scholarly journals BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH IN TEACHING WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
IKA ROKHMAWATI ROKHMAWATI
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

This research is aimed to examine the use of WhatsApp Messenger as blended learning and how it could help the students to improve their ability in writing recount text and to know the student ’s attitude toward using WhatsApp Messenger in writing recount text. Participants were 20 second-year students of  State Junior High School 7 Metro. The researcher uses descriptive quantitative and designs the instruments, they are questionnaire and writing test. Data were gathered from a survey conducted on 20 respondents. The pre-post test was conducted to know the improvement of the students’ ability in writing recount text. The result of the research shows that the number of the students who get a score at least 75 is 18 students (90%)  and the students’ attitude towards WhatsApp and its convenience/ease of use it are all at the very high level,17 students (85%) were strongly agree . The findings of the study suggested that the use of WhatsApp as blended learning is significant in helping the students writing better. This study implies that the usage of WhatsApp should be encouraged to the students and institutions should provide internet facilities as a top priority in today’s education.

scholarly journals TEACHING WRITING USING THINK-PAIR-SHARE VIEWED FROM STUDENTS� LEVEL OF RISK-TAKING

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Ningtyas Orilina Argawati ◽  
Lilis Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Content Organization ◽  
Post Test ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Risk

Writing is considered as the most difficult skill to master compared with the other skills because it involves many language elements such as content, organization, vocabulary, grammar and mechanics. The research examines the effect of two independent variables (Think-Pair-Share and Direct instruction method) on dependent variable (Writing Descriptive skill). The samples were class A1 2016 as the experimental class and A3 2016 as the control class. Each class consisted of 32 students. The instruments used covered the risk-taking�s questionnaire and writing test. Before applying the questionnaire of risk-taking, it was tried out to class A2 2016 to find out the validity and the reliability of the instrument. Meanwhile, before conducting the writing test, it needs to test the readability of the writing instruction. The treatment was conducted in eight meetings, and the 9th meeting was allocated for the post-test. The data were then analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey test. From the analysis, it reveals that: (1) Think-Pair-Share is significantly different from direct instruction method to teach writing; (2) the students with high level of risk-taking have better writing than those with low level of risk-taking; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching methods and the students� level of risk-taking. Even though Think-Pair-Share is effective to teach writing, teachers must consider about the students� condition, in this case their level of risk-taking.Keywords: Think-Pair-Share, Direct instruction method, Writing descriptive text, Risk-Taking

scholarly journals Number Head Together (NHT) in Teaching Writing in EFL Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Hidayatul Hamdiah ◽  
Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Tenth Graders ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean

This article focused on the effectiveness of Number Head Together in teaching writing in the EFL Classroom. The aim of the study was to improve EFL students’ writing. This study was quantitative research and used an experimental design. The population was 30 students and the sample was 15 students. Purposive sampling was used in determining the sample of the study. The writing test was the instrument used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test to test the hypothesis. The students' instrument was an essay-informed descriptive text. Furthermore, the researchers used pre and post to compare scores before and after implied Number Head Together. The mean score of the pre-test was 49.06 at p = 1.364 and the post-test was 78.40 at p = 1.576 which was higher than 0.05 (as the standard significance level in SPSS). This value showed the differences before and after implementing Number Head Together. Hence, it can be concluded that Number Head Together was significantly effective in teaching writing in the tenth graders of Public Vocational High School (SMKN) 1 Janapria, Indonesia. However, The student's writing improves because in grouping the students able to help each other. Keywords:  Number Head Together (NHT), EFL Classroom,  Teaching Writing

scholarly journals TEACHING WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Indra Rizki ◽  
Deyan Nouvaldi ◽  
Yanuarti Apsari
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference

Writing is an important skill that should  be mastered by English learner. This research deals with teaching writing narrative text by using Collaborative Learning Approach (round table technique) and Scientific Approach. The subjects of this research were X RPL 1 as experimental class and X RPL 3 as control class. Both classes consist of 33 students. The objectives of this research are to know wheter or not the difference between students’ writing ability who were taught by using Collaborative Learning. This research employs the quasi experimental design. The instrument of this ressearch are writing test (pre-test and post test), observation, and interview. The data were analyzed by using statistical product and service solution (SPSS) 25 which through the normality and mann whitney process. The findings showed that the calculation result of gain score showed that the significance value was lower than 0.05 (0.0049 < 0.05) which means there is a difference between students who were taught by Collaborative Learning and those who were taught by using Scientific Approach. Keywords:  Writing, Narrative, Collaborative Learning, Round Table Technique

