Title : Improving students’ writing achievement through
Paired Report Writing at second year students of
SMA Negeri 7 Kendari
wtiter/researcher : Zakridatul Agusmaniar Rane
Year : 2012
This thesis was submitted as a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Kependidikan at English Study Program of Language and Arts Department Haluoleo University
This thesis is 128 pages consist of :
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTION
1.1.
Background of Study
1.2.
Research Question
1.3.
Objective of the study
1.4.
Significant of the Study
1.5.
Scope of the Study
1.6.
Action Hypothesis
1.7.
Definition of Terms
CHAPTER
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1.
Writing as Laguage Skill
2.2.
Aspects of Writing
2.3.
Teaching Writing in EFL/ESL class
2.4.
Hortatory Exposition Genre
2.5.
Teaching Writing through Paired Report Writing
2.6.
Review of Relevant Study
CHAPTER
III. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY
3.1.
Subject of the Study
3.2.
Factor that will be Observed
3.3.
Design of the Study
3.3.1. Planning
3.3.2. Action and Observation
3.3.3. Reflection
3.4.
Instrument of the Study
3.5.
Procedure of Teaching Writing through Paired Report Writing
3.6.
Data of Study
3.7.
Technique of Data Collection
3.7.1. Observation
3.7.2. Students’ Final Composition
3.8.
Technique of Data Analysis
3.9.
Evaluation
3.9.1. Marking Scheme
3.9.2. Inter-Rater Agreement
CHAPTER
IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1.
Findings
4.1.1. Students Writing Problem
4.1.2. Activity in the First cycle
a. Planning
b. Action
c. Observation
d. Reflection
4.1.3. Activities in the Second Cycle
a. Planning
b. Action
c. Observation
d. Reflection
4.2.
The Result of Students’ Writing Achievement before and after Treatment
4.3.
Discussion
CHAPTER
V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1.
Conclusion
5.2.
Recommendation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
ABSTRACT
BY
ZAKRIDATUL AGUSMANIAR RANE
A1D2 08018
The research question of this study
is “can
paired report writing improve writing achievement of second year students at
SMA Negeri 7 Kendari in terms of content and organization?”. The objective of
this study is to to improve writing achievement of second year students at SMA
Negeri 7 Kendari under paired report writing technique. The subject of this
study is students in class XI IA 1 of SMA Negeri 7 Kendari who enrolled
2011/2012 with the total number of students is 27 students. The design of this
study is classroom action research which covered four steps, namely planning,
action, observation, and reflection. This study was conducted in two cycles
with the writing material is limited in writing hortatory exposition text and
students’ composition were assessed by two independent raters. Before paired
report writing technique applied, students’ mean score was 55,63 (unsuccessful
category) from the criterion of
successful 65 in which 4 students or 14,8% who categorized in good level and 23
students or 85,2% who categorized in poor level. The students’ crucial problems
related to content and organization aspect of writing.
After applying the technique in the
first cycle, students’ achievement increased to 4 students or 14,8 % who got
good to average categorized, 17 students or 63,0 % who got fair to poor
categorized, and 6 students or 22,2 % who got very poor categorized, with the
mean score 62,3 from 27 total number of students. In this first cycle, students
who have achieve the target were 15 students or 55,6%. Students’ difficulties
still occur on the two components of writing; content and organization.
The
result after reflecting students’ mistakes and guiding their difficulties at
the second cycle showed that students could solve their problems in writing. In
content, no one student got very poor category,
7 students or 25,9% who got fair to poor, 18 students or 66,7% who got
good to average and 2 students or 7,4 % who got excellent to very goodcategory.
In organization, no one student got very poor categorized, 6 students or 22,2%
who got fair to poor, 18 students or
66,7% who got good to average and 3 students or 11,1%who got excellent to very
good category. Therefore, 22 students or 81,5% who had achieved the target and
only 5 students or 18,5% who had not achieve it with the mean score was 75,3
(successful category). From the result of evaluation, revealed that paired
report writing positively improved the students’ writing achievement at class
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