scholarly journals The Effect of the Use of Stories in Improving the Writing Ability of the Second Year Students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Mangempang Barru

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Syamsiah Syamsiah
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
Second Year ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

This research investigated the implementation of the use of stories in improving the students’ writing ability. The objectives of this research were (1) to find out whether or not the use of the stories is effective to improve the writing ability, (2) to find out which of the writing components that is mostly increased by the implementation of the use of stories. This research was carried out on the second year students of MTs N Mangempang Barru. The writer employed a quasi-experimental design. This research assigned two groups namely experimental and control group. Each group consists of 24 students. The sample was using cluster random sampling. The experiment group of were taught by using stories while in other group taught by using mono text. The instrument of this research was writing descriptive text. The data obtained through the test were analyzed by using inferential analysis by some formulas. Based on the result of research the mean score of post test of experimental group (73.42) was higher than the control group (69.50). The result of the t-test value (2.99) was higher than t-table value (2.021) . in other words, Ho was rejected and H1 was accepted..This means that the use of stories significantly improved the students’ writing ability of the second year students of MTs N Mangempang Barru.  

scholarly journals Enhancing Students’ Vocabulary Mastery using Spot It! Card Game in Distance Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-491
Author(s):  
Suci Ayu Kurniah P ◽  
Rusliana Rusliana ◽  
Erna Fitriani Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Card Game ◽  
Slight Improvement ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at finding the effectiveness of Spot it! Card Game in enhancing students’ English vocabulary mastery in distance learning. The research used a quasi-experimental research design. The participants were the second year students of SMA Pesantren Modern Datuk Sulaeman Palopo Bagian Putri which were divided into experimental group and control group consisted of 20 students in each group. The result indicates that the students of the experimental group have significant improvement of the mean score which is5,42 on Pre-test classified as Poor to 8,89 on Post-test classified as Very Good after given treatment using Spot It! Card Game. Meanwhile, students of the control group show slight improvement which is 6,36 on pre-test classified as Fair to 7,91 on post-test classified as Good after given treatment using the conventional method. It means enhancing students’ vocabulary mastery using Spot It! Card Game is more effective than using the conventional methods in distance learning.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE STUDENT TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN LAY-UP SHOOT BOLA BASKET

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davi Sofyan
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

The purpose of this study was to determine how much influence the cooperative learning model type student team's achievement division has on basketball shoot lay-up skills. The research method used in this research is a quasi-experimental method. The type of research design used was the non-equivalent group design. The population in this study were students of class XI SMA Negeri 1 Majalengka in 2019 totaling 424 students. The sampling technique used in this study was cluster random sampling technique. The sample in this study amounted to 214 students consisting of class XI IPS 1-4 and XI MIPA 7-8. The experimental group class XI IPS 1-2 and XI MIPA, control group class XI IPS 3-4 and XI MIPA 8. The results showed that the mean pre-test lay-up shoot of the experimental group was 4.09 while the control group was 3.92. The mean post-test shoot lay-up of the experimental group was 6.76 while the control group was 4.72. Furthermore, by looking at 95% confidence interval of the difference, there is a difference between the shoot lay-up results of the experimental group and the control group, which is -0.190 to 2.412. Thus, it can be concluded that STAD is effective in improving basketball shoot lay-up skills.

scholarly journals The Development of Writing Module on Enhancing the Writing Skills of Omani General Foundation Program Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 363-381
Author(s):  
Moustafa Mohamed Abdelmohsen ◽  
Rohaya Abdullah ◽  
Yasir Azam
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Foundation Program ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a developed writing module on enhancing the General Foundation Program students’ writing skills. The study made use of a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design. The study participants incorporated 70 Omani students and 2 EFL teachers. The students were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group incorporated 35 students who studied English at the General Foundation Program of Sur Nursing Institute. The control group involved 35 students who took an English course at The General Foundation Program Centre in Muscat. Both institutions function under the auspices of the Omani Ministry of Health. The control group studied the ministry’s writing syllabus, whereas the experimental group studied the writing module. The writing pre-test was done before module delivery and the post-test was done after the intervention. ANCOVA test was utilized to draw a statistical analogy between the mean scores of tests of both groups. The test findings divulged that there was a statistically significant mean difference between the control and experimental group’s scores in the writing post-test. The module significantly enhanced the experimental group’s writing skills.

