Novitasari, - (2011) EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-BASED LEARNING AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMAN 8 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2010/2011. S1 thesis, FBS UNY.
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EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-BASED LEARNING AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMAN 8 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2010/2011 Novitasari 06202241001 ABSTRACT This research is action research aiming to improve students’ writing ability through Information Technology-based learning in Class XI Science 2 of SMAN 8 Yogyakarta. Based on the preliminary observation in Class XI Science 2 of SMAN 8 Yogyakarta, the students had low motivation in writing and got difficulties in writing. There were four problems of students in writing aspects, namely content, organization, language use and mechanics. This research consisted of two cycles. In doing the research, the researcher involved 32 students of Class XI Science 2, an English teacher and a student of English Department as the colabollator. The data were obtained from the observation during the implementation of the actions, interviews with the students of Class XI Science 2, discussions with the collaborator, and students’ writing tasks. The data were in the forms of questionnaire, field notes, interview transcripts, and students’ tasks. The validity of the data was obtained by applying democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity and dialogic validity. The study revealed that the use of Information Technology-based learning in this study successfully improved the students’ writing skills. Students’ motivation increased and students’ writing problems in four aspects of writing namely content, organization, language use, and mechanics of writing can be reduced by applying Information Technology-based learning. The researcher finds that Information Technology-based learning can help the teacher to deliver the materials in the classroom. With reference to the obtained data, the students are more enthusiastic and have good motivation to write. As a result, they perform better writing and tend not to make the same mistakes in their writing. To conclude, this study suggests that the English teacher needs to improve her teaching strategy by maximizing the use of media in school. She must be creative in delivering the material in the class.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| 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: | 27 Sep 2016 01:40 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2019 11:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/41709 |
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