’ writing narrative text ability at the fourth semester students of english department in IPTS. The method of research is mix method by combining quantitative and qualitative method. The researcher collected the data by using interview and composition writing test. The sample was taken by using total sampling technique, it was 25 students. The data were then analyzed by using descriptive and inferential analysis, it was t-test formula by Arikunto. The findings of the research are the mean score of students’ writing ability before using character oriented local wisdom based learning model was 53.54 which categorized bad, then after using character oriented local wisdom based learning model was 82.50 which categorized good. The hypothesis testing showed that t-test was higher than t-table, it means that the hypothesis is accepted. It clearly seen that there is a significant effect of character oriented local wisdom based learning model on students’ writing narrative text ability at the fourth semester students of english department in IPTS.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Written ‘Peer Review’ Towards English 3 Students’ Writing Skill

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ma’rifatul Fadhilah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
English Department ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Improvement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Write Text

<p>The writer conducted this research because the students of the non-English department, FITK UIN Semarang could not write text well. They still wrote text with random way, and they did not understand the social function, the generic structure and the language feature of the text. Using peer review in writing class, the writer intended to improve students' writing especially recount, descriptive, procedure, and cause and effect texts. The had two problems: 1). How is the implementation of ‘peer review' writing for the FITK students of 2014/2015?; 2). How is the writing improvement of FITK students of 2014/2015 after applying ‘peer review’ writing? There are some texts introduced to the FITK students. The students are expected to be able to write text. Through classroom action research implementing peer review, the students’ writing ability had been improved well.</p>

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING MODELS AND LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE ON THE PERSUASIVE WRITING SKILL

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Yusri Yusri ◽  
Emzir Emzir
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
English Department ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of this study is to know the effects of learning models (problem solving and project based learning) and linguistic intelligence  on the students of persuasive writing skill of the fourth semester students  of English Department, State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya Palembang, in the academic year of 2016-2017. The writer used linguistic intelligence test and persuasive writing test to collect the data. The data was analyzed  statistically by using two-factor ANOVA at 0.05 significance level. The results of this study showed that (1) The students’ persuasive writing skill taught through problem solving was higher than those who were  taught through project based learning. (2) There was interaction effect between learning models and linguistic intelligence toward persuasive writing skill of the fourth semester students of English Department, State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya Palembang. (3) The students’ persuasive writing skill who were taught by using problem solving and having high linguistic intelligence is higher than those who were taught through  project based learning and having high linguistic intelligence. (4)  The students’ persuasive writing skill who were taught through  problem solving and having low linguistic intelligence is lower than those who were taught through project based learning and having low linguistic intelligence.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE INTEGRATED READING COMPOSITION (CIRC) ON STUDENTS’ WRITING CRITICAL ESSAY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Batdal Niati ◽  
Ummi Rasyidah
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Critical Essay ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
English Students

Essay is the most essential part in writing critical essay. It is one of the subjects that learned by English students. CIRC is a method to improve students’ writing ability. Cooperative integrated reading composition (CIRC) was implemented on students’ writing skill through quasi experimental research; post-test only group design. Sample of the research was thirty nine students. Writing test was used to collect the data and analyzed by using independent t-test. The finding was students who were taught by cooperative integrated reading composition (CIRC) had better scores of writing critical essay than those who were taught by small group discussion. It meant that CIRC give an effect toward students to improve their writing skill.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Students’ English Writing Skill at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu Depok

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Mulyadi Mulyadi ◽  
Siti Nurani ◽  
Nurul Frijuniarsi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p>The aim of this research is to analyze empirically English writing skill of Senior High School students. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The population of this research is the second grade students from SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu in Depok. The sample was taken through simple random sampling of which 25 students as samples of this research. For collecting the data, the instruments used in this research were writing test and interview. The writing test was conducted to obtain the writing skill indicators, while the interview was carried out to elicit information of students’ problems in writing. The result of this research explained that students’ English writing skill was definitely good at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu Depok. There were 88% of students with scores more than 50 and only 12 % with scores less than 50. In conclusion, the students’ writing skill at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu is considered to be high category in English writing skill.</p>

scholarly journals Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis: Does the Positive Transfer in Writing Skill Occur in Lower Level Students?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 1606
Author(s):  
Beby Maharani Masyitha ◽  
Utami Widiati ◽  
Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Positive Transfer ◽  
Language Transfer ◽  
School Students ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia ◽  
Interdependence Hypothesis

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Language transfer always becomes an interesting topic to discuss in SLA. From the two types of language transfer take place in the process of language learning, this research aims to investigate the positive transfer occurs in junior high school students’ writing skill. The two languages to be involved in this research, Indonesian as L1 and English as L2. The analysis of the positive transfer within writing skill in this research is carried out under the theory of ‘Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis’ proposed by Cummins. Correlational research design is employed to analyze the correlation between the students’ L1 (Indonesian) writing ability and L2 (English) writing ability. The analysis result shows that the positive transfer in students’ writing does not exist. This happens due to the lack of exposure that the students have in practicing L2 (English) writing.</p><strong>Abstrak:<em> </em></strong>Transfer bahasa selalu menjadi topik yang menarik untuk dibicarakan dalam pemerolehan bahasa kedua. Dari dua jenis transfer bahasa yang terjadi dalam proses pembelajaran bahasa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi transfer positif yang terjadi dalam keterampilan menulis siswa SMP. Ada dua bahasa yang dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu bahasa bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Inggris. Analisis transfer positif dalam keterampilan menulis pada penelitian ini mengacu pada teori ‘<em>Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis</em>’ yang digagas oleh Cummins. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode korelasional untuk menganalisis korelasi kemampuan menulis siswa dalam bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Inggris. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada transfer positif yang terjadi dalam tulisan siswa. Hal ini terjadi karena kurangnya pajanan yang diterima siswa untuk mengasah keterampilan menulis dalam bahasa Inggris.

scholarly journals Padlet as Media to Improve Writing Mastery of English Department Students of Uniska 2015-2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pritantina Yuni Lestari ◽  
Erwin Hari Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
English Department ◽  
Check List ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Third ◽  
Minimum Score ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
First Time ◽  
Descriptive Writing

Multimedia has been spread out and used by many students in their live, but it is rarely to use multimedia as one of media used in teaching learning process. The objective of this study is to know whether the use of Padlet as media can improve students’ descriptive writing mastery of students of English Department of Uniska in the third semester. The research design used is Classroom Action Research consisting of two cycles. Each cycles consisted of three opportunities for students to have interaction using Padlet. The cycle consisted of planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The instruments used in this research were observation check list and writing test using Padlet. Padlet was introduced from the first time of teaching learning process in the class and the following interactions were using Padlet without having direct interaction in the classroom. The first cycle was not successful because of the students got difficulty in managing time in accessing Padlet and some errors in their grammatical used. Then in the second cycle, the result showed that 18 from 20 students passed the minimum score and all students did all assignment using Padlet. From the result, it can be concluded that the implementation Padlet as media can improve students’ writing mastery. Keywords: Padlet, writing mastery, descriptive writing

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