Magister Scientiae
No 45 (2019)

USING MIND MAPPING TO IMPROVE ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING SCORE OF ELEVENTH GRADERS

Daniel O'Hara (Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya)
Bartolomeus Budiyono (Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Jun 2019

Abstract

This study used a classroom action research design. It aimed at identifying the improvement of argumentative essay scores of eleventh graders of Elyon Christian School Surabaya in the 2013/2014 academic year through mind mapping. Besides that, it was also conducted to describe the process of teaching writing using mind mapping to the eleventh graders. The data was obtained by giving pre-test, cycle process and post-test. The result showed that there were improvements in the studentsā€˜ argumentative essay scores. It can be seen at the average scores of the pre-test (62. 5) and post-test (85. 5). The research process took six weeks for completion, or twelve classroom meetings. It was also found that the students followed the teaching-learning process well and they showed their interest in the lesson. Based on the analysis, it was concluded that the eleventh graders of Elyon Christian School Surabaya improved their argumentative essay writing score through the mind mapping technique.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Magister_Scientiae

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Physics

Description

Magister Scientiae Journal is published twice annually in March and October. This journal contains articles based on research report and critical analysis in teaching and learning. We only accept manuscripts which have not been published in other media, including personal blogs. The contributing ...