Linguistics and Elt Journal
Vol 9, No 2 (2021)

Improving Students’ Writing Skills through Computer-Based Concept Mapping

Irwandi Irwandi (Muhammadiyah University of Mataram)
Yulia Isnaini (Muhammadiyah University of Mataram)
Muhammad Hudri (Muhammadiyah University of Mataram)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out how the computer-based concept mapping as a teaching strategy could solve the students’ problems in learning English writing. The students had low score in writing test and did not actively participate in the teaching and learning process. The research design was a collaborative classroom action research, and there were 30 university students participated. To obtain the data, a writing test and some questionnaires were administered. The test was to evaluate students’ writing ability and the questionnaire was to collect students’ responses of the teaching and learning process. The findings showed that there were much improvement of their writing skill and learning attitude. The number of students who passed the criteria of success was 27 out of 30 students, and they mostly agreed that concept mapping is a helpful and interesting writing tool

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JELTL

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Linguistics and ELT Journal (p-ISSN 2339-2940 | e-ISSN 2614-8633) is published twice a year in the months of June and December. The purpose of LELTJ is to disseminate information and facilitate understanding among those people who are concerned with English language teaching and linguistics, ...