scholarly journals USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO INCREASE STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIZING IDEA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Winda Mayasari
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Graphic Organizer ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Development Of Students ◽  
Writing Activity

<p class="Default">The development of students' writing skill progresses from arranging some letters to becoming a simple word or phrase, such as writing a name, into a more complex text. This study was undertaken to describe two fundamental purposes related to the use of graphic organizer with eleventh-grade, normal-achieving students: (a) to describe how does Graphic Organizer improve students’ skill in organizing idea and (b) to describe how is the class situation when Graphic Organizer media is implemented in the writing class. The method carried out classroom action research. each procedure took some steps that formed one cycle and this research will be conducted in cycles. Each cycle is going to use Graphic Organizer as teaching media in writing activity. The subjects of the study are 32 students of social classes. Observation, interviews, questionnaires, and diary will be gathered respectively. The discussions on the students' problems in organizing ideas in writing in one side and on the benefits of Graphic Organizer as a solution to help students in organizing ideas in writing in the other side has encouraged the writer to conduct a classroom action research (CAR) on using Graphic Organizer to enhance students' skill in organizing ideas in writing class.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>writing skill, graphic organizer, classroom action research.</p>

scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF SEMINAR PAPER TECHNIC IN WRITING COURSE IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN FACULTY OF ADAB AND HUMANITY UIN SUNAN AMPEL SURABAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abu Fanani
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
English Department ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Main Indicator ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Humanities Faculty ◽  
Classroom Action Research

There three points in this research. These are the proses of the use of paper seminar technic on writing class of English Department, the result of the use of paper seminar technic on writing class of English Department and obstacle of the use of paper seminar technic on writing class of English Department Art and Humanities Faculty, State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya. This research method is Classroom Action Research. There are two cycles of this research. The enhancement appeared from the first cycle to the second cycle. It can be seen from the main indicator that shows the improvement. There are some variables that are used but only two variables that are not increase, these are prewriting and drafting.  So it can be said that this research is success. While the obstacle of this research are the weakness of students competence of English especially writing skill and the infrastructures that are not support.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL USING BRAINSWRITING STRATEGY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
Sintawati Yulianti ◽  
Siska Nuraeni ◽  
Aseptiana Parmawati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Skill Score ◽  
The Other ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject

Writing is one of important skill in English subject beside the other skills. To improve the students’ writing skill, we have to know what strategy is the most suitable for the students’. This research used Classroom Action Research. The research was on two cycles with total meetings were seven; three meetings were for tests, and four meetings were for treatment. Each cycle covered the step of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The population of this research was the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Pandu Nusantara in the academic year of 2018/2019 which consisted of 30 students. The average score of pretest was 45. After the implementation of brainswriting strategy in every cycle, the students’ writing skill score were getting better. It can be seen from the research of students’ average score Cycle 1 was 50 and Cycle was 71. It can be concluded that brainswriting strategy can improve students’ writing skill and improve writing classroom into a better situation.  

scholarly journals Solving the Students’ Problems in Writing Argumentative Essay Through the Provision of Planning

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati ◽  
Sony Sukmawa ◽  
Mohamad Anan Latief
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Argumentative Essays

Most Indonesian students who are learning English often consider writing as not only the most difficult skill to master, but also a demanding activity. To help them cope these problems, the application of planning in the writing process seems to be a solution. This study attempts to find out howdifferent planning formats can improve EFL students’ writing performance in argumentative essays. The subjects of the studywere the fourth semester students taking essay writing class. The research was conducted from May to June 2015, consisting of three cycles in Classroom Action Research design by using different planning types, namely rough drafting and outlining strategy in which each cycle consisted of two meetings.The students’ compositions were measured by using primary trait scoring rubric for argumentative essay. The result of the study shows that the provision of planning is effective to improve the students’ performance in writing argumentative essay. The effectiveness of different types planningdepends on the students’ preference of which to use.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Rika Febriyantika ◽  
Aseptiana Parmawati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Writing Scores

