IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT BY APLLYING INDEX CARD MATCH STRATEGY

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Sri Rizky Sitepu And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Index Card ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Writing Tests ◽  
Orientation Test

The objective of this study is to find out whether the application of Index Card Match Strategy can improve students’achievement in writing procedure text. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was the grade elevent students of SMA N 1 Lau Baleng. The research was conducted in two cycles. The first cycle consisted of three meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments for collecting data used writing test for quantitative data and as the quantitaive data used diary notes, questionnaires sheet, interview and observation sheet. Based on the writing tests result, the students score improved in every test. In orientation test, the mean score was 50,28. In cycle 1 the mean score was 64,96 and the mean score cycle II was 77,35. Based on the diary notes and observation sheet, students shown their progress in learning writing English by the application of Index Card Match Strategy and the classroom action research. Students enjoyed the process of learning writing English concluded from the interview sheet. In line with the data, it was found that the index card match strategy can improve students’achievement in writing pocedure text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Saskia Rahma And Meisuri
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Writing Tests

This study concerned with the improvement of students’ achievement in writing descriptive text by applying Questioning technique. The objective of this study was to discover whether questioning technique could significantly improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. It was conducted by using classroom action research which was carried out in two cycles in six meetings. The subject of the research was class VIII-1 SMP Negeri 2 Lima Puluh. The number of the students was 30. The instruments for collecting data were writing tests as the quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet, questionnaire sheet as qualitative data. Based on the students’ writing test, the students’ score was improved in every test. In the first test, the mean score was 59.86. In the second test, the mean score was 67.80. In the last test, the mean score of the students was 74.63. In the line with the data, it was showed that questioning technique significantly improved students’ achievement in writing descriptive text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURAL PARAGRAPH THROUGH DEMONSTRATION METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Komariah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Writing Scores

This study concerns with improving grade VIII students’ achievement in writing procedural Paragraph through demonstration method. This research was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the study was grade VIII students of SMP N 2 Babalan which consisted of 35 students. The instruments for collecting data were primary data (writing test) and secondary data (interview sheet, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet). Based on writing scores, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the test I the mean was 64,91, in the test II the mean was 74,57 . Based on interview, observation, and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, creative to give their idea, enthusiastic, and interested in writing. The finding of the research showed that applying demonstration method significantly improved students’ writing achievement. Keyword: writing achievement, demonstration method, classroom action research.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH THROUGH SEMANTIC MAPPING TECHNIQUE

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ridho Sari C. Sitanggang ◽  
Siti Aisah Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Semantic Mapping ◽  
Test Cycle ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Orientation Test

ABSTRACT This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph through Semantic Mapping Technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class (IX/A) SMP St. Petrus Medan that consisted of (30) students. The research was conducted in two cycles. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and Qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, interview and questionnaire sheet). Based on the data analyzing, it is found that students’ writing descriptive paragraph has improved from the orientation test to the test I and test II of the first and second cycle. It means that there is improvement in students’ writing descriptive paragraph affected by semantic mapping. It can be seen from the improvement of the students’ mean score for orientation test (52,5); test cycle I (62,04); and test cycle II (71,25). The students’ score continuously improved in each test. Therefore, it can be concluded that Semantic Mapping Technique can improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph.   Keywords: students’ achievement, writing, genre, semantic mapping technique

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURAL PARAGRAPH THROUGH DEMONSTRATION METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda And Lince Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study concerns with improving grade VIII students’ achievement in writingprocedural Paragraph through demonstration method. This research wasconducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the study was gradeVIII students of SMP N 2 Babalan which consisted of 35 students. Theinstruments for collecting data were primary data (writing test) and secondarydata (interview sheet, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet). Based onwriting scores, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the test I themean was 64,91, in the test II the mean was 74,57 . Based on interview, observation,and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well.Students were active, creative to give their idea, enthusiastic, and interested inwriting. The finding of the research showed that applying demonstration methodsignificantly improved students’ writing achievement.

IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY APPLYING SPORE STRATEGY

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Febrini Sianturi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study aims to discover the improvement of the students’ achievement in writing narrative text by applying Spore Strategy. The objective of this study is to find out whether the Spore strategy can improve students’ achievement in writing narrative text or not. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class XI IPA 2 of SMA Negeri 6 Medan which consists of 34 students. This study applied quantitative and qualitative data. The data of this study were obtained quantitatively through writing test which show that the students score kept improving in every test and qualitatively based on diary notes, observation sheet and interview sheet which show that teaching learning process ran well, the students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in writing. In the first test, the mean score was 56.8. In the second test, the mean score was 67.2, and in the third test the mean score was 81.2.The research findings indicated that Spore Strategy significantly improved students’ achievement in writing narrative text.   Keywords: Writing, Spore Strategy, Test, Data, Classroom Action Research.

