IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’CHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING REALIA STRATEGY

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Finny Ameliana Br Surbakti And Amrin Saragih
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Writing Scores

This study attempted to improve students’ writing descriptive textby using Realia Strateg. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII SMP NEGERI 1 SALAPIAN which consisted of 30 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and every cycle consisted of three meetings. The instruments for collecting the data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet). Based on Writing scores, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the test I the mean was 70,36, in the test II the mean was 86.13 . Based on observation sheet and questionnaire, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in writing descriptive text. The result of the research showed that applying possible sentence strategy significantly improved students’ writing achievement.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunita Khairani And Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Report Text

This study attempted to improve students’ achievement in writing report text through numbered heads together. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII/B at SMP SWASTA UPMI Medan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instrument for collecting quantitative data was a writing test and the instrument for collecting quantitative data included diary notes, observation sheets, interview and questionnaire sheets. Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In test I, the mean was 66,4375, in test II the mean was 78,125 and in test III the mean was 87,5625. Based on the observation sheets and questionnaire sheets, it was found that the teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interested in writing. The result of the research showed that Number Heads Together (NHT) significantly improved students’ achievement in writing report text. Key Words: Writing, Report, Number Heads Together.

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT THROUGH NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evi Ramini ◽  
Elia Masa Gintings
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACT This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing procedure text through Numbered Heads Together Technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class IX/A SMP SWASTA UPMI MEDAN that consisted of 30 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and Qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, interview and questionnaire sheet). Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 67,6, in the test II the mean was 74.5 and the test III the mean was 86.56. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interest in writing. The result of the research showed that NHT can improve students’ achievement in writing procedure text. Key Words: Writing, Procedure Text, Number Heads Together

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT ON WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF TEAM PAIR SOLO

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedi Sanjaya ◽  
Sumarsih Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract This study attempts to improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraphs through the application of Team Pair Solo. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class X/A SMA Nurul Ilmi Padangsidempuan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings and the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative data (Writing Test) and Qualitative data (observation sheet, interview and questionnaire sheet). Based on the writing test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 66,4375, in the test II the mean was 78,125 and the test III the mean was 87,5625. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. Students were active and interest in writing. The result of the research showed that TPS can improve students’ achievement in writing descriptive paragraph. Key Words: Achievement, Descriptive, Paragraph, Team Pair Solo

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hotria Manik ◽  
Elia Masa Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Writing Tests

This study attempts to improve students’ writing achievement in recount text through Think-Pair-Share Strategy. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII-1 SMPN 1 Pematangsiantar. The number of the students was 32 students, consisted of 5 males and twenty seven females. The research was conducted in two cycles and consisted of six meetings. The instruments for collecting data were writing tests as the quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet, interview sheet and questionnaire sheet as qualitative data. Based on the writing score, students’ scores kept improving in every test. In analyzing the data, the mean of the students’ score for the first test as a pre-test was 57.84, for the second test as a post test I was 73.56, for the third test as a post test II was 77.56. Based on diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that students were actively involved in writing process. The result of the research showed that Think-Pair-Share Strategy can improve students’ achievement in writing recount text.   Keywords: Think Pair Share, Writing, Recount text, Action research

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH TEAM GAMES TOURNAMENT

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
DesiYusnanda Sari And Sri MindaMurni
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Reading Scores ◽  
Team Games ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Data Reading

This study attempted to improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement in descriptive text through Team Games Tournament (TGT) method. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class IX SMP PAB 10 Medan Estate which consisted of 25 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and the first cycle consisted of four meetings the second cycle consisted of two meetings. The instruments for collecting the data were quantitative data (reading evaluation) and qualitative data (diary note, observation sheet and interview sheet). Based on reading scores, students’ score kept improving in every evaluation. In the test I the mean was 65,33, in the test II the mean was 71,72 and the test III the mean was 84,54.Based on diary note, observation sheet and interview sheet, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. Students were active, enthusiastic, and interested in reading. The result of the research showed that Team Games Tournament (TGT) method significantly improved students’ achievement in reading comprehension especially in reading descriptive text.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY WATCHING MOVIE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanna Situmeang And Busmin Gurning
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test