Writing is troublesome to be  learned  and  taught for some students. One technique that can be used in teaching writing is TPS. The research was conducted in SMP Plus Nurulhidayah Pasundan. The researchers identify some problems, such as: 1) Does teaching writing using TPS improve the students’ writing creativity?, 2) How is the teaching and learning situation when TPS implemented in the writing class?. Classroom Action Research was used in this research. From the result of pre-test, we found that the result of students’ writing was under average and still far from what was expected. The finding was supported by the result of students’ writing scores. The average score of pre test was 47.1. After the implementation of TPS activities in every cycle, the students’ writing score were getting better. It can be seen from the result of students’ average score Cycle 1 was 51.8 and Cycle 2 was 71.09 It can be concluded that TPS can improve students’ writing creativity and TPS can improve writing classroom into a better situation. Keywords:  Think Pair Share, Writing Skill, CAR  

scholarly journals STRATEGI DIRECT WRITING ACTIVITY SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS DESKRIPSI BAGI SISWA KELAS II SD

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Habibi ◽  
Chandra Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Direct Writing ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Activity Strategy ◽  
Writing Activity ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

This research was conducted as the student’s skill in writing descriptive texts in the second grade of SDN 07 Teladan Kota Bukittinggi was still low is because teacher lack an understanding of the step to write a good descriptive. Therefore, this research was intended to describe the improvement of the student’s skill in writing descriptive texts by using Direct Writing Activity strategy in the second grade of SDN 07 Teladan Kota Bukittinggi. This was a classroom action research which used qualitative and quantitative approaches. The subject of research was the practitioner teacher and 32 students in the second grade of SDN 07 Teladan Kota Bukittinggi. The result of the research indicated that the student’s skill in writing descriptive texts improved from 74,48% (adequtae) in the first cycle into 82,94% (good) in the second cycle. It can be concluded, that Direct Writing Activity strategy could improve the student’s skill in writing descriptive text in the second grade of Primary School.Keywords : Writing Skill, Descriptive Texts, Direct Writing Activity strategy

PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PARAGRAF DESKRIPTIF PADA SISWA KELAS X4 SMA NEGERI 3 BULUKUMBA

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-146
Author(s):  
Suhartina Suhartina
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Direct Object ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Peer Editing ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Reflection Phase ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Planning Implementation ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This classroom action research aims to improve students' writing skill of class X4 SMA Negeri 3 Bulukumba. The subjects of the study were the students of class X SMA Negeri 3 Bulukumba as much as 42 people. The object of research is the technique of direct object and peer editing, as well as the skill of writing the description. The action is done in two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, namely planning, implementation, observation / evaluation, and reflection. The research data is the data writing skill descriptions collected through the guidelines of writing descriptions and observation skills. Data were analyzed descriptively quantitative. The result of research shows that firstly, the process of learning with direct object technique that can improve the writing skill of descriptive paragraph of X-4 students of SMA Negeri 3 Bulukumba is by applying direct object technique in cycle I through planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection phase. In the first cycle of learning to write a descriptive paragraph is considered less than the maximum so that learning is continued into cycle II by designing the learning using direct object engineering and peer editing techniques. Second, the learning result of descriptive paragraph writing skill with direct object and peer editing technique has increased the average score of students who in cycle I only 81.3 increased to 88.1. In addition, there is also a significant change in attitude in students.

scholarly journals THE USE OF FLASHCARDS FOR TEACHING WRITING TO ENGLISH YOUNG LEARNERS (EYL)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Paramita Kusumawardhani
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
Classroom Action Research

<p>The aims of this research are to know about the use of flashcards to improve the English Young Learners’ writing skills. English has four skills to be learned; they are listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and writing skill is the most difficult skill to be taught and learnt. Flashcards are one of the ways to improve the learners’ skill, especially EYL writing skill. The participants of this research are English Young Learners (EYL) in of the English Course at Gading Serpong, Tangerang. Classroom Action Research (CAR) was used as the method of the research and the English Young Learners’ (EYL) story paper are used as the instruments of the research. The results of the research are: (1) Most learners were excited when they are asked to see the colorful flashcard; (2) Learners who have good writing skill could make the story by completing the missing words and answer the questions then arrange the answer sentences well and (3) Learners who are not really master in writing, got some difficulties not only in completing the missing words but also answering then arranging the answer sentences well.</p>

scholarly journals Pemanfaatan media gambar berseri untuk memperkaya kemampuan menulis naratif bahasa inggris siswa kelas IX MTS NW Nurul Wathon Pengembur Lombok Tengah

