scholarly journals Enhancing science students’ participation in writing argumentative essays in Biology class through a genre-based approach (an action research)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Daniel Frengki Kamengko ◽  
Ifoni Ludji ◽  
Irna A. Neolaka
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Biology Class ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Argumentative Texts

ABSTRAK Metode genre based telah dipakai dalam banyak studi. Metode ini juga memberikan banyak kontribusi terhadap peningkatan mutu penulisan dalam berbagai konteks pelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan partisipasi siswa kelas IPA dalam menulis teks argumentasi pada pelajaran biologi dengan menggunakan metode genre based di SMAN 1 Kupang Timur. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitan tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari dua fase. 41 siswa kelas IPA pada SMAN 1 Kupang Timur terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Metode genre based ini diaplikasikan selama empat kali pelatihan selama satu bulan berfokus pada bagaimana siswa menulis teks argumentasi dalam pelajaran biologi. Teks argumentasi siswa dinilai dengan menggunakan penilaian “systemic functional grammar” dalam pemberian pre-test dan postest. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa metode genre based meningkatkan partisipasi dan nilai menulis siswa kelas IPA.   Kata Kunci: pendekatan genre-based, teks argumenatsi, penelitian tindakan, systemic functional grammar ABSTRACT Genre-based approach has been used frequently in many studies. It has been shown in any number of studies to contribute to the development of writing across different contexts. The main purpose of the research was to increase science students’ participation in argumentative essay writing using a genre-based approach at SMAN 1 Kupang Timur. This study applied an action research method which was comprised of two cycles. 41 students at SMAN 1 Kupang Timur participated in the study. A genre-based approach was applied four times over the course of a month to teach the students how to write argumentative essays. Students’ argumentative essays were measured by the systemic functional grammar framework in pretest and post-test. The research findings indicated that the genre-based approach increased students’ participation and scores in argumentative writing.   Key words:     genre-based approach, argumentative texts, action research, systemic functional grammar    

scholarly journals Optimizing Reflective Practice Through Students’ Dialogue Video Recording to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Irene Femi Rahardiani ◽  
Dewi Rochsantiningsih ◽  
Endang Setyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Interview Questionnaire

<p>This article describes an action research held at seventh grade students of a junior high school in Surakarta on the implementation of reflective practice through students’ dialogue video recording to improve students’ speaking skill. The research data are collected through observation, interview, questionnaire and speaking tests. The data are then analysed through the procedure of assembling, coding, comparing, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes. The research findings point out that reflective practice through students’ dialogue video recording improves students’ speaking skill which including: 1) the students developed their vocabularies; 2) most of the students could pronounce in acceptable pronunciation; 3) many students could speak fluently without too many pauses or repetition; 4) students could correctly use the grammar and they could recognize the wrong and correct the grammar that had been taught. Besides, the students’ mean score also improves from 34 in pre-test, 45 in test 1 and 64.5 in post-test.</p>

scholarly journals Developing Students’ Essay Writing about Tourism Topics through Word Clustering Technique

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
I Nengah Laba
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Word Clustering ◽  
The Difference

This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of developing students’ essay writing about tourism topics through word clustering technique. The subjects under study were students sitting on semester 6 at Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali Internasional (International Bali Institute of Tourism). This classroom action research (CAR) was basically triggered by the fact that the subjects under study have still low capability in English essay writing about Tourism Topics. This study made use of pre-test or initial reflection (IR) and post-test research design using descriptive analysis. There were two cycles in this CAR and each cycle consists of four successive sessions. The IR was intended to establish the real pre-existing English essay writing capability of the subject under study. The Mean of the Pre-test or IR score obtained by the subjects under study was 3.63. The Mean of the Post-test or R scores both in Cycle I and in Cycle II showed an increasing figure which is 4.12 in S1, 5.06 in S2, 5.78 in S3, 6.34 in S4, 6.76 in S5, 7.14 in S6, 7.44 in S7 and 7.82 in S8. These figures showed that the Mean of the Post-test or R scores in each session was much higher than the Mean of Pre-test or IR in essay writing. The data analysis further led to the computation of the Grand Mean score for both Cycles I and Cycle II. The computation of the Grand Mean resulted in Cycle I (XI) was 5.32. The computation of the Grand Mean resulted in Cycle II was 7.29. The difference Mean of Cycle I and cycle II is 1.97 (XII – XI = 7.29 – 5.32 = 1.97). These research findings revealed that developing students’ essay writing about the tourism topics through word clustering technique was very effective. 