This study was attempted to improve students’ achievement in writing narrativetext by watching movies. This study was conducted by using classroom action researchin two cycles. Cycle I consisted of four meetings while Cycle II consisted of twomeetings. The subject of the research was class VIII-A SMP SWASTA IMMANUELMEDAN. The number of the students was 34. To collect the data, the instruments werequantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data was the scores of the studentsand the qualitative data was interview sheets, observation sheets, and diary notes. Basedon the writing score, students’ score were improving in every test. It can be seen inOrientation test, Test I in Cycle I, and Test II in Cycle II. In Orientation test, the meanscore was 37.94 then it was improved to 65.85 in Test I. In the end of cycle II, the meanscore for test II was again improved to 83.41. Based on interview sheets, observationsheets and diary notes, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. In line withthe data, it showed that the application of watching movies significantly improvedstudent’s achievement in writing narrative text. English teachers were suggested to givemovies to be watched as guidance on students’ narrative writing in the class.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE PROCESS GENRE APPROACH

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wuri Handayani And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Score Test ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
Interview Questionnaire

This study attempts to Improving Students’ Achievement Through the Process GenreApproach. The objective of the study is to discover whether the use of the ProcessGenre approach could significantly improve students’ writing achievement. This studyconduct by applying Classroom Action Research which was carried out in two cycles inten meetings. The subject of this study of SMA Panca Budi Medan which consisted of39 students of class X – 2 reguler.. Orientation test was done in the first meeting, test IIwas done in the fourth meeting, and test III was done in the last meeting. The mean ofstudents’ score test III (76,242) was higher than the test II (66,878) and test I (57,606).Besides, the qualitative data was taken from observation sheet, interview, questionnaire,and diary notes. It was found that teaching learning process ran well. By applying theProcess Genre Approach in the classroom, the students understood the content ofdescriptive text easily. They also were active and enthusiastic during the teachinglearning process. The result of the research showed that the application of the ProcessGenre approach significantly improved students’ achievement in writing descriptive text

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING THROUGH TWO STAY TWO STRAY STRATEGY

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dita Masyitah Sianipar And Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Way

This study deals with the way to improve students’ achievement in speaking particularly through Two Stay Two Stray Strategy. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of of the research was class X-AP SMK Swasta Harapan Danau Sijabut in Asahan Regency that consisted of 34 students. The research was conducted in two cycles consisted of three meetings in each cycle. The instruments of collecting data for quantitative data used Speaking Test and instrument for analysis of qualitative data used observation, interview and questionnaire sheet. Based on the speaking test score, students’ score kept improving in every test. In the test I the mean was 61,47, in the test II the mean was 67,41 and the test III the mean was 78,52. Based on observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that teaching learning process run well and lively. Students were active and interest in speaking. The using of Two Stay Two Stray Strategy is significantly improved students’ achievement in speaking.

IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY THROUGH LUSTERING TECHNIQUE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisda Yuniati Tumanggor And Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Vocabulary Score

This study attempts to improve students’ vocabulary achievement through Clustering Technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII-B SMP Katolik Trisakti 2 Medan that consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consisted of three meetings. The instruments for collecting data were vocabulary tests for quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet for qualitative data. Students’ score kept improving in every test. In the first cycle test, the mean of vocabulary score was 64.68. And in the second cycle test, the mean of vocabulary score was 79.85. Based on diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, teaching and learning process had done effectively showed the improvement. Every student was studied actively. And from the research can be concluded that Clustering Technique can improve students’ achievement in vocabulary.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH MIND MAPPING STRATEGY

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jojor Saut Mandiri Padang And Busmin Gurning
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Writing Scores

The objective of this study was to investigate whether the application of MindMapping Strategy improve the students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. Thisstudy was a classroom action research. The subject of this study was class VIII SMPSwasta HKBP Pardamean which consisted of 30 students. The study was conductedin two cycles, cycle I consisted of three meetings and cycle II consisted of threemeetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data (writing test) andqualitative data (observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet). Based on writing scores,students’ score kept improving in every evaluation and based on the observationsheet, and questionnaire sheet it was found that teaching and learning process ranwell. Students could enlarge their thinking process. The result of this study showedthat Mind Mapping Strategy improved the students’ achievement in writingdescriptive text.

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