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Ika Rama Suhandra
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Service ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
English Writing ◽  
International Language ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Serial Images

[Bahasa]: Penguasaan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa resmi internasional merupakan tuntutan bagi siswa agar mampu bersaing di era globalisasi. Masyarakat di daerah destinasi wisata seperti Lombok membutuhkan penguasaan Bahasa Inggris yang baik agar memudahkan mereka untuk mencari lapangan pekerjaan. Oleh karenanya siswa di sekolah harus mendapatkan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang baik agar memiliki kompetensi yang memadai. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis narasi bahasa Inggris bagi siswa kelas IX melalui pemanfaatan gambar berseri. Metode pengabdian yang digunakan adalah dengan pengabdian tindakan kelas (PTK) dengan partisipan sebanyak 24 siswa kelas IX. Hasil pengabdian menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan media gambar berseri dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulis naratif dalam Bahasa Inggris. Kata kunci: gambar berseri, bahasa Inggris, kemampuan menulis [English]: Mastery of English as an official international language is a demand for students to be able to compete in the era of globalization. The residents in tourist destination areas such as Lombok need to master good English in order to be easier in finding jobs. Therefore students in schools must get good English learning in order to have adequate competence. The purpose of this community service activity is to improve the ability to write English narratives for students of class IX through the use of serial images. The method used was classroom action research with 24 students as participants in IX grade. The results show that the use of serial image media in learning English can improve the ability to write narratives in English. Keywords: picture series, English, writing skill

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE STRATEGY AT GRADE X OF VOCATIONAL MADRASAH ALIYAH ADZQIA BELIMBING

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Puspa Gundary ◽  
Aprizon Aprizon
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Positive Results

The purposes of this research were to find out whether example non-example strategy can improve the students’ writing skill on descriptive, and to find out what factors influence the improvement of the students’ writing skill in writing descriptive text. This research was Classroom Action Research. This research was conducted in two cycles, which each cycle had three meetings. It was conducted from August 1st until August 31th.The researcher gathered the data in each cycles from observation checklist, field notes, interviews, and writing test. After analyzing the data, the researcher found that Example non-example strategy was able to improve the students’ writing skill of descriptive text through the process of comprehending the students, and assisting the students while they were writing. As the results, the students could improve their writing skill which involved the improvement of mean score of writing indicators; vocabulary, content/ideas, and organization. Moreover, it could be seen from the improvement of their mean score of basic score (56), test I (h62.5), and test II (79.4). Furthermore, the factors that influence the improvement of the students’ writing skill involved materials, media, and learning strategy. To sum up, the implementation of Example non-example strategy in teaching writing of descriptive text could provide positive results on their writing skill

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Writing Skill in Descriptive Text by Using Outdoor Activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Sri Suharmi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Result ◽  
T Test ◽  
Outdoor Activity ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study is a classroom action research. The general objective of this study is improving students’ writing skill through outdoor activity. While the specific objective of this research are (1) whether or not outdoor activity can increase the students’ writing content of descriptive text of the second year of Mts Sudirman Kopeng  Getasan. (2) it describe whether the outdoor activity can improve  the students’ writing skill in developing paragraph. This classroom action research was conducted at MTs Sudirman Getasan. The procedure of the research consisted of planning, action, observing, and reflection. The observation during the process of English teaching and learning was helped by the collaborator. In this research,  the writer acted as a practitioner. The test was in the form of pre-test and post –test conducted in cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3. The research result were: (1)  using outdoor activity as a method can improve students’ writing skill, its proved with the student’s improvement score. The mean score of the pre-test of the students was 57 (very poor) and the mean score of the post- test 70 (good). The mean of the post-Test is higher than the mean of the pre-Test ( 64.53>56.56), the mean of the post-test in cycle 2  is higher than mean of cycle 1 (70.59>64.53) and the mean of the post –Test cycle 3 is higher than cycle 2 (74.56>70.59). the proven result of the implementation was 75%. (2) The effectiveness of using outdoor activity in improving students’ writing skill is proved from the t-test and t-table in cycle 1 (9.67>2.042) which the score of t-test was higher than the score of t-table and the result of t-test and t-table in cycle 3 (15.11>2.042) also showed that the score of t-table.

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