scholarly journals Assessing Students’ Ability in Writing Argumentative Essay at SMAN 1 Soe Kab. Timur Tengah Selatan NTT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanpitherszon Liunokas
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Small Letter ◽  
Capital Letter ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Low Ability

This research aims at finding out the students’ ability in writing argumentative essay at SMAN 1 Soe Kab. Timur Tengah Selatan NTT.  The researcher will focus on evaluating the students’ writing ability in one aspect of writing namely mechanics.  The researcher applied quantitative method and descriptive analysis design. The research was conducted in August 2017. This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Soe Kabupaten Timur Tengah Selatan NTT..  The population of this research was the eleventh grade students at SMAN 1 Soe Kabupaten Timur Tengah Selatan NTT in the 2018/2019 academic year. The number of population is 142 in four classes. The researcher took 5 students from each class as the sample of the research.  Therefore, there were 20 students as sample. The test was used to find out the students’ ability in writing argumentative essay. In collecting data, the researcher asked the students to write an argumentative essay by choosing one of the give topics. To analyze the data, the researcher focused on evaluating the students’ writing in mechanics criteria. The result of the research shows that the students still have low ability in using mechanics in writing argumentative essay. The mean score of students is 2.45.  In the students’ writing, most of the students got problem in: (1) The use of capital in the beginning of a sentence.  Many of students still use small letter when they write the first letter in the beginning of a paragraph. (2)The students still use some capital letter in the middle of sentences. They write with capital letter in not appropriate position. (3) Some students still do not understand about the use of comma and point in a sentence.

scholarly journals The Ability of Indonesian EFL University Students in Writing an Explanation Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 611-622
Author(s):  
Yanpitherszon Liunokas
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Content Organization ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
The Given ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims at finding out the students’ ability in writing an explanation at first semester students of English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang NTT.  The researcher focuses on evaluating the students’ writing ability in five aspects of writing namely content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics.  The researcher applied the quantitative method and descriptive analysis design. The research was conducted in August 2019. This research was conducted at First semester students of the English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang.  The population of this research was First semester students of the English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang in the 2020/2021 academic year. The number population is 160 in four classes. The researcher took 5 students from each class as the sample of the research.  Therefore, there were 20 students as a sample. The test was used to find out the students’ ability in writing explanation text.  In collecting data, the researcher asked the students to write an argumentative essay by choosing one of the given topics. To analyze the data, the researcher focused on evaluating the students’ writing in five criteria. The result of the research shows that the mean score of the test is 6.86. It shows that the students have an average degree of capability in writing explanation text.   The biggest problem for the students in developing an explanation text is the organization (43%), it followed by the language use (37%), vocabulary (33%), content (30%), and the smallest problem is mechanics (30%).  Some factors that hamper the students in writing: 1) the students face difficulties in expressing ideas, choosing appropriate words, and arranging ideas in writing, 2) the students seldom practice their writing skill, 3) the students still find difficulty in using punctuation in writing from, 4) the students do not enrich themselves with knowledge.

The Effect of Anonymous Peer Assessment on Writing Ability of the Eleventh Grade Students at SMK PGRI 1 Singaraja

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
A.P. Adhiyanti ◽  
A.A.I.N Marhaeni ◽  
I.P.I Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

  This study aimed to investigate the effect of anonymous peer assessment on students’ writing ability. Quantitative approach was used in this study. Post-test only control group design was the design used in this experimental study. The post-test only control group design was designed to discover the purpose of this study which was to investigate the significant effect on writing ability between students who obtain feedback from anonymous peer assessment and students who obtain feedback from conventional assessment. The study was conducted at SMK PGRI 1 Singaraja. The eleventh grade students in Academic Year 2017/2018 were chosen as the population. The samples were 44 students from XI AP and XI UPW. The instruments used in this study were lesson plan, anonymous peer checklist, writing scoring rubric, and writing test. Writing scoring rubric and writing test were used to obtain the data through post-test while lesson plan and anonymous peer assessment were used during the treatment. The data then was analyzed by using SPSS 16. The results of the analysis show that (1) the mean score of the experimental group was 77.55 while the mean score of the control group was 68.77. (2) The t-observe was 3.892 and it exceeded the t-critical value which was 2.018. Therefore, based on the aforementioned results, it can be concluded that there was a significant difference on writing ability between the eleventh grade students who obtained feedback from anonymous peer assessment and those who obtained feedback from conventional assessment at SMK PGRI 1 Singaraja in academic year 2017/2018. 

