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USE OF AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA AND TECHNICAL WRITING FEATURE
Enriching Quality and Providing Affordable Education through New Academia | 142 On this basis, it should be presented a method and media were able to improve students' writing. Media representative and creative teaching methods considered to eliminate the boredom towards learning to write essays. The use of instructional methods and media are expected to improve student learning in the learning process, which in turn will enhance learning outcomes.
The author tries to apply the techniques feature writing (typical news) that was developed especially Daniel R. Williamson as techniques in essay writing. The method combined audio-visual media assistance, so that teaching and learning more interesting for students and teachers. This feature writing techniques were chosen to facilitate students in developing ideas. One way to write a feature is developed one side of the news article (news).
Modification of the author is, strengthening the element of opinion, the addition of references to some of the ideas and elements of human interest adjustment, removal of language characteristics of news, so the form of writing that originally shaped feature (news) will turn into an essay (views).
Problem Formulation
The problem is formulated in this study are; (1) How the ability of high school students write essays Tualang before using the Williamson-aided engineering feature audio-visual media in the experimental class?, (2) How essay writing skills of students of SMAN 3 Tualang after using the technique of Williamson assisted feature audio-visual media in the experimental class?, (3) Are there differences in the ability to write an essay using the Williamson-aided techniques feature audio-visual media Among the students in the control class and experimental class?
Theoretical Review Feature
Williamson (1975, p. 191) defines a feature as creative writing is primarily designed to impart information while entertaining about an event, situation, or aspects of one's life.
Featured is a typical essay or a story which is based on facts and data obtained through the process of journalism.
Feature is not a narrative or a report on the facts straight or straightforward as seen in the news directly (Sumadiria 2008 p. 150). Feature creative use informal language, in contrast to news using straightforward language and formal. Feature rests on literary journalism about a situation, circumstance, or aspects of life, with the aim to inform and entertain audiences and mass media (Sumadiria 2008 p. 152).
According to Wolseley and Campbell (Assegaff, 1983 p. 56, Sumadiria 2008 p. 161) there are six types of features, (1) feature Interests Insani (Human Interest), (2) feature history (hystorical feature), (3) feature biography or about the history of a person's life (biogrfical feature), (4) feature travel (travelogue feature), (5) feature that teach the skills or practical tips (how to do feature), and (6) feature science (scientific feature). The study only focused on human interest feature types (human). Feature of this type for the purpose of churning feelings, moods and even weeps audiences. The most effective human interest touches the emotions, intuition and psychology anonymous reader and heterogeneous (Sumadiria 2009 hlm.161).
William C. Gaines (2007, p. 158) asserts feature further facilitates the author in writing. As free to use any means to create leads, including leads anecdotes. The tone is very narrative writing as in the story, and there may also be a light of the author's opinion, which is not found in the immediate news. The main characteristic feature according Sumadiria (2008, p. 150) is no compilation of scenes, dialogue, the third person, and always record the detail. While the essential elements of a feature story is: Scene, Viewpoint, Plot, Character, Style, ambiance and events location.
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Writing feature is divided into several stages, such as: choosing a topic, write a title, intro writing, writing content and writing cover (Williamson, 1975: 195; Sumadiria 2008: . 194).
a. Choosing a topic
How to choose a topic could be based; being up to date news, media deployment location, vision and philosophy of media, rules and basic ethics of journalism,
b. Writing Title
The title of a feature should have the character; provocative, solid-short, relevant, functional, informa, representative, specific, and refers to ethics and standard language c. Writing Intro
Some directives in writing the intro is; (1) Write a concise, (2) Write a short paragraph (no more than 4 lines), (3) Use active words. Some intro which can be selected among others; Summary intro, intro storytelling, descriptive intro, intro quote, Intro question, pointing directly intro, teasing intro, intro unique, combined intro, intro contrast, dialogue intro, intro intro screaming and statistics.
d. Writing Content e. Writing cover
Some techniques cover feature article is; Summary cover, cover stinger, closing climax, hanging cover and cover a call to action
Essay
Moeliono et al (1988, p. 236) defines the essay as a prose essay that discusses the problem on the face of the author's personal viewpoint. Within these limits it appears that the main characteristic of the essay is a discussion of the subjective nature or focused on the author's personal views. Subjekteifitas related essays, Aoh K. Hadimaja (Afra 2011 p 195) confirms that an essay is between fact and opinion shifts. The essay is the work that angle of view of the author's personal subjective and not scientific paper ith full of footnotes and citations sprinkles theory. (Afra, 2011, p. 195). The essay contains thoughts combined with experience, observation, anecdotal, and the struggle batain author on the subject being written. In Britanika encyclopedia, essay is a prose essay, which memasalah a problem easily and at first glance, to be exact question that stimulates the liver perosalan author.