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Wattpad on Development Students’ Writing Ability

IdeBahasa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114
Author(s):  
Ance Jusmaya
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
English Department ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of this study is to look for a significant influence on the application of using  Wattpad  as learning activities on students' ability to write descriptive texts. The main consideration is because an educator in this case should  used interesting instructional media, particularly to teach writing so that the potential of students can be developed optimally. Meanwhile the development of writing of English Department Students of Putera Batam University is still relatively low in quality. Wattpad is an applications which provides the students  an opportunity to write, promote and help their writing  reach acroos  the world. The design of the research was quasi-experimental research that want to find out the effect of  using Wattpad towards students  writing ability. To know students’ writing ability, this research uses writing test as Instrument. There are three pre tests and post tests. The pre-test were used to see students writing ability before having treatment and posttest are used to see the differences on students  writing ability after giving treatments. The subjects were the students of English Department of Putera Batam University who took writing class. The data found that  using Wattpad has a significant effect on student’s writing ability. This conclusion can be seen based on the analysis that has been done where the obtained Z score was smaller than critical value, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Hi) was accepted. So, based on the results , it was concluded that there was statistically diffrence between the pre-test and post-test score at the 0.05 levels. It means that teaching writing  by using wattpad gives significant effect on students’ writing ability

DRUG USE DECLINES IN U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. A100-A100
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
High School Seniors ◽  
High School Dropouts ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Second Year ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

The nation's high school seniors are using fewer drugs than any class since 1975, a report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse showed. Researchers said they were particularly encouraged by results showing a drop in cocaine use for the second year in a row, and the beginnings of a reversal in the soaring use of crack, an inexpensive, refined form of cocaine. However, the war against drugs is far from over, with more than half of all students using an illegal substance at least once before graduating, said Charles R. Schuster, NIDA director. Moreover, drug use remains at a very high level among high school dropouts, he said. The survey polled 16,300 high school seniors from 135 schools nationwide.

scholarly journals A New Adaptable, Optical High-Resolution 3-Axis Sensor

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Buchhold ◽  
Christian Baumgartner
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Image Sensor ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Geometric Shape ◽  
Radio Frequency Interference ◽  
Optical Processing ◽  
Surgical Robots ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

This paper presents a new optical, multi-functional, high-resolution 3-axis sensor which serves to navigate and can, for example, replace standard joysticks in medical devices such as electric wheelchairs, surgical robots or medical diagnosis devices. A light source, e.g. a laser diode is affixed to a movable axis and projects a random geometric shape on an image sensor (CMOS or CCD). The software in the downstream microcontroller identifies the geometric shape&rsquo;s center, distortion and size, then calculates X, Y, and Z coordinates. These coordinates can then be processed in attached devices. The 3-axis sensor is characterized by its very high resolution, precise reproducibility and plausibility of the coordinates produced. In addition, optical processing of the signal provides a high level of safety against electromagnetic and radio frequency interference. The sensor presented here is adaptive and can be adjusted to fit a user&rsquo;s range of motion (stroke and force). This recommendation aims to optimize sensor systems such as joysticks in medical devices in terms of safety, ease of use, and adaptability.

scholarly journals The Effects of Utilizing Telegram App to Enhance Students’ ESL Writing Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Murni Hayati binti Mohd Dollah ◽  
Subadrah Madhawa Nair ◽  
Walton Wider
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Esl Writing ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
Content Quality ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Descriptive Writing ◽  
Experimental Group

