scholarly journals The Use of Digital Storytelling in Teaching Plot in Narrative Writing for Year 4 Pupils in a Primary School

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Feedback Form ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Narrative writing in ESL classrooms is usually seen as a complex process. However, the need to help the pupils to produce a narrative essay is becoming crucial as it is a part of the UPSR examination (Primary School Evaluation Test), which carries a very high weight-age of marks for that particular session. Therefore, Digital Storytelling used as a tool to help pupils to produce better narratives. This study reports quasiexperimental research on the use of Digital Storytelling in teaching plot development in narrative writing for year-4 pupils in an urban primary school. 30 pupils were chosen using purposive sampling in a school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A pre-test of narrative writing was administered to evaluate the participants’ writing skills. The quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study. The participants were separated into two different groups: one experimental group and one control group. The participants of the experimental group used Digital Storytelling, focusing on plot development to produce a narrative text while the control group received a conventional method of teaching narrative writing. Finally, all the participants answered a post-test of producing narrative writing. Besides pre-test and post-test, the data was qualitatively gathered using Feedback Form, Semi-structured Interview of 4 participants, and Document Analysis of the narrative text produced. This effective, innovative strategy can be used to develop pupils’ narrative writing skills on many levels besides year-4 pupils.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MIND MAPPING STRATEGY IN DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS FOR SIXTH YEAR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN QATAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 206-220
Author(s):  
Mahrous Mohamed SOLIMAN
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using Mind mapping strategy in developing writing skills for sixth year primary school students in Qatar. Quasi-experimental design was used in this study. The population was the sixth year students of Al Forqan primary school for boys with a total number of 103 students. Out of this population, a purposive sample of 51 students was taken, the control group (27 students) and the experimental group (24 students). First, the data was collected by using a prewriting test. Then, the experiment had been implemented. Next, the second part of the data was collected using the posttest. The data obtained were analyzed by using t-test formula. The findings of study were: A) there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores obtained by participants in the pre-test and those of the post-test of the experimental group in writing skills in favor to the posttest. B) there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores obtained by participants in the post-test of the control group and the experimental group in writing skills in favor to the experimental group. Depending on the statistical analyses of the hypotheses of the study, we can safely conclude that exposing students to the training strategy helped them develop their performance during the post administration of the writing skills test. In light of the results, a number of points can be recommended: writing skills via mind mapping strategy use in the primary stage specially in the 6th grade students should be emphasized in teaching writing skills. Moreover, deliberation attempts should be made to help students in the primary stage acquire and use the writing as amusing as possible. Furthermore, the objectives of teaching English language should concentrate on writing skills beyond the mechanics level and emphasize writing as a process.

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING ANIMAL CARTOON PICTURES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanul Arifin Zul And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Written Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This thesis is focused on the investigation of the effect of applying animal cartoon pictures on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. This study aims to find whether applying animal cartoon pictures significantly affect the students’ writing achievement or not. The data in this study were obtained by administering a written test. The population was the 2015/2016 first year (grade XI) of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam and 66 students were taken as the sample by using random sampling. The sample was divided into two groups, experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught by applying animal cartoon pictures while the control group without animal cartoon pictures (x = lecturing). The data were taken the scores from the pre-test and post-test to both experimental and control groups. These data were analyzed by using t-test. The result of computing the t-test obviously showed that t-observed is higher than t-table (5.21 >1,67) with the degree of freedom 64 (df =N-2) at the level significance 0,05 one tail test. It showed that the application of animal cartoon pictures significantly affected the students of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam achievement in writing narrative text.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Teknik Asertivitas untuk Meningkatkan Self-Esteem Korban Bullying

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Amalia Hana Firdausi ◽  
Maria Goretti Adiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Bullying Victims ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Quasi Experiment

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of assertiveness techniquestraining to improve bullying victims’ self-esteem. This study was a quasi experiment withuntreated control group with pre-test and double post-test design. The data werecollected by using adaptation instrument of Peer Interactions in Primary School (PIPS)Questionnaire, assertiveness scale, and self-esteem scale. The subjects were 18 students in4 th -5 th grade who are indicated as bullying victims and have self-esteem scores categorizedin low to moderate levels (8 students in experimental group and 10 students in controlgroup). The result of the Mann Whitney U test showed that there was no difference inself-esteem scores between the experimental and control group during the pretest (p >0.05). After being treated, the differences in self-esteem scores were significant with Z = -3.113; p = 0.002 (p < 0,01) between the experimental group and control group, in which themean score of self-esteem in the experimental group was higher than the control group

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.

