IMPROVING THE GRADE VIII STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH DICTOGLOSS AT SMP N 1 MUNGKID

Dzaky, Mubarak Fasya (2015) IMPROVING THE GRADE VIII STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH DICTOGLOSS AT SMP N 1 MUNGKID. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This research was aimed at improving students’ writing skills through the dictogloss technique in grade VIII of SMP N 1 Mungkid in the academic year of 2014/2015. The study was action research that consisted of two cycles and was one in collaboration with the English teacher, the students and the researcher’s colleague as collaborators. The research was carried out in October – November 2014. The subjects of the study were class VIII C students of SMP N 1 Mungkid in the academic year of 2014/2015. The data were collected through observations, interviews and test on the students’ performance using instruments of interview guideline, observation sheet and writing rubric. The data from the observation and interviews were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The validity used were democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity and dialogic validity. The reliability used was time triangulation and investigator triangulation. The steps of the research were reconnaissance, planning, action and observation and reflection. The result of the research demonstrates that the implementation of the dictogloss technique was able to improve students’ writing skills. Based on the qualitative data, the students were able to generate their ideas to produce well organized narrative texts. They were also able to use appropriate vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, spelling and capitalization in their writings. During the teaching and learning process, they also showed positive response toward the lesson. They enthusiastically joined the teaching and learning activities and did the task well. Based on the quantitative data, the students’ mean score improved. The maximum score was 20. In the pre-test, the students’ mean score was 8.50. The mean score in both Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 in which the mean score were 12.44 and 13.63. In the post-test, the score increased into 15.38. The gain score of the mean scores from the pre-test to the post-test is 6.88.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Improvement, dictogloss, students’ writing skill
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: 09 Jul 2015 07:58
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 00:53
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/22916

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