Trisnasari, Defi (2014) THE USE OF COLLABORATIVE WRITING TO IMPROVE THE WRITING ABILITY OF CLASS VIII F STUDENTS OF SMP N 2 SRANDAKAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The objective of this research was to improve the writing ability of Class VIII students of SMP N 2 Srandakan in the academic year of 2013/2014 through the use of collaborative writing. The design of the research was action research which involved some steps such as planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subjects of the research were 24 students of Class VIII F of SMP N 2 Srandakan. The research was carried out in two cycles and obtained the qualitative and quantitative data. The instruments of the research were observation checklists, interview guidelines, questionnaires, writing tasks and writing tests. The data were collected by doing observation and interviews and by evaluating the students’ writing. The Qualitativ data were analyzed by assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building meanings and interpretations and reporting the outcomes. The quantitative data were analyzed by evaluating the students’ writing using the writing scoring rubric. The research findings showed that the students’ writing ability improved through the use of collaborative writing. The students made a good improvement in the aspects of content, vocabulary, grammar and mechanics. The collaborative writing activities worked well by the process of discussion. The students could help, give feedback to and remind each other. They could also negotiate and make a decision together. They were more confident in writing, had more vocabulary, knew the good sentence construction and improved the quality of their writing. The result of the students’ writing showed that their mean scores improved cycle by cycle Finally, the result of the t-test of the pre and posttests showed the t value = -15.55 (p<0.05). In conclusion, the students’ writing ability improved significantly through the use of collaborative writing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing ability, collaborative writing, smp n 2 srandakan |
| 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: | 21 May 2015 06:27 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19168 |
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