The Effectiveness of Facebook Group Discussions on Writing Performance: A Study in Matriculation College

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Ng Sau Ping ◽  
Mahendran Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>Matriculation a pre-tertiary program offered by Ministry of Education for students who have completed their ‘Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia’s’ (SPM) examinations successfully. These excellent students will be required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) before pursuing their studies in local colleges and universities. MUET comprises all the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, matriculation students are still unable to perform well in MUET examination especially the writing component. Researcher aimed to see whether Facebook group discussions can be used as a medium to improve writing skills of students. The main purpose of this study is to look at the effectiveness of Facebook group discussion in writing performance and college students’ perception of using Facebook discussion. This study tested the effect of Facebook discussions by comparing 2 groups of learners (a control group and an experimental group) on writing tasks. The scores of Pre and Post test for both groups will be compared after treatment method of Facebook group discussion on the experimental group. Learners’ attitudes towards the usage of Facebook group discussion and aspects of Facebook that help students to express their opinion. Discussions of the findings will include suggestions on whether Facebook discussions can be used to improve writing performance.</p>

The effect of the REACT strategy on students’ achievements with regard to solubility equilibrium: using chemistry in contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1287-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuğçe Günter
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Medical Laboratory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Solubility Equilibrium ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of a context-based approach (CBA) ‘Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating, Transferring’ (REACT) strategy used in relation to the topic of solubility equilibrium in the laboratory chemistry course on students’ achievement at associate level in a health-related program. In this regard, two contexts related to the topic of solubility equilibrium were developed and applied. The study had pre-test post-test with a control group research design and the participants consisted of sophomore students studying in the Medical Laboratory Techniques (MLT) and the Pharmacy Services (PS) Programs of the Ahmet Erdogan Vocational School of Health Services at Bulent Ecevit University (N= 96). The students enrolled in the MLT program were randomly assigned as the experimental group (n= 47) and the students in the PS program were randomly assigned as the control group (n= 49). The experimental group was taught solubility equilibrium by a CBA REACT strategy, whereas the control group was taught the relevant topic by conventional teaching. The ‘Equilibrium of Solubility Achievement Test (ESAT)’ and ‘Structured Interview Form’ were used as data collection tools in the research. The results of content analysis of ESAT post-test showed that the frequency of answers in the sound understanding category was higher for the experimental group compared to the control group students. In addition, the results of Mann–WhitneyUand Wilcoxon tests of the ESAT indicated that post-test scores were higher in both groups compared to pre-test scores and the increase was higher in the experimental group compared to the control group. The content analysis results of structured interview form and semi-structured interviews showed that the students expressed positive views concerning the instruction and the qualities of the contexts in general. In this research, it was concluded that the CBA REACT strategy used in relation to the topic of solubility equilibrium in the laboratory chemistry course improved students’ sound understanding and achievement and helped them develop positive views regarding the instruction and the quality of the contexts.

scholarly journals KEEFEKTIFAN PENGGUNAAN MEDIA VLOG (VIDEO BLOGGING) DALAM KETERAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS NARASI SISWA KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 2 GAMPING TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Widyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Type ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Text Writing

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah  media Vlog lebih efektif terhadap keterampilan menulis teks narasi siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 2 Gamping. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMP Negeri 2 Gamping. Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu dengan desain The Nonequivalent Post-Test-Only Control Group Design. Kelas eksperimen menggunakan media vlog dan kelas kontrol menggunakan model pembelajaran langsung. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh kelas VII SMP Negeri 2 Gamping. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII C sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas VII E sebagai kelas Kontrol. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes uraian yang telah diuji cobakan dan lembar observasi. Dari hasil uji coba instrumen tes uraian dinyatakan valid dan reliabel. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Uji t dengan taraf signifikan =0,05. Pengaruh penerapan media vlog telah diterapkan  dengan  baik, sesuai dengan prosedur yang benar,  siswa juga menunjukan perubahan perilaku sesuai dengan indikator yang diharapkan. Setelah diterapkan media vlog siswa lebih mudah memahami pembelajaran menulis teks narasi dibandingkan dengan pembelajaran secara langsung tanpa menggunakan media vlog. Hal ini ditunjukan dengan hasil uji-t 6,661dengan db 58 dan P sebesar 0,000. Hasil penelitian terbukti bahwa media vlog lebih efektif terhadap keterampilan menulis teks narasi siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 2 Gamping. Hal ini ditunjukan dengan hasil nilai rata-rata di kelas eksperimen sebesar 80,73 dan nilai persentase di kelas kontrol sebesar 60,03. Kata Kunci: Keefektifan, Vlog, Menulis Teks Narasi Abstract: The aim of this study to find out whether the media Vlog is more effective against narrative text writing skills seventh grade students of State Middle School 2 Gamping. This research was conducted in Gamping 2 Public Middle School. Type this research is an experiment  pseudo with the design Nonequivalent Post-Test-Only Control Group Design. Class experiment using media vlog and control class using a learning model directly. The population of this study are all VII grade middle school students Country 2 Gamping. Sample this research is class students VII C as an experimental class and class VII E as the Control class. Instruments used in this research is a description of the tested and sheet observe From the results of the trial description stated instruments they are valid valid. Analysis technique the data used is the t test with a significance level = 0.05. Effect of media application  vlog has been implemented well, according to the correct procedure, students also show change behavior according to the indicator which are expected. After applied more vlog media to students easy to understand learning narrative text writing compared with learning directly without using vlog media. This is shown with the t-test results of 6.661 with db 58 and P of 0,000 The results of the study are proven that vlog media is more effective towards text writing skills narrative of VII grade students of State Middle School 2 Gamping. This is shown with the results of the average value in the class experiment at 80.73 and value the percentage in the control class is equal to 60.03. Keywords: Effectiveness, Vlogs, Writing Narrative Text