scholarly journals KEBERKESANAN KAEDAH FLIPPED CLASSROOM DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAHIRAN MENGOLAH ISI KARANGAN MURID-MURID SEKOLAH RENDAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-203
Author(s):  
Md Fadzil Masri ◽  
Zamri Mahamod
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Kajian ini dilaksanakan bagi mengkaji keberkesanan kaedah Flipped Classroom dalam meningkatkan kemahiran mengolah isi karangan Bahasa Melayu tahun 6. Kajian kuasi-eksperimen ini adalah berbentuk kuantitatif. Kajian ini dijalankan kepada 31 responden bagi kumpulan eksperimen yang diajar menggunakan kaedah Flipped Classroom dan 28 responden bagi kumpulan kawalan. Instrumen yang digunakan merangkumi ujian pra, ujian pasca, dan senarai semak. Instrumen ujian pra dan pasca dilaksanakan bagi melihat hasil dalam perbezaan prestasi penulisan isi karangan bagi kumpulan eksperimen dan kawalan. Instrumen senarai semak digunakan bagi melihat aspek pengolahan isi karangan murid. Data yang diperoleh telah dianalisis menggunakan perisian Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23.0. Hasil kajian juga dianalisis menggunakan ujian-t. Skor min bagi kumpulan eksperimen ialah 20.64 dengan sisihan piawai 2.244 menunjukkan dapatan yang lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan skor min bagi kumpulan kawalan 14.00 dan sisihan piawai 3.620. Hasil kajian ini boleh digunakan para guru untuk menggunakan kaedah Flipped Classroom dalam topik atau mata muridan lain dengan lebih berkesan dan bersistematik. This study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of Flipped Classroom in improving writing skills in converting the Malay 6. In this quasi-experimental study was quantitative. This study was conducted on 31 respondents for the experimental group taught using the Flipped Classroom method and 28 respondents for the control group. The instruments used include pre-test, post-test, and checklist. Pre- and post-test instruments were implemented to see the results in the differences in essay writing performance for the experimental and control groups. The checklist instrument is used to look at the processing aspects of student essay content. The data obtained were analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23.0 software. The results of the study were also analyzed using t-test. The mean score for the experimental group was 20.64 with a standard deviation of 2.244 showing higher findings when compared to the mean score for the control group 14.00 and a standard deviation of 3.620. The results of this study can be used by teachers to use the Flipped Classroom method in other students' topics or points more effectively and systematically.

scholarly journals Is It Truly Improvisational Exercise Push Students’ Speaking Ability

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aswad
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Improvisational exercises is a technique which consist three steps, they are preparation, modelling, and playing, that is preparation the teacher presents exercises, the students practice (modelling), and then procedure (playing)and the it provides three main goals; (1) the students pronounciation improve, (2) proper use of grammatical structure is reinforced, (3) vocabulary practice in enhanced. With this background, this research was quasi-experimental, with non-equivalent control group design. The sample consisted of two classes of students enrolled in 2013/2014 academic year, which one group was taken to be an experimental and the other to be a control group. The data obtained through the test were analysed by using statistical analysis. In conducting the research, the researcher used improvisational exercise technique to evaluate the students’ speaking performance which covered by three components of speaking, such as: fluency, accuracy, and comprehensibility. The research findings shows thatthe use of improvisational exercise technique (presentation, modelling, and playing) in teaching speaking can improve the speaking performance of the eight year students of  SMP Negeri 2 Majene significantly after being given treatment. The mean score of experimental group in post-test and control group were significantly different. The mean score of post-test in experimental group (3.36) was higher than control group (3.00).Thus, it is recomended for all English teacher to improve the students ability in speaking.

scholarly journals The Effect of WebQuest on Writing Ability: A Case Study of EFL in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 551-561
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
Fauzul Etfita ◽  
Siska Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Experimental Group

This research aimed to find out students’ writing at vocational school YPPI Tualang and know how WebQuest improves students’ writing procedure text of second-year students at vocational school YPPI Tualang. This current study was experimental research which was held at the vocational school YPPI Tualang. The experimental research involved two groups of students; they were the experimental group and the control group. The research subjects were the second-year students of vocational school YPPI Tualang. The sample of this research was taken randomly. The experimental group that belongs to the experimental group included 20 students, while the students of the control group belong to the control group were 20 students. The researcher's findings included the research results: the experimental class's analysis results show that the mean score of pre-tests in the experimental class was 63.9. The mean score of the post-test was 77.4. Meanwhile, the control class's analysis result shows that the mean score of pre-tests in the control class was 53.8, and the mean score of the post-test was 58.4. It shows that the experimental class experiences improvement in their writing test. The hypothesis testing indicates that the experimental class students' score was higher than the control class. It can be concluded that WebQuest was effective for enhancing learning writing and providing a positive learning experience.

scholarly journals Influence of FG Vega Technique on students’ academic performance in science 8

