Retain: Journal of Research in English Language Teaching
Vol 3 No 2 (2015): Volume 3, nomor 2, Mei-Agustus 2015

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVATING STUDENTS’ PERIPHERAL LEARNING STRATEGY ON TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING FOR THE TENTH GRADERS IN SMANEGERI 1 NGANJUK




Article Info

Publish Date
14 Aug 2015

Abstract

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas dari pengaktifan peripheral learning strategy pada kemampuan menulis teks deskriptif siswa. Dua kelas telah dipilih dan secara acak dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol dan eksperimental. Mereka berada pada tingkat yang sama yaitu pada kelas sepuluh di SMA Negeri 1 Nganjuk. Sebelum memberikan perlakuan khusus, tes menulis telah diberikan pada kedua kelompok sebagai pre-tes. Lalu, peripheral learning dari kelompok eksperimental diaktifkan sebagai perlakuan khusus, sedangkan kelompok kontrol diajar dengan menggunakan metode tradisional. Setelah pemberian perlakuan khusus, post-tes diberikan pada kedua kelompok. Sebuah analisis t-test pada SPSS 16.00 digunakan untuk menganalisa hasil pre-tes dan post-tes dari kelompok kontrol dan eksperimental. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengaktifan dari peripheral learning strategy memiliki efek yang signifikan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis teks deskriptif siswa, (P<.05). Kata Kunci: Menulis, Teks Deskriptif, Peripheral Learning Strategy Abstract This study is an effort to know the effectiveness of activating students&rsquo; peripheral learning strategy on students&rsquo; descriptive text ability. Two classes were selected and randomly divided into two groups, namely experimental and control groups. They were on the same level that is on the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 1 Nganjuk. Before giving the treatment, a writing test was administered to both groups as pre-test. Then, the peripheral learning of experimental group was activated as a treatment, while the control group was taught by traditional way. After giving treatment, a post-test was administered to both groups. A t-test on SPSS 16.00 was used to analyze the result of pre-test and post-test from experimental and control groups. The results showed that the activation of peripheral learning strategy had a significant effect to improve the students&rsquo; descriptive writing ability, (P<.05). Keywords: Writing, Descriptive Text, Peripheral Learning Strategy

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retain

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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RETAIN publishes articles within the scope of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. RETAIN publishes articles within the scope of English Language Teaching and Applied ...