scholarly journals A simple descriptive analysis of hospital admissions’ progress: a case study of the Greatest Public Gene- ral Hospital, Athens, Greece

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Boutsioli
Keyword(s):  
Public Hospital ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Total Hospital ◽  
Emergency Admissions ◽  
Time Period ◽  
It Department ◽  
The Mean ◽  
In The Beginning

This paper studies the progress of hospital admissions over the time period 1995-2005 for the largest Greek general public hospital. Daily admissions data, disaggregated into elective and emergency were collected from the IT Department of the hospital. Great seasonality for hospital admissions was found. They reduce during weekends, the summer months and official holidays.  Emergency admissions are at their peak in the beginning of the week and decline afterwards. During weekends, emergency admissions decrease by 25%. The majority of hospital elective admissions enter into the hospital from Monday to Thursday. During Friday and weekends, elective hospital admissions fall sharply, by 63%. However, on Sunday, they slightly increase. The mean number of total hospital admissions increased by 17% from 1995 to 2005. This increase in total admissions results from the significant increase of elective admissions (by 56%) and not from the emergency admissions that fell by 17%.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING CARTOON VIDEOS IN TEACHING SPEAKING TO THE STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 RANTAU KALIMANTAN SELATAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Nor Millah Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

This thesis is purposed at proving the effectiveness of cartoon videos in teaching speaking to the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 2 Rantau Kalimantan Selatan in academic year of 2013/2014, and showing that there is a significant difference in speaking ability between the students who were taught by using cartoon videos and those who were taught by using conventional method. This study is an experimental research. The population of this study was the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Rantau Kalimantan Selatan in academic year of 2013/2014 which consisted of seven classes. The total number of population was 158. There were two classes taken as the sample, Class VIII B serving as control class were taught by using conventional method, while class VIII F as the experimental class were taught by using cartoon videos. Class VIII B consisted of 22 students and class VIII F consisted of 22 students. Both classes were given the pre-test at the beginning and the post-test at the end after the treatment. The data were collected by using speaking test. The data were analyzed by using t-test computation, descriptive analysis, and inferential analysis. The research findings show that there is a significant difference in students’ speaking ability between the experimental group taught by using cartoon videos and those who were taught by using conventional method. The result of the pre-test shows that both groups are poor, while the post-test result shows that the experiment group is better than the control one. The mean score of the experimental class in pre-test was 42.50 and that of control class was 42.73. The mean score in post-test of the experimental class was 75.68 and that of the control class was 57.50. It can be seen that the mean score of the experimental class was higher than that of control class in post-test. Furthermore, based on the hypothesis testing, it could be seen that the value of -t obtained (-5.245) < - t table (-2.018), at the significant level 5%. This implied that there is a significant difference of students’ speaking ability between the students who were taught by using cartoon videos and those who were taught by using conventional method.

scholarly journals The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Dedi Efrizal
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject

Abstract: The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu. This study was carried out to improve the students’ writing ability through Pictures media in Second Year Students at Mts N 01 of Bengkulu in the academic year 2018-2019. The subjects of this study have consisted of 42 students. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The Classroom Action Research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It means that the researcher collaborated with the English teacher of Mts N 01 of Bengkulu as an observer and collaborator. The study was carried out in three cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The data were gathered in this study through field notes, and test. The result of the study showed that there was an improvement in students’ writing ability. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English subject was 70 (seventy). In the cycle, the result of the students' score was poor. In cycle 2 the result of the students' score has some signs of progress, and in the cycle 3, the result of the students' score has improved effectively than action in the cycle before where the mean score of students was in 75 (Good). In addition, there was a positive response from the English Teacher about implementing the action. In conclusion Pictures, media could solve the students’ problems and improve their writing ability.Abstrak: Penggunaan Media Gambar untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount Siswa di MTs N 1 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa melalui media Pictures pada Siswa Kelas Dua di Mts N 01 Bengkulu pada tahun akademik 2018-2019. Subjek penelitian ini terdiri dari 42 siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Desain Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas kolaboratif. Ini berarti bahwa peneliti berkolaborasi dengan guru bahasa Inggris Mts N 01 dari Bengkulu sebagai pengamat dan kolaborator. Penelitian dilakukan dalam tiga siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari tiga pertemuan. Data dikumpulkan dalam penelitian ini melalui catatan lapangan, dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan kemampuan menulis siswa. Sebagian besar siswa secara bertahap memperoleh skor bagus di akhir setiap siklus. Skor Kriteria Penguasaan Minimum- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris adalah 70 (tujuh puluh). Pada siklusnya, hasil nilai siswa buruk. Pada siklus 2 hasil skor siswa memiliki beberapa tanda kemajuan, dan pada siklus 3, hasil skor siswa telah meningkat secara efektif daripada tindakan dalam siklus sebelum di mana skor rata-rata siswa berada di 75 (Baik) . Selain itu, ada tanggapan positif dari Guru Bahasa Inggris tentang penerapan tindakan. Kesimpulannya Pictures, media dapat memecahkan masalah siswa dan meningkatkan kemampuan menulis mereka.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran IPA Berbasis Guided Inquiry

