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IMPLEMENTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING FACTUAL DESCIPTION Khairani, Mustika; Apriliaswati, Rahayu; Bunau, Eusabinus
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Khatulistiwa Vol 7, No 10 (2018): Oktober 2018
Publisher : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Khatulistiwa

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AbstractThe research was set out in order to know how the implementing outdoor activities improve students’ ability in writing factual description to the year-10 students at class MIA 2 of SMAN 9 Pontianak in academic year 2017/2018. This research was conducted through Classroom Action Reseacrh (CAR) in three cycles. The subjects of this research were the tenth grade English teacher and 36 students of year-10 at class MIA 2. In collecting the data, the researcher used field note, observation checklist, and students’ writing test. The result showed that implementing outdoor activities improved students’ ability in writing factual description. Furthermore, Minds on of Five Sense Writing in outdoor activities improved students’ability of using noun phrase with adjectives, also the Action stage of Five Sense Writing in outdoor activities could improve students’ ability of using the simple present tense. Moreover, the students’ motivation was improved by implementing the the Action stage of Five Sense Writing in Outdoor Activities. The action of Five sense Writing improved the students’ enthusiasm as well as their activeness. Therefore, the writer positively recommends the teacher to implement outdoor activities as one of various techniques in teaching process, especially in teaching writing factual description.Key Words: Outdoor Activities, Factual Description, Writing.
IMPLEMENTING FLIPPED CLASSROOM TO IMPROVE READING SKILL Khairani, Mustika; Sutapa, Yohanes Gatot; Regina, Regina
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 10, No 2 (2024): Dynamics of Language Teaching and Literary Studies: Innovation, Technology, and
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

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This research aimed to find out how the implementation of Flipped Classroom (FC) approach improved reading skills of year-10 students at SMAN 9 Pontianak in the academic year 2022/2023. Classroom Action Research was conducted in two cycles to achieve this goal. The subject of this research was 36 students in class X MIA 2. The researcher used students’ ClassDojo behavior reports, field notes, and reading assignments from ReadWorks as tools to collect the data. The result showed that the implementation of FC improved students’ reading skill. The ClassDojo behavior reports and field notes revealed noticeable changes in both students' behavior during the process FC implementation. These alterations appeared to enhance student motivation and engagement, leading to improved reading comprehension. In addition, results from the reading assignments activities such as rate the word, word builder and an inferring question set from ReadWorks indicated that students had improved their ability to identify the main ideas and their vocabulary within report texts. These outcomes suggest that the activities in FC have potential as a strategy to enhance reading skills among Year 10 students. Therefore, the researcher recommends that teachers employ the FC strategy to help students improve their reading skills. .