Modifying Teaching Material Of Word Map To Enhance Students Writing Achievement Of Descriptive Paragraph
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Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk 1) mencari masalah- masalah yang dihadapi siswa dalam penerapan modifikasi word map, 2) mencari apakah ada perbedaan yang signifikan pada kemampuan menulis siswa sebelum dan sesudah penerapan modifikasi word map, 3) mencari bagaimanakah penerapan modifikasi word map mempengaruhi kemampuan menulis siswa. Ini adalah penelitian Quasi Ekperimental dengan desain one group pretest- posttest. Alat yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah tes menulis dan wawancara. Validiti kedua alat ini berdasarkan konten dan konstrak validiti. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan pada kemampuan menulis siswa. Sehingga, proses modifikasi word map dalam pengajaran efektif dalam pengajaran menulis terutama untuk meningkatkan aspek vocabulary. Penerapan modifikasi dari word map mempengaruhi kemampuan menulis siswa.
The aims of this research were to 1) find out the problems the students face in the implementation of modified word map in teaching writing, 2) find out whether there are the significant differences on students writing skill before and after the implementation of modified word map, 3) find out how the implementation of modified word map can affect students writing skill. This is a quasi-experimental research with one group pre-test post-test design. The instruments used in this study were writing test and interview. The validity of the two instruments were based on content and construct validity. The results showed that there was difference on students writing skill. Thus, the process of word map modification in teaching writing is effective in teaching writing especially in promoting the aspect of vocabulary. The implementation of modified word map affects students writing skill.
Keywords : Descriptive paragraph , word map, writing achievement.
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