The Use of Blog in Teaching Recount Texts to improve Student’s Writing Ability of Tenth Grade Student’s At SMAN I NGUNUT Academic Years 2013-2014

Aan, Harianto (2014) The Use of Blog in Teaching Recount Texts to improve Student’s Writing Ability of Tenth Grade Student’s At SMAN I NGUNUT Academic Years 2013-2014. [ Skripsi ]

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Abstract

Key word: Improve, Ability, Recount Text, Blog Writing is one skill that is very important in implementing the teaching and learning process at Sunior High School level. However, many of students have difficulties in learning English, especially writing ability. Some difficulties faced by students in learning English are: (1) the students are low mastery of grammar, their structure of sentences are disorganized (2) the students are lack of vocabulary, they must need a lot of time to find words in dictionary (3) the students didn't have idea, they have difficulty choosing words and phrases that will be used as the opening word or phrase (4) the students lack of motivation, they don't want to try (5) the students feel bored, they are bored with method of the teacher. As an English teacher, we have to be able to find an interesting media in teaching English especially in writing ability. Based on the problem above, an appropriate media was needed to improve the writing ability of the students. One of the media was used in teaching writing is blog. This media can help the students to learning writing by identifying grammar, found vocabulary, got motivations and students feel enjoy. It is meaning from the blogger. The objective of the study is to improve students’ writing ability. This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Ngunut Tulungagung academic year 2013/2014. The subject of this study was consisted 36 students’ of second grade (X-H). Research method: (1) the research design in this study was classroom action research (CAR). The classroom action research (CAR) was done based on Kemmis and Mc. Taggarts’ design, it contains of two cycles, each cycle consisted two meetings. In each cycle consists of planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. (2) The technique of collecting data were observation, interview, questionnaire, and test (3) the instrument of data collection was observation sheet, interview guide, questionnaire, pre test, and post test (4) the technique of data analysis were done through qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were gained by analyzing the interview and observation result. Then, quantitative data were obtained from the students’ write an texts recount score of pretest, posttest, and questionnaire. vii Findings: The result showed that the students’ mean score of pretest were 69.28; the mean score of posttest cycle 1 was 76.02 and the mean score of posttest cycle 2 was 83.91. In addition there were 12 students (33%) who passed minimum mastery criterion in the pretest. Meanwhile, in the cycle 1, there were 21 students (58%) who passed minimum mastery criterion and it gained which was in the post test cycle 2 where 30 students (83%) who passed minimum mastery criterion, so the criteria of success was achieved. Then, of the result of questionnaire, it showed that there was improvement of positive responses in the teaching and learning process of writing by using blog. The mean of pre questionnaire was 41-60%. Then, the mean of posttest questionnaire was 81- 100%. It improved 20%. Furthermore, the result of observation and interview showed that the students were motivated in teaching and learning process during the implementation of blogger media. The researcher expected the English teacher to use Blog media as one of many alternatives media in teaching writing. And also the future researcher were expected to be able to conduct the similar research related with Blog media as an alternative media in teaching writing in another setting involving under respondents or the experimental research as a comparison with the present study.

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