scholarly journals TEACHING WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Indra Rizki ◽  
Deyan Nouvaldi ◽  
Yanuarti Apsari
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference

Writing is an important skill that should  be mastered by English learner. This research deals with teaching writing narrative text by using Collaborative Learning Approach (round table technique) and Scientific Approach. The subjects of this research were X RPL 1 as experimental class and X RPL 3 as control class. Both classes consist of 33 students. The objectives of this research are to know wheter or not the difference between students’ writing ability who were taught by using Collaborative Learning. This research employs the quasi experimental design. The instrument of this ressearch are writing test (pre-test and post test), observation, and interview. The data were analyzed by using statistical product and service solution (SPSS) 25 which through the normality and mann whitney process. The findings showed that the calculation result of gain score showed that the significance value was lower than 0.05 (0.0049 < 0.05) which means there is a difference between students who were taught by Collaborative Learning and those who were taught by using Scientific Approach. Keywords:  Writing, Narrative, Collaborative Learning, Round Table Technique

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 Extensive reading to improve students’ writing of explanation text

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Aida ◽  
Elok Widiyati
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Islamic School ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

This research aims at finding out whether or not the use of extensive reading is effective for teaching writing explanation text to the eleventh grade at Islamic University in Semarang. Quasi experimental research was applied as the method. The researchers took two groups as the sample, they were XI MIPA 6 as the experimental class and XI MIPA 2 as the control class. The total subject of this research was 65. This research used SPSS in analysing the data of writing test through several activities. They were pre-test before treatments, and post-test after treatments. The result of the research shows the significance difference in the writing ability of explanation text between eleventh-graders who were taught by using extensive reading and those were not taught by using it. It can be seen in the result of mean score in the post-test of experimental class which is 64.4118 and control class which is 48.5484 and as a result Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.00 < 0.05. Therefore, the null hyothesis of this research is rejected. It means that the use of extensive reading had significantly improved the eleventh-graders’ writing ability of the explanation text in English teaching and learning process of the experimental class at Islamic School in Semarang in the academic year 2018/2019.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS NARRATIVE WRITING PROCESS THROUGH SERIES OF PICTURE CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
Yani Cahyani ◽  
Dede Mita Nurjanah
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Twelfth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Media ◽  
Implementing Strategies

Dealing with the difficulties in writing can be carried out by implementing strategies in teaching writing. This research is done to know the benefits of using series of pictures in the process of narrative writing. It is expected that the research can be interesting and enjoyable ways. It is also expected by  the teacher to know  that using series of picture, the students can be stimulated to think cratively in gaining the ideas and learning the narrative writing well. The method of the research was quantitative method, or more specifically quasi-experimental design to see the effectiveness series of picture toward students ’writing skill in narrative text. The population of  this reserach was twelfth grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Cijati Cianjur and the sample was class XII. The form of instrument in this research was narrative text writing test. The data was collected by using pre-test and post-test measurement on the control and experiment class and comparing the gained scores between both classes. The result presented that the picture series as media in writing narrative text is effective towards students’writing skill in narrative text. The result of calculation presented that in the significance degree of 5%,the value of t-test (to) >t-table (tt) (5.514> 1.992).According to the criteria of the test, the result showed that there is a significant diferrence between students’writing skill in narrative text by using picture series as media and without picture series.it means that, the picture series is effective and applicable as the media in writing narrative text.

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 Effects of Utilizing Telegram App to Enhance Students’ ESL Writing Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Murni Hayati binti Mohd Dollah ◽  
Subadrah Madhawa Nair ◽  
Walton Wider
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Esl Writing ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Content Quality ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Descriptive Writing ◽  
Experimental Group

Mobile learning provides students to learn anywhere without the need of physical classroom. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether the utilization of Telegram app can enhance students’ ESL writing skills. The second objective is to investigate whether the utilization of Telegram app can enhance students’ perceptions towards ESL writing skills. Quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was employed in this study. The students from the experimental group were given a pre-test (descriptive writing test) via Telegram app and their essays were marked by their teacher. The experiment lasted four weeks, and students were taught ESL writing skills using the Telegram app during that time. After the intervention a post-test was administered. This study used two types of instruments, pre- test, post-tests and a questionnaire. The data from the pre-test and post-test were analyzed using the paired sample t-test, and the questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics. This study shows some interesting findings. Firstly, the results indicate that the utilization of Telegram app enhances students’ performance in their overall ESL writing; spelling, punctuation, organization, vocabulary, grammar, content quality and creativity. In addition, students’ perceptions towards ESL writing skills enhanced significantly. This study has effective pedagogical implication because utilization of Telegram app helps to improve students’ writing skills. Furthermore, the findings suggest that ESL teachers can use Telegram app as an alternative method in teaching writing skills.