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF OUTLINE PLANNING IN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING OF FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF ARTS, UDAYANA UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Ketut Santi Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
English Department ◽  
Task Planning ◽  
Performance Task ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Writing Task

This study is aimed to identify the effect of outline planning in argumentative essay writing of fourth semester students of English Department, Faculty of Arts, Udayana University.  Outlining is making a plan to map your writing which shows the content and the sequence of each paragraph in your writing. Task planning will give the students an opportunity to plan what to say and how to write their ideas in the task performance. Task planning can be in the form of cubing, clustering, mapping (Ojima, 2006:566), and outlining (Kellog, 1990: 328). The data source of this study are argumentative essay writing of 30 students. The data in this study was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The data analysis was done by comparing the results of the pre-test and post-test in argumentative essays writing. Pre-test was conducted without outlining the writing while post-test proceeded by outlining the writing. Based on the data analysis, the results shows that there is a significant improvement in students writing after the implementation of the outline planning. The improvement reflected from the reduction of the types and the number of mistake made by the students in their writing.

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 by Using Inside Outside Circle at IKIP PGRI Pontianak

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Private University ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings

This research aims to describe (1) whether and to what extent the implementation of Inside Outside Circle technique improves students’ writing; (2) the difficulties which occur in implementing of Inside Outside Circle technique in improving students’ writing. This action research study is carried out on the third semester at private university in Pontianak.The research is carried out in 2 cycles. Every cycle consists of four steps: planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The qualitative data are collected by using techniques of observation and documentation, while quantitative data are collected by using test (pre-test and post-test). The qualitative data are analyzed through descriptive analysis which consists of assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretation, and reporting the outcomes. The quantitative data are analyzed through descriptive statistics. The research findings show that Inside Outside Circle technique can improve students’ writing and its difficulties found in the implementation.Key words: inside outside circle, writing, classroom action research

scholarly journals Improving Students' Motivation in Learning English Using Movie Clip

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Hanafi Syahrozi ◽  
Dewi Rochsantiningsih ◽  
Ellisa Indriyani Putri Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
English Learning ◽  
English Class ◽  
Movie Clip ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
English Students ◽  
Learning English

This article describes the result of a classroom action research which is aimed at improving students' motivation in learning English using movie clip.  The action research study was conducted in two cycles from November to December 2017. In each cycle contain three meetings. The steps of cycle consist of planning, implementing, observation, and reflection. The research data were collected by using qualitative techniques (observation, interview, field notes, questionnaire, diary, and document analysis) and quantitative techniques (pre-test and post-test). The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis for the qualitative data and descriptive statistic for quantitative data. The research findings showed that students became brave to respond task or challenge, students had high confidence and ready to present their work orally, students had a desire to be successful in learning English, students actively asked about the material that they did not understand, students comprehend the material easily, and students showed their effort by engaging in each activity of English learning. Therefore, implementing movie clip in English class makes an interesting atmosphere which improves not only students' motivation but also students' English proficiency.

scholarly journals Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Siswa Kelas XI-IPS dalam Belajar Matematika melalui Metode Guided Discovery Instruction [Improving Conceptual Understanding of Grade XI Social Science Students in Learning Mathematics Using the Guided Discovery Instruction Method]

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dessy Rahmawati ◽  
Melda Jaya Saragih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