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Franco Gil A. Vega ◽  
Merlyn M. Lasaca
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was conducted to determine the influence of the FG Vega technique on students' academic performance to address the least learned competency in Science 8. Seventy students from Grade 8 classes served as respondents of the study. The study employed a quasi-experimental method. The mean score of students who took the post-test is 32.03 and 27.57 respectively for the experimental and control group. The results can be gleaned that the score of each student in the experimental group has a little variation of mean with 6.71 as compared to the control group with a variation of 7.52. The results can be observed that the mean score of students in the pre-test under the control group is 8.80 and 11.34 under the experimental group. Thus, the results of the study can be further concluded that the students under the experimental group outperformed the students in the control group. Since the significant level is lesser than the p-value of 0.05, indicates that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test under the experimental group. Hence, there is a significant difference between the post-test of the experimental and control group.

THE EFFECT OF THREE FOLD MODEL OF ROLE PLAY TECHNIQUE IN SPEAKING NARRATIVE TEXT

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Maya ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Role Play ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the use of Three Fold of role play significantly affected students’ speaking competence. This study was conducted by using experimental design. The population was all students of grade XI of SMA PAB 8 SAENTIS with the total number of the students was 120 students. There were 60 students taken as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The students were divided into two groups namely  experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught by using three fold model of role play while the control group was taught without using three fold of role play. The instrument for collecting data was in the form of oral test. The mean score of post test in experimental group (68,13) is higher than the control group (59,1). The score of experimental group showed that the students’ achievement increases significantly. Dealing the data above, it was found that the use of three fold model of role play affects students’ competence on speaking.   Keywords: three fold model, role play, narrative text, speaking

scholarly journals PENGARUH HERITAGE NARRATIVE TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA KELAS VIII SMP TELEKOMUNIKASI PEKANBARU

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Husnul Fadila ◽  
Jismulatif Jismulatif
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

ABSTRACT: This quasi-experimental research aimed to find out whether there is an effect of heritage narrative on reading comprehension of second year students of SMP Telekomunikasi Pekanbaru. This research was a nonequivalent (pretest and posttest) control-group design. In this design, there two groups as the participant (experimental and control group). Heritage narrative was applied in teaching the experimental group while the control group was taught by using narrative from other culture. The population of this research was all students of second year students in academic year of 2017/2018. The total number of population was 71. The sample is chosen by using cluster random sampling. In analyzing data, the writer used the quantitative approach. The results of the data analysis showed that the mean scores of pre-test were 44.86 (experimental group) and 43.47 (control group). The mean score of students after the treatment was higher than pre-test. Moreover, from the statistical analysis, it was found out the t-test (4.75) was higher than t-table (2.01) at the significance level 5%. It can be concluded that there was effect of heritage narrative on students ’reading comprehension.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL THROUGH REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: A STUDY AT A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN ACEH

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-230
Author(s):  
Dina Miftahul Jannah ◽  
Bustami Usman ◽  
Bukhari Daud ◽  
Asnawi Muslem ◽  
Iskandar Abdul Samad
Keyword(s):  
Journal Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to find out whether there is any significant difference between the students who are trained through reflective journal writing and those who are not trained through reflective journal writing. It also wanted to know students’ responses toward reflective journal writing the implementation. Methodology: The methodology of this study is an experimental research which used a quasi-experimental design. Quasi-experimental research is used to know the differences between classes that are given training and classes that are not given. The research design used in this study is the non-equivalent control group design. In this research, there were two classes taken as samples, namely experimental group and control group which consisted of 30 students of each group. The author used tests (pre-test and post-test) and questionnaire as the instruments to collect the data. The quantitative data was obtained from the result of pre-test and post-test scores of students’ writing in experimental and control groups. Then both scores were analysed through the SPSS program to calculate t-test. Main Findings: The findings of the research showed that the mean score of post-test of the experimental group 76.73 is higher than the mean score of control class 63.10. Furthermore, the result of p-value obtained from the post-test of the experimental and control group was 0.00 is less than the level of significance degree α = 0.05. In other words, there was a significant difference between the students who were trained through reflective journal writing and those who were not trained through reflective journal writing. Applications of this study: The implications related to this study the authors suggest to use Reflective Journal Writing Strategy to help students to be critical thinking writers and for the next researcher to use this strategy in other kinds of texts. Teachers are suggested to use this strategy to teach writing skills for other aspects of writing. Novelty/Originality of this study: This strategy has never been used by English teachers in South Aceh and it can contribute to the teachers to use this strategy in teaching writing, especially for senior high school students. In conclusion, the use of Reflective Journal improved students’ writing skill, especially in writing recount text of senior high schools first-grade students in South Aceh.

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