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PICTURE SEQUENCETOWARDSSTUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING CONJUNCTION AT THE EIGHT GRADE OF MTs NEGERI MODEL KOTA SORONG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Yuli Astuti ◽  
Ari Wibowo ◽  
Nursalim Nursalim
Keyword(s):  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Formulation ◽  
Planning Treatment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

Learning writing is one of fourth skill of learning second language that must be mastered by students. For this reason the writers want to investigate and conduct the study in this field. The Statement of Problem “Is Picture Sequence effective towards students' ability in using conjunctionat the eight grade of MTs. Negeri Model Kota Sorong in the academic year 2016/2017?” the research design in this investigation is experimental research. The population of this study is students in MTs. Negeri Model Kota Sorong and has taken as sample were class VIII-G as a control group and VIII-D as the experimental group. In this study, the writer applies some steps for conducting the experiment, they were: observation, planning, treatment, and post-test. It was conducted in three meetings. To collect the data of this study, the writer using writingtest. Post-test was conducted to both of groups to see the differences between control and experimental groups and also to prove the writer’s hypothesis that picture sequences can give an impact to the students’ achievement instudents’ ability of using conjunction in writing. By using t-test formulation the writer gets value of t-observe 2.178 and the t-critical 0.05 is 2.021 It means that t-obs value is higher than the t-crit. In other word, it can be said that the alternative hypothesis ( H1) is accepted and null hypothesis (H0) is rejected, or it can be said that picture sequences as method that effective and applicable at the eighth grade of MTs. Negeri Model Kota Sorong towards students’ ability of using conjunction in writing narrative text.

scholarly journals PROMOTING DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND DICTIONARY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Yogi Setia Samsi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Song Lyrics ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Treatment

This research was aimed at finding whether or not the use of digital storytelling and dictionary can improve students’ vocabulary mastery. To get the answer of the defined research questions, the researcher used quantitative approach and quasi experimental design. The research had been done in SMPN 1 Cilamaya Wetan, and took two classes as sample, namely, 8G and 8H with 40 respondents in each class. There were three steps in this research, namely pre-test, treatment, and post-test. Pre-test was held in both classes to know students’ vocabulary mastery before the treatment. After doing pretest, treatment was held in experimental class by using digital storytelling and dictionary, that used the technology such as infocus, projector, speaker, and LCD in which the materials were taken from youtube, while control class only  used song lyrics. In the next step, posttest was held in both classes to know the improvement after the treatment in experimental class. The data of the study were analyzed by using SPSS version 22 for windows. This research findings showed that experimental group had higher vocabulary score than control group. It can be seen from the posttest mean of experimental group was 74.75 , while the mean of control group was 60,62. Meanwhile, the average of normality gained in experimental group was 0.37  and the average of normality gained in control group was 0.075. Thus, the improvement of students’ vocabulary mastery by using digital storytelling and dictionary in experiemental group is greater than using song in control group. It can be concluded that digital storytelling and dictionary improves vocabulary mastery of eight grader of SMPN 1 Cilamaya Wetan.Keywords: vocabulary mastery, digital storytelling, dictionary

scholarly journals Digital Storytelling or Traditional Storytelling to develop EFL Students’ Oral Communication?

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. p33
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Kamal Ibrahim Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Traditional Storytelling

The present study investigated the effect of storytelling versus digital storytelling on developing fifth year EFL primary school pupils’ oral communication performance. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. Sixty pupils of Dr. Ahmed Zewail primary School were distributed into two experimental groups. One group served as the first experimental group (n=30) who was taught in digital storytelling, whereas the second experimental group (n=30) was taught in traditional storytelling. The experiment lasted for six weeks. The instruments of the study included an oral communication skills test, an oral communication checklist, a semi-structured interview and a reflective log. They were approved by a panel of jury. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the first experimental group and that of the second one on the post-administration of the oral communication test for the first experimental group. Moreover, results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the responses of the first experimental group and that of the second one on the post-administration of the semi-structured interview favoring the first experimental group. As such, it was concluded that storytelling versus digital storytelling had a positive effect on developing fifth year EFL primary pupils’ oral communication performance.

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