scholarly journals The Impact of Teacher’s Indirect Written Corrective Feedback on Eleventh Graders’ Explanation Writing Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-215
Author(s):  
Septia Tri Gunawan ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi ◽  
Zaharil An'asy
Keyword(s):  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThis study is intended to acquire empirical evidence regarding the impact of the teacher's Indirect Written Corrective Feedback on students' writing ability of explanation texts. Fifty six students enrolling at a high school in Jakarta were selected as the sample. They were separately distributed in the experimental class and the control class that respectively contained 28 students. Purposive sampling was utilized to recognize who the research subjects were and what level of their competence was for inclusion in this study. A quasi-experimental design, which is a subpart of a quantitative method, was employed. The data were assembled by running a writing test in the pre-test and post-test sections, whose results were followed by normality and homogeneity tests. The findings showed that the experimental class’ post-test outcome was 64.71, while the control class’ post-test was 58.25. Since the t-value surpasses the t-table (2.502>1.675), it indicates that the teacher's Indirect Written Corrective Feedback has a significant effect on improving students' writing explanation texts.ABSTRAKStudi ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh bukti riil terkait pengaruh dari umpan balik tertulis tidak langsung oleh guru terhadap kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks eksplanasi. 56 siswa yang bersekolah di sebuah sekolah menengah atas terpilih sebagai sampel. Siswa tersebut terbagi dalam kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol, yang masing-masing kelas berisikan 28 orang. Oleh karenanya, purposive sampling diterapkan karena peneliti sudah mengetahui siapa saja subjek penelitian dan kompetensi apa saja yang dimiliki. Desain kuasi-eksperimen yang merupakan sub-bagian dari metode kuantitatif digunakan oleh peneliti. Data diperoleh dengan mengadakan ujian tes tulis yang terdapat pada pra-tes dan pasca-tes yang diikuti dengna uji normalitas dan uji homogenitas. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata hasil pasca-tes yang diraih oleh siswa di kelas eksperimen sebesar 64.71, sedangkan 58.25 adalah hasil dari siswa kelas kontrol. Karena nilai t hitung melampaui nilai t tabel (2.502>1.675), maka hal tersebut menandakan umpan balik tertulis tidak langsung oleh guru memiliki dampak yang signifikan dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa menulis teks eksplanasi.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Photograph in Teaching Writing

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Megawati Megawati ◽  
Syarif Agussaid Alkadrie
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>This research entitled: “The Effectiveness of Using Photograph in Teaching Writing” is intended to find out whether there is significantly different in writing ability between the experimental group and the control group.</p><p>This research employed experimental design. The participants of the study were the tenth-grade students at SMAN 1 Karau Kuala in the academic year 2013/2014. Two classes were used in this research. There were X-C as the Experimental group and X-D as the control group. The research instrument used was a writing test in the form of essay test. The data in this research were mainly gathered through the use of pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by measuring t-test and SPSS program to calculate the t-value from the score. The finding of the research shows that there is a significant difference between teaching writing by using photograph and teaching writing without using photograph. After the treatments, the mean is 75.43 the standard deviation is 9.370 the df is 44, and the significance is 0.00. If the significance is smaller than 0.05, it means there is a significant difference between teaching writing by using photograph and teaching writing without using photograph. </p>

scholarly journals Using Video Critics Strategy in Developing Students’ Writing

LETS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Muh Asshiddiqh ◽  
Faridah Abd Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was aimed to see the writing ability development at SMA Negeri 11 Sidrap. The objective of this study is to get the empirical data of the differences between students’ score of writing test who were and were not taught by using Video Critics strategy. The population of this research consists of 56 students. The sample of the research were class XI IPS as the experimental group which consists of 17 students and XI MIPA as the control group which consists of 39 students. The research method used in this research was quasi-experimental with nonequivalent control group design. The data was collected through pretest and posttest. It aimed to know whether Video Critics strategy in teaching writing can develop students’ writing ability.

scholarly journals Redirecting EFL writing instruction through mind mapping technique in senior high school

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Besral Besral ◽  
Sari Yustina Luli ◽  
Yola Veranita Putri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this research was to see the effects of Mind Mapping Technique toward students’ writing ability especially in writing descriptive text.  The results of Post-test experiment and control class were used to confirm the hypothesis. The population of this research was all of the students at X grade of  Senior High School 3 Padang Panjang, consisting of 96 students who spread in 3 classes. Two classes were taken as sample by using cluster random sampling.  Writing test was used to collect the data. The treatments were done in six meetings. The data of this research were analyzed by using Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) Program. The result showed that the mean score of students’ post-test at experimental class was (65.94) higher than those of control class (58.16). The  calculation of the test showed that t-calculate was (8.27) higher than t-table (1.67) at the significant level of .05 meaning that students who were taught through Mind Mapping technique produced better writing skills in descriptive text.  It can be concluded that teaching writing by using mind mapping technique gave significant difference on students’ writing ability at X grade of Senior High School 3 Padang Panjang. Therefore it is recommended that English teachers should use this technique to improve students’ writing ability. 

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF RUNNING DICTATION METHOD ON STUDENTS’ DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING ABILITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Ela Nurmala
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Text Writing

This research was intended to find out whether or not there was a significant influence of running dictation on students’ descriptive text writing ability and to find out students’ responses toward running dictation method used for improving students in writing descriptive text. The research methodology was a quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was the tenth-grade students during the first semester of SMA Negeri 1 Jalan Cagak. The data from pre-test and post-test were analyzed by using SPSS 22.00. The data from questionnaires were analyzed by using a Likert Scale. The computation results of Independent Sample t-test it was obtained that Sig = 0.006 and α = 0.05. It means Ha is accepted because Sig < α = 0.05. It can be concluded there is a significant influence of running dictation method on students’ descriptive text writing ability. Furthermore, the results of questionnaires showed that most of the students (80%) gave positive responses toward running dictation method in writing descriptive text. It can be put forward that Running Dictation is effectively used for teaching writing descriptive text, the students are motivated, enjoyable to learn and their interest through English learning especially writing is rising.

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