IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS ON EXPLANATION TEXT USING THE ROUNDTABLE TECHNIQUE (An Action Research at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganom Klaten in the Academic Year 2022/2023)

Sri Handayani, 2181100002 (2023) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS ON EXPLANATION TEXT USING THE ROUNDTABLE TECHNIQUE (An Action Research at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganom Klaten in the Academic Year 2022/2023). Masters thesis, Universitas Widya Dharma.

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Sri Handayani, NIM 2181100002. IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS ON EXPLANATION TEXT USING THE ROUNDTABLE TECHNIQUE (An Action Research at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganom Klaten in the Academic Year 2022/2023). Thesis. Magister of Language Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty Widya Dharma Klaten University, 2023. The research has purposes: 1) to find out whether the use of the Roundtable Technique improves the students’ writing skills on Explanation Text in class XI MIPA 7 of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganom, Klaten; (2) To describe the class climate when the Roundtable Technique is applied in teaching writing Explanation Text in class. The strategy of the research: The researcher conducted Classroom Action Research (CAR) as the method of this study. The object of the research was the implementation of the Roundtable Technique to improve the student’s writing skills in Explanation Text. The number of students was 36 students. There were two cycles (4 meetings) during the research; they were cycle 1 (2 meetings), and cycle 2 (2 meetings). The technique of collecting data using tests and non-tests. The researcher used a written test and observation checklist to collect data. A written test was used to measure the student's skill in writing an Explanation Text after giving actions. The technique of analyzing applied Barnes theory which consists of qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The qualitative data were analyzed using the Burn model, which consists of observation and a checklist, meanwhile, the quantitative data were analyzed using the Barnes theory, which consists of written tests and diagrams. Based on the data analysis, the result of the test showed that the average student score in the cycle 1 test was 69,83. In cycle II, students got a scoring average of 75.50, which meant excellent. The teaching and learning process is successful. From the result of the study, it can be shown that the using of the Roundtable Technique was effective and very useful. It can be looked at the improvement of students’ test results during cycle I, and cycle II. The conclusion of the research could be as follows: 1) The use of the Roundtable Technique could improve the student's writing skills in Explanation Text. 2) The Use of the Roundtable Technique could increase the student's class climate in writing Explanation Text. Keywords: Action Research, Roundtable Technique, Explanation Text.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Program Pasca Sarjana > Pendidikan Bahasa
Depositing User:	Unwidha Perpustakaan Unwidha
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2023 01:41
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2023 01:41
URI:	http://repository.unwidha.com:880/id/eprint/3645

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