This research is intended to find out whether the multiple-choice items of English final test for the first grade students of senior high school student in Surakarta have fulfilled the criteria of a good and appropriate test item viewed from the effectiveness of the distractor of the test item, item difficulty, discriminating power, validity, and...

The method used in this research is a collaborative action research whichwas conducted  in  two  cycles  at  the  eighth  grade  students  of  SMP  Negeri  3Sukoharjo from August 2nd to October 1st  2012,  in which in the first cycle therewere  3  meetings  and in the  second  cycle there  were 2 meetings.  Each  cycle...

Desain penelitian adalah studi kasus deskriptif. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan lima siswa, kuesioner yang ditanggapi oleh 14 siswa dan analisis dokumen.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa memiliki persepsi yang beragam terhadap penilaian rekan di kelas Menulis Artikel. Mayoritas siswa memiliki persepsi positif terhadap...

The issue of writing apprehension resulting in poorer writing performance has received a considerable critical attention across the globe. However, limited number of researches on writing apprehension in the context of Indonesia led to an insufficient information regarding the issue. The aim of this research is to investigate the condition of...

Lesson plan is a guide for teacher. It is usually made before teaching in the classroom. In Indonesia, teacher should make a lesson plan before teaching in the classroom. The objectives of this research were to examine student teachers’ perception in writing and arranging a lesson plan and how they implement it in teaching. The researcher used...

Students' Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in e-learning context has become a salient issue in the current educational system due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. WTC in e-learning context discuss students' willingness to actively participate in English digital Web-based or internet-enabled communication and learning. This research is...

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian penelitian naratif yang dilakukan di salah satu perguruan tinggi negeri di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menuturkan (1) persepsi siswa terhadap penilaian diri (PD) di kelas menulis dan (2) penerapan PD di kelas menulis yang dilakukan oleh siswa. Partisipan penelitian ini adalah empat siswa yang...

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah; (1) untuk mengetahui bagaimana implementasi dari direct written corrective feedback dalam mengajar writing skill; (2) untuk mencari masalah dan solusi dari implementasi direct written corrective feedback dalam mengajar writing skill, dan (3) untuk mengetahui dampak dari direct written corrective feedback dalam...

Reading is an activity which has some advantages for readers. Nowadays, students tend to consider that reading a book is a boring activity, especially when they have to read books in English. Therefore, they need a motivation to encourage them to read in English. This study was aimed 1) to describe the reading motivation of high and low achievings...

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara menerapkan pendekatan proses untuk meningkatkan keterampilan menulis siswa dan untuk mengidentifikasi bagaimana peningkatan partisipasi kelas siswa dalam pembelajaran menulis menggunakan Process-Approach.Penelitian ini dilakukan di salah satu SMP Negeri di Kulonprogo. Penelitian ini...