Improving the ability of the students of English education study program of FKIP Tadulako University in writing paragraphs through the process-based approach / Budi
| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
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, 2009
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http://repository.um.ac.id/59160/ |
Daftar Isi:
- AbstrakBasedontheresearchersexperiencesinteachingwritingparagraphsandtheresultofself-evaluationatEnglishEducationStudyProgramthestudentsachievementinwritingparagraphswasunsatisfactory.Somemainproblemsrelatedtocontentorganizationwordchoicesentencestructuregrammarusageandmechanicswereencounteredbythestudents.Toovercomethesehandicapstheresearcherproposedoneoftheappropriateapproachestoteachingwritingthatistheprocess-basedapproach.Thisstudywasdesignedtoimprovetheabilityofthestudentsinwritingdescriptiveparagraphsthroughtheprocess-basedapproach.Thisapproachwasselectedbecauseitcouldencouragethestudentstobemoreactivelyinvolvedinthestepsofthewritingprocess.TheresearchproblemwasformulatedasfollowsHowcantheabilityofthestudentsofEnglishEducationStudyProgramofFKIPTadulakoUniversityinwritingparagraphsbeimprovedthroughtheprocess-basedapproachTheresearchdesignwasCollaborativeClassroomActionresearchinwhichtheresearcherandhiscollaboratorworkedtogetherinconductingthisstudy.Theresearcheractedasthelecturerandwritinglecturerbecametheresearcherscollaboratortoobservetheimplementationofthisapproach.Itwasconductedintwocyclesbyfollowingtheproceduresoftheactionresearchplanningimplementingobservingandreflectingtheaction.Eachcyclecomprisedthreemeetings.Thefirstmeetingwasonprewritingandwritingthefirstdraft.Thesecondmeetingwasonrevisingandediting.Thethirdmeetingwasonwritingthefinaldraft.Thedataofthisstudyweregatheredthroughthefollowinginstruments-observationchecklistfieldnotesquestionnairesandstudentsworksheetoffinalwriting.ThesubjectsofthisstudywerethesecondsemesterstudentsofEnglishEducationStudyProgramofFKIPTadulakoUniversityin2008/2009AcademicYear.Thisstudyinvolved29students27ofthemwereactiveduringthisstudybecausetwoofthemweresick.Thefindingofthestudyindicatedthattheprocess-basedapproachwassuccessfulinimprovingtheabilityofthestudentsinwritingparagraphs.Theimprovementcouldbeseenfromtheincreaseofthestudentswritingmeanscoresfrom19.04(63.46)inthefirstcycleto25.37(84.57)inthesecondcycle.Inadditionitshowedthattherewasanincreaseoftheiractiveparticipationfrom56.82%inthefirstcycleto84.09%inthesecondcycleinthewritingprocess.Thefindingsofthisstudyrevealedthattheappropriateapproachinteachingwritingencompassesthefollowingprocedures.Firsttheprewritingstepwasdonetogetoutandorganiseideasbyclusteringtheideasintheclusteringlistandoutliningtheclusteredideasintheoutlininglist.Secondthestepofwritingthefirstdraftwasexcecutedtoexploretheideasintheoutlininglistintowritingseveralsentencestodevelopthecentraltopic.Thenthesentenceswereorganizedtoformthethreemainpartsofaparagraphatopicsentencesupportingsentencesandaconcludingsentencebyusingtransitionalordersignals.Therevisingstepwasadministeredtoidentifyandcorrecttheparagraphcontentandorganizationthroughself-/peerrevising.Fourththeeditingstepwasdonetoidentifyandcorrecttheincorrectsentencestructurewordchoicegrammarusageandmechanics(spellingspunctuationsandcapitalizations)throughself-/peerediting.Fifththestepofwritingthefinaldraftwascarriedouttorewritetherevisedandeditedfirstdraftintothefinaldraftbyhandwritingandcomputer-typing.Basedonthefindingsitissuggestedthatlecturersofwritingparagraphscanapplytheproceduresofthestepsoftheprocess-basedapproachiftheyfoundproblemsthatarealmostsimilartotheproblemsinthisstudy.ThenitissuggestedthattheheadofEnglishEducationStudyProgramatthisfacultycanmakeapolicyindevelopingeducationqualitybyconductingdisseminationoftheproceduresofthisapproachforthelecturersofWritingIIcourse(writingparagraphs)andhavingthemapplythisapproachtoteachingthiscourse.Moreoverfurtherresearchersaresuggestedtoconducttheirclassroomactionresearchusingthisapproachtoimprovetheabilityofstudentswhohavethesameproblemsasinthisstudyinothertypesofparagraphssuchasnarrativeexpository