Wahyuningsih, Arum (2011) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL THROUGH PICTURE MEDIA IN GRADE X OF OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2 OF SMK NEGERI 1 TEMPEL. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This study aims to describe the efforts of using picture media to improve the writing skill of the students of Grade X Office Administration 2 of SMK Negeri 1 Tempel and to investigate whether the students’ writing skill improves significantly through picture media. This action research study consisted of two cycles, carried out in nine sessions from January 5th 2011 to February 2nd 2011. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher and the students. The subjects of this research were 36 students of Grade X Office Administration 2 of SMK Negeri 1 Tempel. The data of this study were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions and interviewing the students and the collaborator. The qualitative data were in the forms of field notes and interview transcripts. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were obtained by conducting a survey and assessing the students’ writing skill through a pretest and two posttests. Therefore, the quantitative data were students’ responses to the questionnaire and students’ writing scores. The data collected from class observations and interviews were analyzed based on the qualitative data analysis model by Miles and Huberman (1994). Meanwhile, the data collected from survey and writing tests were computed by using Microsoft Excel computer program and SPSS versions 17.0 and the results were analysed by using descriptive statistics. The results of Cycle I showed that the use of picture media was effective to improve students’ writing skills. Some actions were implemented in Cycle I: using pictures to improve students’ motivation in writing, using classroom English in the teaching and learning process, and improving students’ writing skill through pictures. Though the implementation of using classroom English was not maximal, the implementation of actions in Cycle I was successful to make the students familiar with English words. Therefore, the researcher improved the action in Cycle II by maximizing the use of English and minimizing the use of Bahasa Indonesia in the instructions. Besides, in Cycle II, the implemented actions included improving students’ motivation in writing by using picture games, improving students’ writing skill through pictures, and using tasks in improving students’ punctuation and capitalization mastery. The actions implemented were successful in improving the students’ writing skill. The findings were supported by the means of the students’ writing score which improved from 59.31 in the pretest to 70.36 in the posttest in Cycle I with t = -15.117 (p<0.05) and 75.91 in the posttest in Cycle II with t = -7.282 (p<0.05).
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing, picture media, smk |
| 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: | 15 May 2015 01:11 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18621 |
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