scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Writing Warm-Ups Strategy to Students' Writing Skill

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Maria Ramasari

Writers need to have a warming up before beginning to write. It is the fundamental thing to be done by students as writers for stimulating their critical thinking. It is also useful for them to be easier in developing their ideas at writing activities. The objective of this research investigation was to find out an effectiveness of writing warm-ups strategy on students’ writing skill: report text. Research method used was pre-experimental with only one group pre-test and post-test design. Population was all the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri H. Wukirsari which consisted of 139 students. Sample was taken through cluster random sampling, and number of sample was only 28 students. Written test (report text) was given to students’ sample in collecting the data. In analyzing the data, researcher used individual score, Mastery Minimum Criteria, and matched t-test. Based on the data analysis, the students’ mean score of pre-test was 54.67 and students’ mean score of post-test was 75.10. Result of t-test was 3.88 and t-table was 1.701 since the degree of freedom significant level of it one tailed test. Hence, matched t-test was higher than t-table. For other words, it meant that alternative hypothesis was accepted, and null hypothesis was rejected. In conclusion, it was completely effective to apply writing warm-ups strategy on students’ writing skill of report text.

Author(s):  
Sri Wulandari ◽  
Ayu Oktaviani ◽  
Yulfi Yulfie

ABSTRACT The problem of this research was “is it significantly effective to teach vocabulary through the Concept Attainment Model (CAM) at SMP IT Annajiyah Lubuklinggau in academic year 2019/2020?” The objective of this research was to find out whether or not it is significantly effective to teach vocabulary through the Concept Attainment Model (CAM) at SMP IT Annajiyah Lubuklinggau in academic year 2019/2020. The population of this research was all of the seventh grades consist of 43 students of SMP IT Annajiyah Lubuklinggau in academic year 2019/2020 and total number of sample was 18 students from VIII.A. The sample in this research was taken through cluster random sampling. In this research, the researcher used pre-experimental method. In collecting the data, the researcher used written test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used three techniques. They were: individual score, normality test and matched t-test. Based on the result of the data analysis, the researcher found out that the students’ average score was 59.166 in the pre-test and it increased in the post-test which score was 78.888. The result of matched t-test was 7.498, while ttable was 1.734. It means that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Furthermore, it was significantly effective to teach vocabulary through the Concept Attainment Model (CAM) at SMP IT Annajiyah Lubuklinggau in academic year 2019/2020. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyoman Yuningsih ◽  
Novarita Novarita

The purposes of this study was to find out and analyze empirically the effects of cooperative script strategy in enhancing the students’ ability in writing analytical exposition text to the eleventh grade students of SMK N 3 OKU who were taught by using cooperative strategy. The study used experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. The population of the study were 368 students, there were 12 classes with the 35 sample students, the sample took by using cluster random sampling technique. The data collection method used written test in pre-test and post-test. To analyze the test the researcher used t-test in SPSS 21. First, the writers gave pre-test to the students. The second, the writers taught writing by using cooperative script strategy and the third, they gave post-test to the students to know effectiveness of the strategy which was used. The mean of the pre-test was good (65,20). Meanwhile, the mean of post-test was very good (85,31). It could be seen from the result analysis using paired sample t test that output was 0.000 lower than 0,05. From the score, it can be concluded that null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Based on the result finding from this study, the cooperative script strategy was significantly effective to teach writing an analytical exposition text and the writers recommends the teacher use cooperative script strategy in teaching process and also for the students to apply cooperative script strategy to help the students to conveying their idea and improving their writing ability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Widya Pribadiyanti Areski ◽  
Muzdalifah Muhammadun ◽  
Amzah Selle