<p>The aim of this research was to know whether the Guided Discovery Instruction (GDI) method can improve conceptual understanding in learning mathematics. The research method used classroom action research in two cycles. The pre-cycle showed that students' conceptual understanding still was low. The research was conducted at Sekolah Lentera Harapan (SLH) in Ambon involving 14 students and the instruments used were post-test questionnaires, attainment sheet method, interviews, observations, and journal reflections. The results showed that using GDI improved students’ conceptual understanding in learning mathematics as evident by the increased number of students graduating KKM (71) from the first cycle (71.4%) to the second cycle (85.7%).</p><p><em>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK:</em>  <em>Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui peningkatan pemahaman konsep siswa melalui metode GDI dengan model penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Pra-siklus untuk memastikan pemahaman konsep kelas XI-IPS masih rendah. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada kelas XI-IPS SLH Ambon melibatkan 14 siswa dan menggunakan post-test, angket, lembar ketercapaian metode, wawancara, observasi, angket, dan jurnal refleksi sebagai instrumen. Hasilnya menunjukkan GDI meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa terlihat dari peningkatan jumlah siswa lulus KKM (71) dari siklus I (71,4%) ke siklus II (85,7%).</em></p>

scholarly journals Enhancing Academic Writing Skill Through Mini Lessons and Revision

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Jigme Dorji
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test

An action research was conducted with class 12 science students (n=15) for three months with an aim of helping students improve their academic writing skill through mini revision lessons and feedback. The study was conducted based on pre-test-intervention-post-test design using mixed method. Test scores and interview were two main data collection tools. Data collected from test scores were analysed descriptively in percentage and average. Answers to interview questions were analysed thematically. Finding from the study revealed that students’ quality of writing improved proving the effectiveness of mini revision lessons and feedback.

scholarly journals USING “MOST NAMES”TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (The Action Research was Done to the Eight/A Grade Students of SMPN 1 Geger Madiun in the Academic Year 2012/2013)

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heny Sulistyo Rini
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

<p>The research was done in August 2012 in SMPN 1 Geger Madiun. The subject of the study was the eight year students consisting of 20 students. It was a classroom action research. The researcher conducted the research in some steps for each cycle. There were planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. In collecting data, there were two kinds of data which were used in this study, the quantitative data and the qualitative data. The quantitative data were in the forms of students‟ scores. The data were students‟ scores from the beginning of the research to the end of the research. They came from the tests given. The qualitative data were collected by the following techniques: observations, interviews, and document analysis. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. It compares the score of the pretest to the score of the post test. The qualitative data were analyzed into data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing/ verification.</p><p>The research findings showed that by implementing the “Most Names” in the speaking class, there were some improvements which can be classified into three main points as follow: The improvement of students‟ speaking skill; The improvement of students‟ participation; The improvement of students‟ interest; And the improvement of students‟ motivation. For that reason, “Most Names” was able to stimulate students to speak English.</p><p>In conclusion, “Most Names” is able to improve students‟ speaking skill in class VIII/A.  However, “Most  Names” has  its  own  strength  and  weaknesses.  Most  Names stimulated students to be more active, interactive, and creative to speak English.</p>In short, it is recommended to the teachers to use “Most Names” to improve the students‟ speaking skill in English.

scholarly journals Improving The Students’ Writing Skill by Using Picture

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Kartika ◽  
Joko Nurkamto ◽  
A. Handoko Pudjobroto
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Classroom Situation ◽  
Test Cycle ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Mean

<p><em>The objectives of this thesis are to describe whether picture improves students’ writing skill and to describe the classroom situation when picture is used in writing class. The method of the research was classroom action research.   The action research was conducted from January to April 2013 and was carried out in two cycles in 32 students of VIII A in SMPN 1 Jaten. The researcher collected the data using observation and questionnaire. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzed the data using qualitative and quantitative</em><em> technique. </em><em> </em><em>The research findings show that the using of picture could improve the students’ writing. It can be seen from the mean scores improvement of pre test, post test cycle 1 ,and post test cycle 2, were 51.62 for the pre-test, 68.00 for the post-test in cycle 1 and 78.31 for the post-test in cycle 2. The using of picture in teaching writing also could improve classroom situation in writing class.</em></p>

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