Mobile learning provides students to learn anywhere without the need of physical classroom. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether the utilization of Telegram app can enhance students’ ESL writing skills. The second objective is to investigate whether the utilization of Telegram app can enhance students’ perceptions towards ESL writing skills. Quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was employed in this study. The students from the experimental group were given a pre-test (descriptive writing test) via Telegram app and their essays were marked by their teacher. The experiment lasted four weeks, and students were taught ESL writing skills using the Telegram app during that time. After the intervention a post-test was administered. This study used two types of instruments, pre- test, post-tests and a questionnaire. The data from the pre-test and post-test were analyzed using the paired sample t-test, and the questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics. This study shows some interesting findings. Firstly, the results indicate that the utilization of Telegram app enhances students’ performance in their overall ESL writing; spelling, punctuation, organization, vocabulary, grammar, content quality and creativity. In addition, students’ perceptions towards ESL writing skills enhanced significantly. This study has effective pedagogical implication because utilization of Telegram app helps to improve students’ writing skills. Furthermore, the findings suggest that ESL teachers can use Telegram app as an alternative method in teaching writing skills.

scholarly journals Investigating Blended Learning Effects toward Students’ Literacies for Higher Education Setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Ratnawati Ratnawati ◽  
Wawan Tarwana
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
And Control

The present study aims at investigating blended learning effects towards students’ accomplishment in terms of participants’ literacies in terms of reading and writing score and their motivation of attending the model of learning.  It employed experimental study which concerned on two groups pre-test post- test research design to find out students’ progress before and after blended learning application. Furthermore, two kinds of test; reading and writing test also distributed to the experimental and control groups which are also supported to five Likert scale questionnaires. The data found indicates that the participants had got progress in both writing and reading tests, evenly positive perspectives also expressed toward applying blended learning in classroom practices. The study specially implies recommendation for further pedagogical application in English classroom practices and educational context at general.

scholarly journals Edmodo-Based Blended Learning Model as an Alternative of Science Learning to Motivate and Improve Junior High School Students’ Scientific Critical Thinking Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (07) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
I Gusti Made Sanjaya ◽  
Erman Erman ◽  
Budi Jatmiko
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test

Abstract—This study aims to analyze students' scientific critical thinking skills through learning with edmodo-based blended learning models. This study is Pre-Experimental using one group pre-test post-test design involving 35 class VIII students at Public Junior High School 10 Jember, Indonesia. The instru-ments used were teacher activity observation sheets, student activity observation sheets, scientific critical thinking skills assessment sheets, and student motivation sheets. Before and after learning activity, students are given the same initial test (pre-test) and final test (post-test). The collected data was analyzed by quantitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study show that: (1) students are motivated in classical learning by 78.13% with motivated criteria. The highest value is on the likes and active indicators using Edmodo, which is equal to 88.47% and the lowest value on the indicator of activity asks questions and opinions at edmodo, which is equal to 70.93%; and (2) there is an increase in scientific critical thinking skills of students with a mean n-gain of .32, with the criteria being moderate. The highest value is achieved on the indicator of fact analysis, which is equal to .55 and the lowest value on the indicators of delivery of argumentation, which is equal to .19. The conclusion of this study is that science learning with an edmodo-based blended learning model can motivate learning and improve scientific critical thinking skills of junior high school students.

DEVELOPING REALIA IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supra Cipto And Neni Afrida Sari Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Content Organization ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Media ◽  
Academic Year

This research is aimed to develop a good realia as a media, easy to be learnt, and can be used for teaching writing descriptive text. This study is developmental research uses Sugiyono’s model. The evaluator of the media are three experts. This instruments employed in this study is a questionnaire, interview, and Test (Pre-test and Post-test). The finding of the study is the quality of the developed realia media viewed from the experts is very good (87,2 %). The final product of this realia media is continued with effectiveness exam. The study takes place in MTs. Swasta Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah Tembung to the studens of VIII class, academic year 2016-2017. The samples are 40 students which is given a miniature of SIB monument and National monument as realia. Pre-test and Post-test were administrated to measure students’ ability in writing descriptive text before and after using realia. The scoring system was based on five aspects; they are content, organization, vocabulary, language use, mechanics. The result shows that there is an increase of students’ ability in writing descriptive text by using realia as a media. Therefore, the writer suggest to English teacher to develop realia as one of the alternative ways to increase the students’ descriptive text writing ability.

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