This research aims to see the students’ speaking skill before and after learning process by using expression card media at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Parepare. The results of the research are useful for the teacher and students. The teacher should aware that it is important to supplied the technique or strategy before teaching and the students also can be easier to express their ideas, make the students more active in learning process. The subject of this research is XI IIS4 class which is consisted of 30 students. The sample was taken by using simple random sampling. The design in this research was pre-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The student did the pre-test, got the treatment and did the post-test. Then the criteria of speaking skills are fluency, accuracy, content, pronunciation and they were usedto measure the students’ speaking skill. It aimed to know whether using expression card media can improve the students’ speaking skill. The result in this research was indicated that there was improvement of the students’ speaking skill. It was indicated by the students’ mean score of post-test (73.3) was greater than pre-test (41.9). Even, for the level significant (p) 5% and (df) = N-1=30-1=29, and the value of table is 1.699, while the value of t-test is 16.18. it means that, the t-test value is greater than t-table (16.18 ≥ 1.699). Thus, it can be concluded that the students’ speaking skill is significant better after getting the treatment. So, the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is fail rejected.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Siti Nuraeni Muhtar ◽  
Lina Rustina Rustina ◽  
R Nadia R P Dalimunthe

This research aimed to find out whether there was an improvement of the students’ skills in writing recount text after using guiding questions as a technique of writing. The method applied in this research was a quantitative method which use one group pre-test and post-test design. Random group sampling is used as the technique in taking a sample. Afterthat, the researcher took one class consist of 31 of second grade students as research participants. This research was held in 6 meetings involved pre-test, four meetings for treatment, and post-test. The instrument of data collecting was a written test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used SPSS v.16 and t-test.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Fiviyanti Hasim

English Environment Programs is one of method In Improving Speaking Ability At Polytechnic of National Informatics. This research aims at finding out wheather or not the use of English environment Programs improve the speaking ability. This research used Quasy experimental method with two group pre-test and post-test design. The result of the data analysis showed that the degree of freedom (df) was 43 (n1 + n2 – 2) where n1 = 30 and n2 = 15 so 30 + 15 – 2 = 43), the level of significant (α) = 0.05, the t-test value of students’ speaking ability= 3.765, and the t-table value = 2.021. The t-test value is greater than the t-table value (3.765 > 2.021), this showed that there is a significant difference of improvement between the Control group and Experimental Group. It means that the Alternative Hypothesis (H1) is accepted while the Null Hypothesis (H0) rejected. Based on the result above, the researcher concluded that the using of English Environment Programs can improve the speaking ability of the second year students of Polytechnic of National InformaticsKeywords: English Environment, Speaking, Effectiveness


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiviyanti Hasim ◽  
Hamzah Machmoed ◽  
Nasmilah Nasmilah

English Environment Programs is one of method In Improving Speaking Ability At Polytechnic of National Informatics. This research aims at finding out wheather or not the use of English environment Programs improve the speaking ability. This research used Quasy experimental method with two group pre-test and post-test design. The result of the data analysis showed that the degree of freedom (df) was 43 (n1 + n2 – 2) where n1 = 30 and n2 = 15 so 30 + 15 – 2 = 43), the level of significant (α) = 0.05, the t-test value of students’ speaking ability= 3.765, and the t-table value = 2.021. The t-test value is greater than the t-table value (3.765 > 2.021), this showed that there is a significant difference of improvement between the Control group and Experimental Group. It means that the Alternative Hypothesis (H1) is accepted while the Null Hypothesis (H0) rejected. Based on the result above, the researcher concluded that the using of English Environment Programs can improve the speaking ability of the second year students of Polytechnic of National Informatics


ELT-Lectura ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Maria Ramasari ◽  
Cintia Novtarina

The purpose of this research was to find out whether or not it is significantly effective to teach reading comprehension by using Predict, Locate, Add Note strategy to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau in the academic year of 2016/2017. The researcher used pre experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The population was all the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau which consisted of 440 students. The sample was taken through cluster random sampling. The sample was 40 students. The data was collected through test consisted of 20 items of multiple choices. The data were analyzed through four techniques: 1) students’ individual score, 2) minimum mastery criteria, 3) normality, and 4) matched t-test calculation. The result of this research: (1) the mean students’ score in the pre-test was 62.3, (2) The mean score of post-test was 77.3, and (3) the result of Matched t-test was 10.86, which was higher than 1.684 value of the t-table of 39 (40-1) with 95% significant level for one tailed-test. Therefore, null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It means that it was significantly effective to teach reading comprehension by using Predict, Locate, Add Note Strategy to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau in academic year of 2016/2017.


