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Journal : JOURNAL OF ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC

Mind Mapping-Enhanced Reading Comprehension to Indonesia Islamic Junior High School Students: An Action Research Dewi Nopita; Satria Agust; Yuni Indriani
J-SHMIC : Journal of English for Academic Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): J-SHMIC: Journal of English for Academic
Publisher : UIR Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25299/jshmic.2021.vol8(1).6029

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This classroom action research was conducted in a State Islamic Junior High School in Tanjung Pinang at the 8th grade in academic year 2020-2021. The purpose of the research was to describe how mind mapping can improve students’ reading comprehension of descriptive texts. The participants of the research consisted of 27 students. To gather the research data, the researchers used observation and test. The test was administered three times (pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2). Then, the data got from the observation were analyzed qualitatively while those from test were analyzed quantitatively. The result of pre-test was 9 students (33,3%) scored ≥70. In the post-test first cycle, the score of 16 students (59,25%) was ≥70, and in the post-test cycle II, 20 students (74,1%) scored ≥70. The results of the tests showed that the number of students who got score ≥70 improved. Meanwhile, the result of the observation showed that the use of mind mapping was successful in improving students’ reading comprehension. The students became more interested and more motivated to learn. It showed that ≥70% of the students participated actively in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, it is recommended for teachers to use this technique to upgrade students’ learning achievement.
The Effect of Online Written Feedback Through Social Media on Student’s Writing Rona Elfiza; Aninda Sri Reszki; Dewi Nopita
J-SHMIC : Journal of English for Academic Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): J-SHMIC: Journal of English for Academic
Publisher : UIR Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25299/jshmic.2021.vol8(1).6034

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Writing is considered as a hard language skill for students. English teachers have been trying to find the effective way to enhance their students’ writing skill. One of them is providing feedback in students’ written work, also known as written Feedback. This article retrieved from the research on the effect of online written feedback through social media on students’ writing in SMAN 4 Tanjungpinang. This research aims to find out the effect of Online Written Feedback on students’ writing skill through social media Facebook at SMAN 4 Tanjungpinang. A pre-experimental design with one group pre-test-post-test was used in this research. There were 30 eleventh grade students of SMAN 4 Tanjungpinang as the sample of the research. This research used written assignment as its instrument. A pre-test is administered at the beginning of the research and followed by providing online written feedback on students’ writing personal letter as the treatment. A post-test was also conducted after the treatment. The pre-test and post test scores were analysed by using a paired sample t-test to answer the research hypothesis. This research showed that online written feedback did not significantly affect the students’ writing skill in SMAN 4 Tanjungpinang. There was a difference between the mean score of pre and post-test, from 83.07 to 85.70, but it was not significantly.