REiLA: Journal of Research and Innovation in Language
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2020): REiLA : Journal of Research and Innovation in Language

Does Instagram as Learning Media Affect Students’ Writing Skill on Recount Text?: An Experimental Research

Sallamah, Ismi Baqiatus (Unknown)
As Sabiq, Agus Husein (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Dec 2020

Abstract

This research's objectives were to examine whether Instagram as a Learning Media is useful toward students' writing recount text or not and measuring how significant the effect of Instagram on students’ writing recount text before and after treatment. This quasi-experimental research involved 35 students as participants from two different classes. Researchers took 10th graders from a selected private school in Purbalingga as research samples. Two IPS classes were selected, i.e., X IPS 1 was set as an experimental class, and X IPS 2 was set as a control class. The data were collected from the score of pre-test and post-test after the treatment. Researchers then compared the students’ achievement from control and experimental classes and analyzed the data using descriptive analysis and N-gain. The research findings indicated a significant achievement of students' competencies in using Instagram than conventional learning in writing recount text. The average N-gain score from experimental class and control class obtained 0.308 > 0.057. The Mean score of pre-test in experimental and control class obtained 69.875 > 64.818 and the Mean score of post-test in experimental and control class was 79.461 > 67.142. As a result, the experimental class's mean score was higher than the control class means Instagram as a Learning Media is useful in writing recount text.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

REILA

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

REiLA Journal of Research and Innovation in Language is a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal published triannual on April, August and December. It is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of languages. Although articles are written in ...