scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING BIO-POEM STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY IN DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

Author(s):  
Rizki Amelia ◽  
Firza Khaira Maulida

The aim of this research was to find out whether there was any significant effect of using bio-poem strategy on students’ ability in writing descriptive paragraph at Mts Darul Falah Salo Kampar Regency. This research was Experimental Research. The design was quasi-experimental research. The writer formulated the problems that would be answered by using the quantitative research. The subject of the research was the second year students of MTs Darul Falah Salo Kampar Regency academic year 2016/2017. The object of this research was bio poem strategy and their writing ability on descriptive paragraph. The writer took two classes: experimental and control. Experiment class was with 17 students, and control class was with also 17 students. To analyze the data, the writer adopted independent sample T-test formula by using SPSS 20 version. After analyzing the data, the writer found that the students’ writing ability was taught by using bio-poem strategy at MTs Darul Falah Salo was categorized into good level. The students’ writing ability was taught without using bio-poem strategy at MTs Darul Falah Salo was categorized into less level. Writer found that Ha: sig. (2 tailed)<0.05. From the research finding it can be concluded that teaching writing by using bio-poem strategy gave large effect on students’ writing ability in descriptive paragraph at MTs Darul Falah Salo Kampar Regency.

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Nada Raudhotul Muthoharoh ◽  
Anita Anita

This study is to see the improvement of student’s writing skill on descriptive text for seventh grade students of SMP 14 Kota Serang by using peer feedback technique. The subject of this research is the students of seventh grade of SMP 14 Kota Serang which consist of 30 students. This research is applied by a quasi-experimental design and quantitative research method. The instrument used in this research was tests (pre-test and post-test) which is conducted based on the main problems: 1) How is the students writing ability on descriptive text at the seventh grade of SMP 14 Kota serang? 2) How is the effectiveness of peer feedback in teaching writing descriptive text at the seventh grade of SMP 14 Kota serang?. The research finding of the last result showed that “to” from the calculation is higher than t table both at significance level 5% and 1%. Significance 5% t observation= 7.14 and t table= 1.67 or 7.14 >1.67 which its significance 1% t observation=7.14 and t table= 2.39 or 7.14 >2.39. In addition, the result of observations showed that the students more motivated in learning English, especially for writing subject. Based on the result above, it can be concluded that peer feedback can be used in teaching writing descriptive text. The result of this research shows that the students’ writing on descriptive text who use peer feedback achieve better performance than those who do not use it.  


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenty Debora Napitupulu

<p>This study deals with the effect of hamburger strategy on writing descriptive text. Hamburger strategy is a writing organizer strategy that visually outlines the key components of a paragraph. When writing by using hamburger strategy, the students will learn to remember how to build the paragraph and the importance of each component. It was conducted by using experimental quantitative research. The population of this study is the first semester  students of English Department Nommensen Medan. The writer takes 50 students as the sample and they are devided into two groups by using random sampling. The first group was  group A as Experimental class which is taught by implementing hamburger strategy while the second group is Group B as control class which is taught by using conventional method. Oral test is used  as the instrument of collecting the data. This test consists of two types, namely pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The calculation shows t-observed that is 3. 58, which  is higher than t-table that is 1.676 at the level significance  (p: 0.05) with the degree of freedom (df) 48. It means that Ha is accepted while Ho is rejected, therefore it is concluded that hamburger  strategy  significantly affects on writing descriptive text of the first semester students of English Department in Nommensen University Medan academic year 2016/2017. It is suggested for the students of English Department as source of valuable knowledge and information when conducting a research related to the study. It is also suggested that teachers of English subject should implement hamburger strategy as one of alternative in teaching writing to increase students’ writing ability.</p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em> </em><em>h</em><em>amburger </em><em>s</em><em>trategy, </em><em>w</em><em>riting hortatory exposition text</em><em></em></p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Septi Fitrianingsih ◽  
Lilis Sholihah

