Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran
Vol 6 No 2 (2019): Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran

Instructional Media and English: Using Macromedia Flash to Teach EFL Writing

Ponimin Ponimin (A teacher of Junior High School SATAP Tanjung Jabung Timur)
Hilma Suryani (A lecturer of State Islamic University of Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Dec 2019

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not (1) Macromedia Flash enhanced students’ writing competence, and (2) there was significant difference between the students taught by using Macromedia Flash and those who were not. This study employed quasi experimental design, pretest and posttest nonequivalent groups. There were 39 students of one of junior high schools in Jambi participating in this study. They were grouped in two different classes. The experimental group consisted of 20 students while the other 19 students were in control group. The data were collected by using writing test. Students’ paragraphs writing scores in pretest and posttest were analyzed through the use of paired sample and independent sample t-test statistical analysis. The findings showed that first, based on the result of paired sample t-test, there was significant improvement of the students’ writing competence after the intervention. Second, with regard to the result of independent sample t test, there was significant difference of students’ writing competence in experimental group and control group.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edukasi

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran provides a vital forum for exchanging ideas in order to enrich the theories and practices of Education in general and English, Indonesian, and other language education in Indonesia and across the globe. The journal focuses, but not limited to, on the ...