ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education
Vol 1, No 2 (2020): December 2020

Dicto-Comp: A technique in reducing high school students’ errors in writing

Rosdiana Rosdiana (STKIP Bina Bangsa Getsempena, Banda Aceh, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Dec 2020

Abstract

This study investigated the use of dicto-comp in minimizing errors in students’ writing. The study concerned the type of errors frequently made by the students after the implementation of dicto-comp and the effectiveness of dicto-comp in reducing the students’ errors in writing. The study used the quantitative approach using the quasi-experimental research design. The instrument of the study was writing tests. The study took place at a senior high school in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Findings showed that after the implementation of dicto-comp, the students frequently made grammatical errors at 46.42% and mechanical errors at 40.66%.  Further, the t-test results showed that t-test = 2.12 and t-table = 1.70. This indicated that t-test score was higher than  t-table, and thus,  the  alternative  hypothesis  (Ha)  was  accepted  and  the  null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that dicto-comp decreased the errors in the students’ writing. It is suggested that teachers of English apply dicto-comp technique and/or combine it with another method/ strategy in teaching writing in classroom

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Journal Info

Abbrev

accentia

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Accentia is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that concerns the issues in the field of English language and education. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, and book reviews that are of interest to English teachers, educators, researchers, and also practitioners. The journal ...