Journal of Educational Sciences
Vol. 10 No. 5 (2026): Journal of Educational Sciences

Syntactic Error Analysis in High School Students’ Scientific Writing

Ratnani, Nabilla Yhusri (Unknown)
Markamah, Markamah (Unknown)
Sabardila, Atiqa (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 May 2026

Abstract

Syntactic errors in students’ scientific writing (KTI) remain a common issue that affects the clarity and effectiveness of academic communication. This study aims to analyze the types of syntactic errors in students’ scientific writing and to describe the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Indonesian language learning. The research employed a qualitative descriptive method with a case study approach. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and document analysis of eleventh-grade students’ scientific papers. Data analysis used an interactive analysis model, while error analysis techniques included identification, classification, and description of syntactic errors. The results show that various types of syntactic errors were found, including diction errors, unclear sentences, ambiguous sentences, redundant sentences, inappropriate loanwords, coherence errors, non-standard sentences, and pleonasm. The most dominant errors were diction errors and unclear sentence structures, indicating that students still experience difficulties in constructing effective and grammatically correct sentences. In conclusion, the implementation of PBL provides a supportive learning context that encourages systematic thinking, collaborative discussion, and revision processes, which contribute to improving students’ writing quality.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JES

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Education Library & Information Science Other

Description

JES publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring regionally and internationally in the educational sciences with the aim to advance our knowledge both in term of theory and practice. Moreover, this journal also covers the issues concerned with the following special sections: ...