Erningtyas, Anjarswari (2014) IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY OF XI IPS 1 STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 SEYEGAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014 THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research was aimed at improving the writing ability of XI IPS 1 students of SMAN 1 Seyegan in the academic year of 2013/2014. This particular research was categorized as action research. The actions were implemented in two cycles based on the class schedule. This research involved the 18 students of XI IPS 1 students of SMAN 1 Seyegan in the academic year of 2013/2014 and the English teacher as the research participants. The data of the study were in the forms of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process of writing, interviewing the students of class XI IPS 1 and the English teacher, holding discussion with the collaborator, taking pictures and recording videos. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were acquired through pre-test, progress test, and post test. The instruments used in the data collection were observation guideline, interview guidelines, and field notes, writing tests, and writing scoring rubrics. Qualitative data were analyzed through data collection, data reduction, data display and conclusion while the quantitative data were the students’ writing performance and analyzed using the writing scoring rubric. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, dialogic validity, catalytic validity and outcome validity. The research findings showed that cooperative learning was proven to be effective to improve the students’ writing skills. It could enhance students’ writing skill through the strategies implemented during the action namely write-around, praise-question-polish, buzz group. The students could learn from each other before they were engaged in an individual test. It was also considered effective for the teacher to monitor and give feedback to the students as they were put in groups. The students who just scored 62,3 in the pre-test, were able to increase their score up to 81,2 in the post test. It indicated that they made a considerable improvement in some aspect of writing skills such as content, vocabulary, language use, organization, and mechanics.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing ability, cooperative learning, SMA |
| 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: | 03 Jun 2015 03:53 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 23:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19834 |
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