Problem-Based Learning and Writing Process Combination in Teaching Writing

Khairun Nisa, Patuan Raja, Hery Yufrizal

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah kombinasi Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah dan Proses Menulis dalam mata pelajaran menulis mempengaruhi pencapaian siswa dalam menulis atau tidak dan untuk mengetahui persepsi siswa terhadap penerapan Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah dan proses menulis dalam mata kuliah menulis. Penelitian ini melibatkan 31 mahasiswa mata kuliah pra-lanjutan menulis di Universitas Lampung. Untuk mengumpulkan data, peneliti mengadakan tes menulis, penyebaran kuisioner dan melakukan observasi. Data-data tersebut kemudian dianalisa secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah dan proses menulis dalam mata pelajaran menulis mempengaruhi pencapaian siswa dalam menulis setelah mendapatkan pengajaran selama empat hari. Sedangkan untuk hasil persepsi siswa terhadap penerapan Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah dan proses menulis dalam mata kuliah menulis menunjukan bahwa lebih dari 80% mahasiswa setuju dengan pernyataan bahwa Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah membantu mahasiswa dalam menghasilkan ide-ide untuk mulai menulis.

This study was aimed finding out whether PBL and writing process combination in EFL writing class affect the students writing achievement or not and the students perception towards the implementation of PBL and writing process combination in EFL writing class. The study involved 31 Pre- Intermediate writing students of Lampung University. To collect the data, the researcher administered several instruments. They were writing tests, distributed questionnaire, and did observation. Then, the data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results showed that PBL and writing process combination affected the students writing achievement after getting treatment for four days. Besides, for students perception toward the implementation of Problem-Based Learning showed that more than 80% students agreed with the statement which described that PBL helped the students in generating their ideas to start their writing.

Keywords: problem-based learning, teaching writing, writing process.


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