Putra Pratama
Universitas Tamansiswa Palembang

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Journal : English Language in Focus (ELIF)

Descriptive Text Writing: Peer Response Strategy and Students’ Learning Motivation Putra Pratama; Nurfisi Arriyani
English Language in Focus (ELIF) Vol 4, No 1 (2021): English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24853/elif.4.1.81-88

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This quantitative study research is aimed to find out whether or not (1) peer-response strategy gives a significant impact on descriptive text-ability of the students with high and low motivation; and (2) peer-response strategy and students’ motivation gave interaction effect on the students’ descriptive text writing. 2 classes of 10th grade consisting of 30 students each were selected through cluster random sampling as the sample which then being determined to become groups of experimental and control. Both pre-and post-tests of descriptive text writing and a questionnaire to measure students’ motivation in learning were used as the instruments in collecting the data. The statistical analysis of t-test and two-way ANOVA hence used to analyze the data. The findings of this study revealed that: (1) peer-response strategy significantly influence descriptive text-ability of the students either with high or low motivation in which p-output of 0.000 was lower than mean significant difference at the level of 5% (0.05), and (2) the calculation result of p-output which reached the value of 0.142 (higher than significant difference at the level of 5%) showed that there was no interaction effect of peer-response strategy and motivation on students’ descriptive text writing. Thus, this research study concluded that peer-response strategy gave a significant effect on the descriptive text writing ability of the students with both high and low motivation in learning.
Developing e-Book as English Learning Media for Deaf Students Putra Pratama; Destia Dwi Mulyani
English Language in Focus (ELIF) Vol 5, No 1 (2022): English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24853/elif.5.1.59-66

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This Research and Development (R&D) study aimed to develop English e-book for 10th grade deaf students and measure the extent to which this e-book was valid, practical and effective to use as learning media. Three stages of R&D proposed by (Akker, 1990); analysis, design, evaluation and revision applied by the writers in developing that e-book. To measure the validity and practicality of this e-book, the criteria of (Tessmer, 1993) was used as the reference. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of this e-book was measured based on Minimum Mastery Criterion of English subject determined by the school. There were 4 experts, 2 English teachers, and 9 students with hard of hearing involved in this research work. The findings of this study revealed that the e-book developed by the writers reached the levels of ‘very high valid’ (4.45) and ‘very high practical’ (4.55). Additionally, this e-book was also found effective since the students’ English test results exceeded the Minimum Mastery Criterion of 72. Referring to these findings this research concluded that the English e-book developed by the writers was valid, practical, and effective to be utilized as English learning media for 10th grade students of hard of hearing.