TY - THES ID - UNY45477 KW - INDIRECT FEEDBACK Y1 - 2013/01/31/ A1 - Pujiyati, Nunik PB - FBS UNY TI - IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI I MLATI THROUGH INDIRECT FEEDBACK AV - public N2 - IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI I MLATI THROUGH INDIRECT FEEDBACK Nunik Pujiyati 05202244162 ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to improve the writing ability to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri I Mlati in the academic year of 2012/2013 through indirect feedback. In this research, the researcher implemented the teacher?s indirect feedback. The feedback was in the forms of error correction codes that were given to the students? writing. This is an action research study consisting of two cycles. The main data of this research were qualitative data that were supported by quantitative data. The qualitative data were interview transcripts and field notes. The quantitative data were the student writing scores. The interview transcripts were collected by conducting interviews with the collaborator and the students. The instruments used within the interviews were interview guidelines. The field notes were collected by doing classroom observations. The instruments used within the classroom observations were observation sheets and photographs taking. The quantitative data were collected by scoring the students? writing. The instruments used in collecting the data were writing tests. The result of the first cycle showed that the implementation of the teacher?s indirect feedback improved the students? writing skills. However, there were still many errors of vocabulary, language use, and mechanics found in the students? writings. The result of the second cycle showed that the errors of vocabulary, language use, and mechanics in the students? writings decreased. M1 - skripsi UR - http://eprints.uny.ac.id/45477/ ER -