THE EFFECT OF USING INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY IN THE WRITING ABILITY OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 PRAMBANAN KLATEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Nurtalina (2014) THE EFFECT OF USING INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY IN THE WRITING ABILITY OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 PRAMBANAN KLATEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out whether there is a significant difference in terms of writing ability improvements between grade VIII students of SMP N 1 Prambanan Klaten who are taught inquiry-based learning strategy as a method and those who are not in the academic year 2012/2013. This study involved 64 students from two groups, Class VIII D (32) as the experimental class and Class VIII E (32) as the control class. The experimental class used inquiry-based leaning strategy as teaching method in the teaching and learning process, whereas the control class was not taught by using the teaching method. The data were obtained by using an essay writing test. It was administered to the two classes as the pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was given to both classes before the treatment was given and the post-test was given after the treatment finished. The data of the pre-test and post-test of both groups were analyzed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics. After the data were tested and found to be homogeneous and normal, the hypothesis was tested using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the data analysis are as follows. First, the mean value of the post-test in the experimental class (82.10) is higher than that in control class (66.09). Second, there is a significant difference in the writing ability between the students who were using inquiry-based learning strategy and those who were not. It can be seen in the result of the hypothesis testing using ANCOVA. The significant value of 0.00 is less than the significance level of 0.05 (0.00 < 0.05), which means that the data of this study are considered to have a significant difference. Therefore, the hypothesis of this study is accepted. It means that inquiry-based learning strategy improve significantly the students’ writing ability in the English teaching and learning process in SMP N 1 Prambanan Klaten.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: inquiry-based learning strategy, writing ability, 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 01:47
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 22:16
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18489

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