The Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning to Teach Writing in Relation to Students’ Creativity

Soffiany, Nur Kartika (2017) The Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning to Teach Writing in Relation to Students’ Creativity. S2 thesis, UNY.

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Abstract

This research was aimed to find out whether: (1) the use of project-based learning is more effective than direct instruction in the teaching of writing skills; (2) the students having high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity; (3) there is a correlation between teaching methods and creativity in teaching writing. This quasi-experimental research was conducted at SMP N 1 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2016/ 2017. The researcher employed two classes from the seventh grade students of SMP N 1 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2016/ 2017 as the sample. One class, experimental class, was taught using project-based learning. Another class, control class, was taught using direct instruction. The sample was taken by using cluster random sampling. Each class was divided into two groups of which each consisted of students having high creativity and those having low creativity. To collect the data, two instruments were employed. Those were writing test to find out the scores of students’ writing skill and creativity test to find out the scores of students’ creativity. The data were analyzed using Multifactor Analysis of Variance ANOVA 2x2 and Tukey Test by IBM SPSS 22. Before conducting the ANOVA test, pre-requisite test such as normality and homogeneity test were done. The findings of this research can be stated as follow: (1) Project-Based Learning is more effective than direct instruction in teaching writing and it is indicated by the value of sig. (0.048); (2) the students who have high creativity have better writing achievement than those who have low creativity and it is indicated by the value of sig. (0.000); (3) there is a correlation between teaching methods and students’ creativity in teaching writing and it is indicated by the value of sig. (0.033). It means that the effect of methods and writing skill depends on the level of creativity of the students. Based on the findings of this research, it is recommended that teachers apply Project-Based Learning to make students enjoy their learning in the classroom. Further researches are encouraged to optimize the use of PBL by combining it with interesting teaching media. The use of other moderate variables is also encouraged.

Item Type:	Thesis (S2)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bahasa Inggris - studi dan pengajaran
Subjects:	Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Divisions:	Sekolah Pascasarjana (SPS) > Program Pascasarjana > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Users 57 not found.
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2017 03:25
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2019 12:36
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/53028

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