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Nur’aini Nur’aini ◽  
Muhammad Danial ◽  
Sugiarti Sugiarti
Keyword(s):  
Field Test ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Mean ◽  
D Model ◽  
Academic Year

This study is development research, which aims at producing guided inquiry-based IPA (Natural Sciences) learning tools in energy and life system subject which is valid, practical, and effective, discovering the level of validity, practicality, and effectiveness of guided inquiry-based IPA learning tools in energy and life system subject developed. The development of learning tools employed Thiagarajan (Four-D) model which consists of four stages, namely defining, design, development, and dissemination. The test of learning tools was conducted to the students of grade VII.1 at SMPN 36 Makassar of academic year 2018/2019. Data collecting employed observation sheet and questionnaire. The data were then analyzed by using descriptive analysis technique. The products produce in this study are the lesson plan (RPP), student’s worksheet (LKPD), and student’s textbook (BAPD). The results of the validation on the learning tools developed, it is obtained the mean score based on the assessors which met the valid criteria and all of the components of learning tools are valued as reliable. The result of the field test on the practicality of learning tools developed shows that there is consistency between the result of experts’ perceptions and observers’, which is both gave high criteria or good. The learning tools are also effective to be applied because the result of the field test indicates that there is consistency between the result of experts’ perceptions and observers’. The result of experts perceptions gave the effectiveness result with high criteria or good. The result of observation on four indicators of effective criteria were all met.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN METODE DEMONSTRASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENERAPAN METODE DEMONSTRASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEAKTIFAN DAN HASIL BELAJAR MATA PELAJARAN SISTEM KELISTRIKAN

TAMAN VOKASI ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Faizal Widyanto ◽  
Rabiman Rabiman
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Learning Cycle ◽  
Electrical System ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed to improve: (1) learning activeness and (2) learning achievement of electrical system subject by using demonstration teaching method. The type of this study was an action research. The research subject was the twelveth grade students of SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Bambanglipuro in academic year 2016/2017, while the subject was learning activeness and learning achievement. The research was held on July 2016 by using three cycles. The research instruments were observation guideline and test. The test validity used conctrutc validity. Data analysis techniques used descriptive analysis and quantitative to know the percentage of learning activeness and learning achievement. This study shows that (1) the use of demonstration could improve learning activeness. The percentage of learning activeness in pre cycle was 64.84%, improved in cycle I was 74.38%, cycle II was 74.38%, and cycle III was 88.29%. (2) The use of demonstration could improve learning achievement of electrical system subject. The mean score of learning achievement of pre cycle was 54.84 with 5 students (15.62%) who were completed in learning, cycle I was 70.78 with 10 students (31.25%) who were completed in learning, cycle II was 74.53 with 22 students (68.75%) who were completed in learning, and cycle III was 78.59 with 27 students (84.4%) who were completed in learning. 

scholarly journals THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS OF LAW FACULTY IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019, ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDRAGIRI TO IDENTIFY PREPOSITION OF TIME IN A SENTENCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Agus Mustajib
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Concepts And Categories ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Law Faculty ◽  
Good Score ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

