Transform : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014): September, 2014

IMPROVING STUDENT™S ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH THROUGH PICTURES

Purba, Ruth Ganda Juliana (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Sep 2014

Abstract

Abstract This study deals with an attempt to improve students™ achievement in writing narrative paragraph through pictures. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class XI IPA of SMA Swasta Gajah Mada consisting of 32 students. The data for the research were writing test as the quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet, interview sheet and questionnaire sheet. Based on the writing tests, students™ scores kept improving in every test. In the first cycle, the mean score was 53,18. In the second test the mean score was 64,87, and in the third test the mean score was 72,5. Based on diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet and interview sheet, it was found that students were actively involved in writing process as the response to the applied media pictures. The result of the research showed that pictures can improve students™ achievement in writing narrative paragraph.   Keywords: Writing, Narrative Paragraph, Picture

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

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Subject

Humanities Electrical & Electronics Engineering Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Transform Journal is an open-access electronic journal that supports research in the field of Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching. The aim of the journal is to publish academic research on applied linguistics relevant to actual issues and to be a publication platform for original ...