IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN RECOUNT TEXT BY USING FACEBOOK CLOSED GROUP
Abstract
This study is a collaborative action research. The general objective of this study is to improve students’ writing skill in recount text using facebook closed group. While, the specific objectives of this study is to find out whether or not facebook closed group can be a media for students and teacher in learning to write recount text outside of class and it describe whether facebook closed group could improve students’ writing skill especially in writing recount text. This collaborative action research was conducted at SMA 1 Sultan Agung Semarang. The sample of this study is students in tenth grade of Mipa 2. The procedure of this study consisted of
planning, action, observing, and reflection. The observation during English
teaching process was helped by collaborator. This study is quantitative therefore; the data was collected through interview, students’ writing result, and observation sheet. The students were given homework to write their recount text on facebook closed group and for each cycle they was given a test to make a recount text. The result showed that their score was improved in each cycle. In the first cycle there were only 6 studets who pass the passing grade score, while in the cycle 1 there were 29 students who pass the passing grade score. In the last cycle all of the students’ score in Mipa 2 class was pass the passing grade. The result of this study proved that facebook closed group improved students’ writing skill especially in writing recount text.
Keywords: Facebook Closed Group, Recount Texts, Students’ Ability, and
Quantitative Action Research.
planning, action, observing, and reflection. The observation during English
teaching process was helped by collaborator. This study is quantitative therefore; the data was collected through interview, students’ writing result, and observation sheet. The students were given homework to write their recount text on facebook closed group and for each cycle they was given a test to make a recount text. The result showed that their score was improved in each cycle. In the first cycle there were only 6 studets who pass the passing grade score, while in the cycle 1 there were 29 students who pass the passing grade score. In the last cycle all of the students’ score in Mipa 2 class was pass the passing grade. The result of this study proved that facebook closed group improved students’ writing skill especially in writing recount text.
Keywords: Facebook Closed Group, Recount Texts, Students’ Ability, and
Quantitative Action Research.
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