Simetris
Vol 13 No 1 (2019): SIMETRIS

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STTR CEPU IN WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS USING TRAINING STRATEGY

Helmi Gunawan (Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Ronggolawe Cepu)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2019

Abstract

The purpose of this study is (1) to illustrate whether training strategy in the research can increase students writing motivation and (2) to find out the advantages and disadvantages of training strategy in the research for students of Mechanical Engineering STTR Cepu. This School Action Research was carried out in 2 cycles. Each cycle 1 includes 2 meetings, while cycle 2 is 1 meeting. The data used in this study is qualitative data. Qualitative data is taken from observations, questions and answers, questionnaires, and product results. The data has been analyzed using the Constant Comparative Method. The findings of the study using a training strategy are: (1) increasing students writing motivation, including: a) curiosity, b) students’ effort, c) students’ perseverance, and d) students’ experience. The increase can also be shown by the average number of participants from each meeting increasing and the product results of students also increasing. There are 12 research titles and there are 2 research proposals made by participants. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the training in the preparation of research can increase students’ motivation to write.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

simetris

Publisher

Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Description

SIMETRIS: The Journal of Technology and Applied Science is a scientific journal published regularly every six months, namely June and December. SIMETRIS: Journal of Technology and Science Accepts articles from various groups covering the study and application of theory, research results, interesting ...