scholarly journals ICARE Learning Model in Improving the Students Writing Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Ammang Latifa ◽  
Rafi'ah Nur ◽  
Ahmad Rizal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Good Learning ◽  
Academic Year

This research explored the use of the ICARE Model to studying the writing ability at the Senior high school in Parepare. ICARE includes five essential elements of a good learning experience, can be applied to children, teenagers, and parents, namely Introduction, Connection, Application, Reflection, and Extension. This research involved a population from Senior high school in Parepare in the academic year 2015/2016. The students consist of two classes, an experimental class, and a control class. Each class consists of 36 students. This research utilized a cluster random sampling technique to select the sample. The instrument used in this research is the writing test. The data were analyzed by using t-test. The research reveals that there was a significant increase in students writing ability. This finding indicates that the mean score of the post-test of the experimental group is getting much better than the control class. It meant that using ICARE developed the students' ability in writing, and the writing component increased the highest is in the vocabulary aspect.

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 Using Instagram to Improve Students’ Ability and Interest in Writing Descriptive Paragraph

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Saipul Renaldi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Academic Year

This research aimed at finding out the improvement of the students’ writing ability and interest by using Instagram as media. To find out the improvements, the writer used pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test design and questionnaire. The population of this research was the eleventh-grade students’ at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Unismuh Makassar, academic year 2017/2018. The sample was class XI IPA taken by purposive sampling technique which consisted of 10 students. It employed five meetings (one meeting for pre-test, three meetings for treatment, and one meeting for post-test and questionnaire). It employed writing test as instrument. The research findings indicated that the application of using Instagram was effective in improving the students’ writing skill in term of content and organization. It was proved by the value of the total t-test was 6.30, which was higher than the value of t-table (1.833). This indicated that (H1) was accepted, and (H0) was rejected. It means that there was a significant difference of the students’ writing skill before and after using Instagram in classroom. The students’ interest in writing also improved after the treatment. It was shown by students’ answers in the questionnaire. Most students gave positive respons toward the use of instagram to improve their interst in writing, even they think that this method can be applied in classroom to attract their attention and interest. Therefore, this research is very useful for learning process as a reference for teachers to teach in classroom.

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 The Students' Ability in Writing English Exposition Texts: Descriptive Study at the Second Grade of Senior High School of Hangtuah 3 Mataram in Academic Year 2016-2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Muslimin Muslimin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Academic Year

The population of this research was the second-grade students of SMA 3 Hangtuah Mataram in academic year 2015/2016 which consist of 2 classes. It means that all of the population was 30 students and this population makes sample 30 students’. The thesis aimed to find out the student’s ability in writing English exposition text: descriptive study at the second grade of senior high school of Hangtuah 3 Mataram in academic year 2015/2016. The researcher took 30 students of the second years' students of Hangtuah 3 Mataram to be respondents/sample, the population only two classes consists of 30 students. In collecting data, the researcher used a writing test. The students were asked to make a paragraph in exposition text. The data analysis, the students score was found that student’s ability in writing English exposition text as good in 2 class (30 students), in this case, in class 2 there are no students got excellent , 20 students got good level (67%), 8 students got very good criteria (26%), and 2 students got fairly good criteria (7%). Based on the result above it can be concluded that the students' ability in writing English exposition text 20 students “good” criteria or 67%.

scholarly journals The implementation of pictures media to improve paragraph writing skill

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Siti Sulastri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Tenth Graders ◽  
Cohesive Devices ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

The main objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether pictures can improve students’ paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan; (2) to identify the students’s motivation when the pictures are used to teach paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan in academic year 2018/2019. The Research was carried out at SMAN 1 Magetan, East Java, in second semester from January 2019 to May 2019. The subjects of the research are 34 students of grade X. MIPA -1 consisting of 14 boys and 20 girls. The data were obtained from several techniques: test, observation, interview, questioners, and document analysis. To analyze the qualitative data, I used interactive model; while to analyze quantitative data, I applied a descriptive statistics. It is done by comparing the mean of pre-test and post-test. There are some findings of the research which include: pictures can improve students’ paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan. The improvements of paragraph writing skill comprise: (1) writing topic sentence; (2) writing supporting sentences; and (3) using correct grammar and cohesive devices (conjunctions). In addition, the students’ motivation is better when the pictures are used to teach paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan. Based on the result of the research, it can be concluded that applying pictures as media can improve students’ paragraph writing. Therefore, it is recommended that the teachers can use pictures as an effective media to improve the students’ paragraph writing skill.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING “DESCRIPTIVE TEXT” USING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION, A CASE STUDY OF X MIPA-7 CLASS OF 11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEMARANG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Yongki Arya Permana ◽  
Erna Setyawati ◽  
Maria Yosephine
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Academic Year