One of the objectives in foreign language teaching in Indonesia is to improve speaking skill accurately and fluently. Speaking is one of difficult aspect for students to master. This is hardly surprising when one considers everything that is involved when speaking: ideas, what to say, language, how to use grammar and vocabulary pronunciation as well as listening to and reacting to the person you are communicating with. The purpose of this research is to know there is any positive and significant influence of using Inside Outside Circle (IOC) technique toward students’ speaking ability at the second year students of MA Negeri 1 East Lampung academic year 2016/2017. This research is quantitative research. Research design that is used in this research is quasi experimental design. Data collecting technique of this research consists of pretest, treatment and posttest. The researcher gives test to know how far the students ability in speaking. The score of the students get from pretest and posttest. Inside Outside Circle influence the students’ speaking ability. It is appropriate with the result of the students score. It was proved based on the result of ttest, where tcount was 15,89 were higher than ttable was 2.0 in significance level 5% and 2,66 in significance level 1%. It means that there is an influence of Inside Outside Circle technique toward students speaking ability in second year of MA Negeri 1 East Lampung.


Author(s):  
Ismu Laily Mufidah ◽  
Anita Rahma Dewi

This research intended to explain the factors of students’ problems at eighth grade of SMP NU Al-Hidayah Maduran on English writing. It aimed to investigate the effect of POEW (Predict, Observe, Explain, Write) strategy used on English writing to enhance student’s English writing skill. In addition, it elaborated the significant after using POEW strategy on student’s narrative English writing. This research conducted using a quantitative design a quasi experimental research by two classes of pre-test and post-test. The researchers implemented this research to eighth grade of SMP NU Al Hidayah Maduran in academic year of 2021/2022. The participants of this study taken from eighth grade of SMP NU Al-Hidayah Maduran, which consisted of two classes and devided by experimental class and control class. It was found from the result of the test that students in experimental class got higher score than students in control class. However, based on the normality testing, this research was not normally distributed. In addition, the data declared that this research was not homogeneous. Thus, the researchers did Mann Whitney U Test. Relating to the test, the result of Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) was smaller than the probability (0.000<0.05). It meant that Ha was accepted. However, it can be concluded that there was an effect of the use POEW strategy at eighth grade of SMP NU Al-Hidayah Maduran on English writing skill.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reflina Reflina ◽  
Suendri Suendri ◽  
Nurlaili Nurlaili ◽  
Rizqy Khairiah Fadhila

<p>This study is aimed to see the effect of quantum teaching model based on literacy toward student’s ability in critical thinking focused on flat side building in SMP Plus Darul Ilmi Murni. The method of this study is quantitative research by using quasi experimental research. The total number of sample is 19 students for each classes, they are experimental and control class. Based on the data and analysis, it shows that there is significant differences between T-Count and T-table. The analysis of the data resulted that T-test is 4,226 and T-Table is 5 % (1,689). From the percentage, it can be seen that , it is , thus H<sub>0</sub> is rejected and  H<sub>a</sub> is accepted. Therefore, the hypothesis can conclude that there is a significant effect of quantum teaching based literacy toward student’s ability in critical thinking focused on flat side building in SMP Plus Darul Ilmi Murni</p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Syamsiah Syamsiah

This research investigated the implementation of the use of stories in improving the students’ writing ability. The objectives of this research were (1) to find out whether or not the use of the stories is effective to improve the writing ability, (2) to find out which of the writing components that is mostly increased by the implementation of the use of stories. This research was carried out on the second year students of MTs N Mangempang Barru. The writer employed a quasi-experimental design. This research assigned two groups namely experimental and control group. Each group consists of 24 students. The sample was using cluster random sampling. The experiment group of were taught by using stories while in other group taught by using mono text. The instrument of this research was writing descriptive text. The data obtained through the test were analyzed by using inferential analysis by some formulas. Based on the result of research the mean score of post test of experimental group (73.42) was higher than the control group (69.50). The result of the t-test value (2.99) was higher than t-table value (2.021) . in other words, Ho was rejected and H1 was accepted..This means that the use of stories significantly improved the students’ writing ability of the second year students of MTs N Mangempang Barru.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Misrawati Misrawati ◽  
Sitti Nurjannah ◽  
Muthmainnah Mursidin

