The use of facebook notes to improve students’ skill in recount text writing (a classroom action research at the eighth grade students of smp negeri 4 surakarta, academic year 2011/2012)

Penulis Utama : Dyah Ayu Mustika Rani
NIM / NIP : X2209013
× This research aims at (1) identifying whether or not Facebook notes can improve students’ skill in recount text writing; and (2) describing what happens when Facebook notes is implemented in the writing classes. This research used a classroom action research method. The research was conducted in two cycles at the VIII C grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta. There are two kinds of data: qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were collected by using observation, questionnaire, interview, field notes and photographs. Then, the quantitative data were collected by using test (pre-test and post-test). Qualitative data were analyzed by using four stages in Constant Comparative Method as follows; comparing incidents applicable to each category; integrating categories and their properties; delimiting the theory; and writing the theory. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The research findings show that the use of Facebook notes could improve: (1) students’ writing skill of recount text (2) classroom climate of English class. The improvement of students’ writing skill includes: (a) students were able to improve their accuracy in using proper words (b) students could write longer sentences using Facebook notes; (c) students were able to use simple past tense correctly; (d) students were able to write recount text coherently; (e) students’ mistakes in spelling and punctuation reduced. The classroom climate also improved. The improvement of classroom climate includes: (a) the students felt enjoy and no pressure in doing the writing exercise; (b) students were more enthusiastic in joining the lesson; (c) the students could spend shorter time when they were asked to write; (d) students were able to finish their writing individually and independently; (e) the students were active in writing class. Besides the two findings above, there were other findings as follows: (3) The students felt motivated in joining the teaching learning process; (4)They greeted and kept the communication with the researcher outside the class; (5) They asked the researcher to teach them longer. The researcher come to the conclusion that Facebook notes are able to improve the students writing skill and the classroom climate of English Class. Facebook notes is a media which has a great potential as an aid to develop writing skill and can provide a kind of activities in teaching and learning process. Therefore teachers can use Facebook notes to overcome the students’ problems in learning writing and to improve classroom climate of English class.
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Penulis Utama : Dyah Ayu Mustika Rani
Penulis Tambahan : -
NIM / NIP : X2209013
Tahun : 2012
Judul : The use of facebook notes to improve students’ skill in recount text writing (a classroom action research at the eighth grade students of smp negeri 4 surakarta, academic year 2011/2012)
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Imprint : Surakarta - FKIP - 2012
Program Studi : S-1 Pendidikan Sastra Inggris Non Reguler
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Sumber : UNS-FKIP Jur. Pendidikan Bahasa inggris-X.2209013-2012
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Jenis Dokumen : Skripsi
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Status : Public
Pembimbing : 1. Dra. Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed, Ph.D
2. Drs. A. Handoko Pudjobroto
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Fakultas : Fak. KIP
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