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) bagaimana penggunaan Small Group Discussion dapat meningkatkan kemampuan ketrampilan membaca siswa dalam materi descriptive text. (2) Kelebihan menggunakan Small Group Discussion dalam pembelajaran penguasaan ketrampilan membaca. Dalam penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus pada siswa kelas X MIPA-7 SMA Negeri 11 Semarang. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahapan: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, refleksi. Terdapat dua jenis data: data kualitatif dan data kuantitatif. Data kualitatif diperoleh dengan menggunakan lembar pengamatan, wawancara, dan catatan lapangan. Kemudian, data kuantitatif diperoleh menggunakan tes (pre-test dan post-test). Data kualitatif dianalisis menggunakan 5 tahapan yang disarankan oleh Burns (1999: 157-159) yakni sebagai berikut: menghimpun data, mencatat data, membandingkan data, membangun teori, dan melaporkan hasil penelitian. Data kuantitatif dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan Small Group Discussion dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam ketrampilan membaca. Selain itu, Small Group Discussion dapat digunakan untuk mendukung guru dalam pengelolaan kelas. Peneliti juga menemukan kelebihan Small Group Discussion dalam pembelajaran ketrampilan membaca. Small Group Discussion tidak hanya membuat suasana kelas menjadi nyaman dan menarik, akan tetapi juga meningkatkan partisipasi siswa dalam berbagi ide dan bertukar informasi dalam pembelajaran ketrampilan membaca descriptive text.

scholarly journals Improving Grammar Mastery by Using Scramble Method of the Eleventh-Grade Students at Senior High School Number 2 Palopo

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Andi Hasriani ◽  
Masruddin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
P Value ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Written Test ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Program Version

This research focused on using the scrambling method to teach grammar at the eleventh-grade students of Senior High School Number 2 Palopo. The research problem of this research was: “Does the scrambling method effectively improve students’ grammar mastery?”. The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the scrambling method effectively improves students’ grammar mastery. In this research, the researcher used pre-experimental design, and the treatments were conducted in six meetings. The population of this research was the eleventh-grade students of senior high school 2 Palopo. The researcher used a total sampling technique. There were 26 students from IPA 3 class involved in this research. The instrument used to collect data was a written test. It was divided into pretest and post-test. The data of this research were analyzed quantitatively by using SPSS program version 20. The result of this research showed that the scrambling method effectively improves students’ grammar mastery. The mean score in the pretest is lower than the mean score in the post-test (63, 85 < 82, 23). The researcher found that the p-Value is 0.00, and the alpha is 0.05, therefore p<α (0.00 < 0.05). Meanwhile, the mean score of the post-test is better than the mean score of pretest (82,23 > 63,85).

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMETATION OF SEMANTIC MAP TO ENHANCE THE STUDENTS WRITING ABILITY OF PASSIVE VOICE TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 9 PALEMBANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Marleni Marleni
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Semantic Map ◽  
Post Test

The main problem of this study was Is it effective to teach Passive Voice by using semantic map to the eleventh grade students of state Senior High School 9 Palembang. The method of this study was preexperimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The data were collected through two kinds of test, pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed by using the matched t-test. Based on the result of the data analysis, the students average score in the pre-test was 51,63, and the average score in the post-test was 63,68. The t-table of 5 % significance level was 1.684. It could be concluded the value of tobtained (7,21) was higher than the value of t-table (1.684). It means that Ho was rejected, and consequently Ha was accepted.

scholarly journals Analisis Minat Belajar pada Pembelajaran Matematika

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Rizki Nurhana Friantini ◽  
Rahmat Winata
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Learning Mathematic

The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the students’ learning interest of class X IIS 1 Jelimpo Senior High School in the academic year of 2018/2019 in Landak Regency. This study was descriptive qualitative. The subject of this study was the students of X IIS consisted of two classes. The sample of this study was 76 students who were selected using saturated sampling technique. The technique in collecting data was using questionnaire. The result shows that the students’ percentage average score was 58%. So it can be concluded that most students are interested in learning mathematic. Based on gender, male students reach the average percentage of 55% and female students reach 62%. Thus, most of them have learning interest of mathematic. If it is compared, the percentage average of female students’ interest in learning mathematic is higher than male students (62% &gt; 55%). In short, the female students’ learning interest is higher than male students’ in mathematic subject for class X IIS 1 Jelimpo Senior High School.

scholarly journals The Effect of Round Table Technique to Students’ Writing Ability in Senior High School 12 Padang

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Besral Besral ◽  
Syamsul Rizal ◽  
Tawahusna Tawahusna
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Post Test

Beberapa masalah yang paling penting dalam tulisan siswa diidentifikasi seperti kesulitan mereka dalam mengungkapkan ide dan pemikiran dan dalam menghasilkan dan mengatur ide. Oleh karena itu, teknik Round Table diterapkan untuk mengaktifkan aktivitas siswa dalam bergantian, menanggapi dalam kelompok dan menulis ide mereka di atas kertas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan apakah atau tidak teknik Round Table memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kemampuan menulis siswa di SMA Negeri 12 Padang. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa di kelas X SMA Negeri 12 Padang, yang terdiri dari 222 siswa. Mereka dipilih secara acak untuk melayani sebagai kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol. Tes diberikan kepada kedua kelas dengan topik yang sama. Kemudian, post-test diberikan setelah menerapkan perawatan selama lima pertemuan untuk menentukan perbedaan menggunakan teknik Round Table.

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