Irma, Nur Hidayati (2015) IMPROVING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS THROUGH BOARD GAMES FOR GRADE X STUDENTS IN SEMESTER 1 OF SMA NEGERI 1 PENGASIH IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The objective of the research is to improve students’ writing skills through board games for grade X students in SMA Negeri 1 Pengasih. This is an action research consisted of two cycles with the subjects were 32 students of class X-3 of SMA Negeri 1 Pengasih. Two types of data collection techniques were used in this research. The first is observations to the teaching and learning process and the second is interviews with the students and the collaborator. In collecting the data, the researcher, two types of instruments were used, i.e. observation checklist and interview guidelines. Next, the data in the forms of field notes and interview transcripts were analyzed qualitatively. In the support to the qualitative data, the quantitative data were obtained from the writing tests. The results of students’ writing were then analyzed using scoring rubric. During the process of the study, the researcher also fulfilled the criteria of validity and reliability of the research. The results of the research show that the students’ writing skills improved. It can be seen that the students could apply writing conversions well. They wrote in a correct capitalization and punctuations. Their grammar got better, they could use past tense better, and they wrote fewer fragments. In addition, the students’ engagement towards the teaching and learning activity also improved. They actively participated to the group discussions and did the tasks eagerly. They were enthusiastic learning through the board games. Furthermore, the results of this research also show that the improvement of the teaching and learning process affected the improvement of the students’ writing skills. The students’ writing skills were measured quantitatively by comparing the mean scores of the writing before the actions, after the action of Cycle 1, and after the action of Cycle 2. The mean scores of the students’ writing tests increase from 73.84 before the actions to 79.81 after the actions in Cycle 2. The students’ writing skill scores improves by 5.97.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing skills, the board games |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2015 00:19 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18121 |
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