Languages are not just sets of symbols. They also often conform to a rough grammar, or system of rules, used to manipulate the symbols. The grammar of a language is a complex and highly structured affair because it operates in terms of concepts and categories which have to be defined in the same way. So we need a grammar in using English and an understanding of the grammar also influences our ability in English. The students of Law Faculty 2018/2019, Islamic University of Indragiri are the students who are studying English in the first and second semester. So, the researcher is eager to know their ability to identify preposition of time in the sentences. The study focuses on the students’ ability in identifying preposition of time in a sentence especially “on, in, and at”. The number of the first semester of Law Faculty consists of three classes and the total of the students are 118 students. The populations are more than 100 students, so the researcher used a random sampling technique. The researcher can take the sample about 15% to 25% or more like the sample and the researcher take half of 100% is 50%. So, the samples of this research are 69 students. The researcher used a quantitative method to get the data needed. The research instrument in this research is to test and fill in the blank forms. The researcher used a sentence without preposition as the instrument of this research, because the students learned preposition through sentences. Based on the result of the test, the mean score of preposition was 63.98. It was categorized at a good level, which included in the interval 61-80. Where there are 6 students get in a very good score, 26 students get in a good score, 36 students get in enough score, 1 student get the poor score and there is no get in a very poor score. In conclusion, the students of Law Faculty 2018/2019 in identify preposition categorized nice and understand in the preposition.

scholarly journals TEACHING PERSUASIVE TEXTS THROUGH THINK-TALK-WRITE (TTW) STRATEGY: AN INSTRUCTIONAL ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Isah Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Generic Structures ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Test Result

Abstract This research was conducted after noticing the writing problems occurred in grade VIII of one public junior high school in Bandung in academic year 2017/2018. The students showed their inability of writing persuasive texts in accordance with the generic structures and language uses. The treatment used to overcome the problem was think-talk-write (TTW) together with the application of video as the instructional media. The research foci were: 1) how the learning session with TTW strategy was planned and was conducted; 2) how the improvement of students’ learning outcome by using TTW with video media was; 3) how the students’ responses towards the use of TTW with video media were. The research aimed at equipping the students with the ability to write persuasive texts appropriately. The method employed was classroom action research conducted in three cycles. The data collection techniques used were tests, observations, and questionnaires. The data were analyzed through several steps: categorizing, interpreting and validating data. The result indicated that learning to write persuasive texts by using TTW with video media improved the students’ writing ability. This was pointed by the test result from all cycles; in cycle I, the mean of students’ scores was 63; in cycle II, it increased to be 72; and in cycle III, it showed improvement to be 81. To conclude, it was proved that TTW strategy could improve the students’ writing ability on persuasive texts.   Keywords: writing, persuasive texts, learning strategy, instructional media

scholarly journals KESALAHAN PENGGUNAAN EJAAN DALAM KARANGAN EKSPOSISI SISWA KELAS X MIPA 1 SMA NEGERI 3 KOTA JAMBI

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Uli Wahyuni ◽  
Mira Munita Sari
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Spelling Errors ◽  
Capital Letter ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Descriptive Method

This purpose of this research is to describe the errors of spelling in expository composition of class X MIPA 1 at SMA negeri 3 Kota Jambi academic year 2018/2019. This research used qualitative descriptive method. The data of this research was sequence of sentences of students’ writing with spelling errors. The primary data was students’ expository composition of class X MIPA 1 at SMA Negeri 3 Kota Jambi Tahun academic year 2018/2019. Based on the result of the analysis, it can be found that the errors of spelling in expository composition of students’ class X MIPA 1 semeter I SMA negeri 3 kota Jambi tahun ajaran 2018/2019 were 713 errors. The errors of spelling consists of 588 errors of using capital letter in the beginning of the sentence; 4 errors of using capital letter in the beginning of the sentence with direct quote; 10 errors of using capital letter as the first letter of nation name; 2 errors of using capital letter as the first letter of days’ name; 3 errors of capital letter as the first letter of geography;14 errors of capital letter of every word in the title of their composition. Moreover, there following errors of the use of comma is; 60 errors of comma in between of elements of explanation; 4 errors of comma before conjunction; 11 errors of comma behind the conjunction of sentences; 7 errors of comma in separating direct quote from the other parts of the sentence; 2 errors of comma in between of district or country’s name which is written in sequence; 9 errors of comma on the back of the information of the beginning of the sentence which is used to avoid error of reading.

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