USING PICTURE SERIES TO IMPROVE THE WRITING SKILL ON RECOUNT OF 8TH GRADERS SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 3 DEPOK IN THE 2013 – 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

Putra, Andika Rahmadi (2014) USING PICTURE SERIES TO IMPROVE THE WRITING SKILL ON RECOUNT OF 8TH GRADERS SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 3 DEPOK IN THE 2013 – 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This study is aimed at improving the writing skill on recount by using picture series of 8th graders SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok, Yogyakarta in the 2013 – 2014 academic year. This study is action research. The researcher followed the procedures of action research stated by Kemmis and Mc. Taggert 1988. The steps in each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The research was done in two cycles with two meetings for each cycle. The subjects of this research were 37 students of 8C class of SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok, the English teacher of this class as the collaborator, and the researcher. The data of this research were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data are obtained by conducting interviews and observations to students and the collaborator. The quantitative data were in the form of writing scores obtained by conducting pre test and post test. The findings of the analysis showed that the picture series improved students writing skill in the following aspects. 1. Students could get more ideas to write their own text by paying attention to the picture series. 2. Students could enrich their vocabularies by using the picture series. 3. Students could arrange their sentences chronologically by following the order of the picture series. 4. Students showed higher interest in the writing assessments that used picture series as media. The result of the test showed an improvement on the writing score which are the means of pre test was 56.2 (Researcher) and 57.8 (Collaborator), to 73.8 (Researcher) and 75.2 (Collaborator) in the post test.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: picture series, writing, smp
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: 12 May 2015 01:16
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 22:15
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18475

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