This research aims to know (1) whether the use of word wall technique is able to improve students’ vocabulary mastery, (2) the students’ interest to learn vocabulary by using word wall technique. This research was conducted at SMPN 4 Kajuara Kabupaten Bone academic year 2017-2018. The subject of this research consisted of 52 students of first grade. The design of the research was quasi-experimental design where the research used two group, they were experimental group and control group. There were 2 classes as a sample namely VII-A as experimental group (taught by word wall) with the total number of 26 students and VII-B as control group (without word wall) with the total number of 26 students. The researcher administered pre-test and post-test to both groups. The result of data shows that there an improvement and interest of using word wall technique toward the students’ vocabulary mastery. Thre percentage of students’ pre-test of experimental group was 19.34 and the score of post-test was 41.74. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) of this research is accepted. It means that the use of ward wall technique improves students’ vocabulary mastery at the first grade of SMPN 4 Kajuara Kabupaten Bone.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) apakah penggunaan teknik dinding kata mampu meningktkan penguasaan kosakata siswa, (2) ketertarikan siswa untuk belajar kosakata dengan dinding kata. Penelitian ini telah diadakan di SMPN 4 Kajuara Kabupaten Bone tahun pelajaran 2017/2018. Pokok persoalan pada penelitian ini terdiri dari 52 siswa kelas satu. Bentuk penelitian adalah berbentuk quasi-experimental dimana penelitian menggunakan dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok experimen dan kelompok control. Ada dua kelas sebagai sampel yakni, VII A sebagai kelompok ekperimen (mengajar dengan dinding kata) dengan jumlah 26 siswa dan VII B sebagai kelompok kontrol (tanpa dinding kata) dengan jumlah 26 siswa. Peneliti memberikan pre-test and post-test untuk kedua kelompok. Hasil dari data menujukkan ada peningkatan dan ketertarikan dengan menggunakan teknik didnding kata terhadap peningkatan kosakata siswa. Persentasi skor siswa sebeum diajarkan dengan menggunakan teknik dnding kata adalah 19.34% dan setelah mengajar dengan teknik dinding kata adalah 41.76%. Oleh karena itu, hipotesis altenatif (Ha) untuk penelitian ini diterima. Itu berarti bahwa penggunaan teknik dinding kata meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata siswa di kelas satu SMPN 4 Kajauara Kabupaten Bone.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Nani Windiarti ◽  
Arasuli . ◽  
Rudi Afriazi

This study was conducted to find out the effect of using frontloading strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the seventh grade students of SMPN 10 Bengkulu. This research was a quasi experimental research that is one short experiment which used post-test only. The population of this research were the seventh grade students of SMPN 10 Bengkulu there are 180 students. The sample of this research were 57 students from two classes; the experimental class and control class. The experimental class was treated by using frontloading strategy, while the control class was taught by conventional strategy. The two classes have similar ability in English based on the scores of mid-term examination. In experimental class there was a significant positive effect towards the students reading comprehension (it was found that the t-count 2.047 while t-table was 1.676). T-count was bigger than t-table (2.047<1.676).   Based on those results, it can be assumed frontloading strategy was effective in increasing students’ reading comprehension.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-251
Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Yuliantini ◽  
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I Gusti Ayu Dewi Paramita ◽  
Evin Yudhi Setyono ◽  
Ni Ketut Suciani ◽  
...  

English is one of the primary subject that was taught in Electronic Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Bali, which includes speaking, writing and listening. Other than speaking, writing also become one of the most challenging subject in Electronic Engineering. To overcome the low writing skills of students and create pleasant learning atmosphere during the Covid 19 Pandemic, the authors want to try out learning method, namely Cooperative Learning Method with online media in the form of whatsapp. This research is a quantitative research with quasi experimental approach. The groups used in this study consist of two groups namely the experimental group using Whatsapp Cooperative Learning methods and the control grouos using the conventional method. The data collection technique in this study was in the form of a questionnaire and given to the students in both classes. From the data, it can be concluded that learning with the Whatsapp Cooperative Learning method is more effective to be used in teaching writing. It can be seen from the value of 2 of -2, 087 with Sig 0,037< 0,05 means that there is significant difference between the control class and the experimental class. This significant difference can be said as the result of the use of Whatsapp Cooperative Learning in class.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Aida ◽  
Elok Widiyati

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.


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