Improving Grade VII Students’ Achievement in Procedure Text Through Still Pictures

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Ito Lubis ◽  
Tina Mariany Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Writing Tests ◽  
Orientation Test

This study was conducted as an attempt to improve students’ writing achievement in a procedure text by using Still Pictures. The method of the study was Classroom Action Research with two cycles and six meetings. The subject of the study was the students of Grade VII students’ MTs. S. Syahbuddin Mustafa Nauli. The research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consists of three meetings. The instruments for collecting data were taken from writing tests as quantitative data. The result shows the improvement of the students’ score from orientation test to Cycles I and II tests. The mean of the students’ score for orientation test as Test I was 50.41, Cycle I test was 66.25, and Cycle II test was 85.41. The total percentage of the improvement from Orientation test to Cycles I and II tests was 99.2 %. It can be concluded that the use of Still Pictures improves students’ achievement in writing a procedure text. The qualitative data taken from Observation Sheet and Diary Notes show that the students’ were enthusiastic and attracted in writing a procedure text because the Still Pictures encourage their creativities and ideas to write better. For English teachers, it is suggested to use Still Pictures as one alternative media of teaching writing a procedure text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH GROUP INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUE

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yetti Lestari And Sri Juriati Ownie
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Investigation Technique ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test

This study aims to improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive text through Group Investigation technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research that has two cycles within. The first cycle was conducted in four meetings and the second cycle was conducted in two meetings. The subject of the research was the students of grade VIII at Yayasan Pendidikan El Hidayah Madrasah Tsanawiyah Desa Lalang Sunggal which consisted of 28 students. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative (writing test) and qualitative data (observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, and diary notes). Based on the writing test scores, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the orientation test the mean score was 59.42, in the first cycle, the mean score of the competence score was improved to be 68.17, in the second cycle; the mean of the competence score was also improved to be 76.85. Based on the observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, and diary notes, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in writing. The result of the research showed that Group Investigation Technique could improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING THROUGH BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUE

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Defriyanti Ziraluo And Lince Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
Test Result

The objective of this study is to find out whether Brainstorming Technique can improve students’ Achievement in speaking. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was the second year students of SMA Swasta Katolik Budi Murni 3 Medan. The research was conducted in two cycles. The first cycle was three meetings and the second cycle was two meetings. The instruments for collecting data used speaking test for quantitative data and used diary notes, questionnaires sheet, interview and observation sheet for qualitative data. Based on the speaking test result, the students’ score kept improving in every test. In orientation test, the mean score was 47,8. In the test of cycle 1 the mean score was 59,2 and the mean score in the test of cycle 2 was 70,1. In line with the data, it was found that the Brainstorming technique can improve students’ speaking achievement.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH USING OUTLINE TECHNIQUE

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mutia Sabrina And Yunita Agnes Sianipar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
First Year Student

This study deals with the improvement of the students’ achievement by using Outline technique. This research was conducted by applying classroom action research in two cycles. The subject of this research was one of a class in the first year student of SMU Yayasan Pendidikan Sultan Iskandar Muda. There were 35 students that participated in this research. The quantitative and qualitative data were gahtered in administrating  writing test and diary notes. The result of quantitative data obtained that the score of the students inproved from cycle I to cycle II which the mean of the pre-test was 70.6, the test of cycle I was 75.8, and the test of cycle II was 85,2. The result of the quanlitative data described that the using of the Outline technique help to improve the students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph.

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH THROUGH DRAW LABEL CAPTION (DLC) TECHNIQUE

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Ika Sastrawati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Diagnostic Test ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This research aimed at find out the improvement of the students’ writing descriptive paragraph viewed from its content with unity and completeness, language use dealing with tense and preposition through DLC Technique at the eighth grade of MTs.Muhammadiyah Tongko. The technique of this research was a classroom action research (CAR) which was conducted in two cycles in which every cycle consisted of four meetings. The instrument of the research was observation sheet and writing test indicated that the students have high score in writing achievement. The location of this research was taken at the eighth grade of MTs.Muhammadiyah Tongko with a number of the subject were 30 students. The research findings indicated that the application of DLC Technique was significant in improving the students’ writing descriptive paragraph viewed from content and language use. It was proved by the mean score of cycle I was 63.99. It was classified as fair then improved to be 75.50. It was classified as good in cycle II. They are higher than the mean score of diagnostic test namely 50.99 that classified as poor. Therefore there was the improvement of the students’ writing descriptive paragraph viewed from its content with unity and completeness, and language use dealing with tense and preposition.

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