Author(s):  
Rahmadayani Saragih ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar ◽  
Anni Holila Pulungan

This study is aimed at finding out the effect of Engage, Study, Activate technique on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. This research applied experimental design. The instrument used to collect the data was a written test. The population was the 2015/2016 second year students (grade VIII) of SMP N 1 Sei Rampah. There were nine paralel classes that consisted of 30 students. The total number of the population were 270 students. The total number of the sample were 60 students. The researcher selected the sample by choosing only 2 classes  by using sampling technique. The sample was divided into two groups, experimental group and control group. The experimental group was taught by applying Engage, Study, Activate technique while the control group was taught without applying Engage, Study, Activate technique. The data were taken by administering the pre-test and post-test to both control and experimental groups. These data were analyzed by using t-test. The result of computing the t-test obviously showed that t-observed (4.383) is higher than t-table (1.671) with the degree of freedom (df= 58) at the level significance 0.05 one tail test. It means that alternative hypothesis stating that there is a significant effect of Engage, Study, Activate technique on students’ achievement in writing narrative text is accepted. Keywords : ESA Technique, Writing Narrative Text


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Lailatul Wardiah

This research was aimed to find out whether the use of expand game effective toward students’ motivation in learning grammar and to find out correlation between students’ motivation and grammar. The kind of this research was experimental research with pre test and post test design. The population of this research was the students at the second grade students of of MTs Al-Muslimun NW Tegal consist of 104 students. The sample of this research used two classes namely experimental group and control group where each group consisted of 26 students. The sample technique used in this research was cluster random sampling by using lottery. The experimental was taught by expand game and control group taught by puzzle game. The instruments that used were grammar test and questionnaire for the motivation. The data analyzed used t-test. The result of the analyzed showed that the value of to (t obtained) 3.50 was higher than tt (t table) 2.056, the significant level 0.05. Based on the result of the study, it could be concluded that the use of expand game effective in learning grammar at the Second Grade Students of MTs Al-Muslimun NW Tegal and the result correlation between students’ motivation and grammar showed r-test was higher than r-table (0.979 > 0.388). Based on the result of the study, it could be concluded that is correlation between students’ motivation and grammar is accepted. In other word, alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Putu Indraswari Aryanti ◽  
Joni Haryanto ◽  
Elida Ulfiana

Pendahuluan : Osteoarthritis (OA) merupakan penyakit kronik progresif yang sering dialami oleh lansia. Kerusakan jaringan tulang rawan pada daerah sendi mengakibatkan rasa nyeri kronis yang kemudian menyebabkan gangguan pergerakan. Hambatan ini menyebabkan lansia membatasi aktivitas yang dikemudian hari akan mengarah pada penurunan mobilitas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi pengaruh pemberian masase jahe merah terhadap nyeri pada lansia dengan osteoarthritis. Metode : Jenis penelitian ini adalah true eksperimental dengan rancangan randomized control group pre-test post-test design. Responden akan terbagi dalam dua kelompok yakni kelompok dengan masase jahe merah dan kontrol. Teknik sampling menggunakan cluster random sampling sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 62 responden. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah WOMAC. Uji statistik menggunakan paired t test, dan MANCOVA. Hasil : Dari 62 responden yang terdaftar, hanya 60 responden yang menyelesaikan penelitian. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa masase jahe merah berpengaruh terhadap penurunan respon nyeri (p = 0,001). Diskusi : Kombinasi intervensi masase dengan penggunaan minyak atsiri jahe merah secara simultan memberikan pengaruh yang baik terhadap penurunan nyeri pada lansia dengan osteoarthritis. Saran : Masase jahe merah dapat diterapkan sebagai perawatan komplementer untuk membantu menurunkan tingkat nyeri selain penggunaan obat-obatan standar pelayanan pada penyakit osteoarthritis.


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