Research Methodology
This research was conducted in SMAN 3 Tualang, Siak District, Riau Province. The study population was all students of class XI SMAN 3 Tualang. To specify which classes to be sampled then made the process simple random sampling. The number of samples is obtained precisely 35 students of class XI-1 as a sample in this study.
Sugiono (2014, p. 118) says the research method is the means used by researchers to collect data research. Thus, the research method is a way to reach the truth by collecting and analyzing the data needed to achieve the goal.
Based on the objectives and the problems examined, the study included experimental research approaches One Group Pre-Test Post-Test Design. The study design was conducted on one group, namely the experimental group with no comparison group. The procedure in this experimental study begins by providing an early test for the ability of beginning students, then the students were treated (treatment) by applying the techniques Williamson feature and audio-visual media assisted. In this study, the ability to write an essay text can be seen from the final results of the tests students in writing an essay text in accordance with the structure of the essay text votes.
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The ability to write an essay text students by applying techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media are given to students of class XI SMAN 3 Tualang positive effect.
Based on calculations that have been done, it can be seen that the average value of a text written essays before applying the techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media (pre-test) lower than the average value after applying techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media (post- test). This is evidenced from the following details.
a. Results of research capabilities essay writing text before implementation techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media (Pre-test).
Score 2210 with an average value of 63.14. The graph shows the score of the ability to write text of the report on the observation without getting treatment, can be seen below.
Graph 1 Values Essay Writing Text Before Treatment (Pre-Test)
From the graph 4.1 above shows that students who received a score of 50 totaling 3, which scored 55 amounted to 4, which scored 60 amounted to 9, which scored 65 of 10 people, who scored 70 of 5 people, who earn 75 value amounted to 4 people, so the overall number of students 35 people. Moreover, the above data can be categorized into three categories: good, sufficient and less. The provisions in the categorization of these data as follows.
Table 1
Identification Tendency Results Before Getting Treatment (Pre-Test)
Range F. Absolute F. Relatively Category
85 - 100 0 0 Excellent
70 - 84 9 25,7% Good
55 - 69 23 65,7% Fair
40 - 54 3 8,6% Less
0 - 39 0 0 Very Less
35 100%
According to the table above, it can be seen that the ability to write an essay text without getting treatment that feature williamson techniques fall into three categories, namely both categories were 9 people, or 25.7%, category quite as many as 23 people or 65.7%, and the category less as many as 3 people or 8.6%. Normality test results of pre-test, namely Lhitung <Ltabel (0.14 <0.15).
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Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media (Post-test)
Post-test scores in 2675 with an average value of 76.42. Graphic showing the ability scores essay writing text by using treatment techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media depicted in the chart below.
Graph 2 Values Essay Writing Text After Getting Treatment (Post-Test)
From the figure above shows that students who received a score of 60 numbered 2, which scored 65 amounted to 4, which scored 70 amounted to 6, which scored 75 amounted to 7, which scored 80 amounted to 6, which scored 85 amounted to 6 people, and which scored 90 amounted to 4 people.
Table 2 Identification tendency Post-Test Results
Range F. Absolute F. Relatively Category
85 - 100 10 28,6 Excellent
70 - 84 19 54,3 Good
55 - 69 6 17,1 Fair
40 - 54 0 0 Less
0 - 39 0 0 Very Less
35 100
The division of the category after getting treatment Williamson aided engineering feature audio-visual media, namely the category excellent as many as 10 people or 28.6%, both categories as many as 19 people or 54.3%, and the category of pretty much as 6 people or 17.1% , Can be seen also from normality test post-test results, namely Lhitung <Ltabel (0.12
<0.15).
c. The effect of applying the techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media on the ability to write an essay text.
From the homogeneity test also proved that this sample came from popoulasi homogeneous. Value homogeneity that is, Fhitung <Ftabel namely 1.21 <2.30. Further to note, then consulted with t table at significant level of 5% with df = n-1 = 35-1 = 34. Because the table df = 34 is not visible, then df df taken is approaching 34 is 35. From df = 35 gained 5%
significance level of 2.03. Based on the calculations have been done, it can be seen that to>
ttabel ie 7.06> 2.03. Thus the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. Proving that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) accepted that the application of techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media shows that an increase in the
Enriching Quality and Providing Affordable Education through New Academia | 146 average value of 76.42 students bring a positive influence in enhancing the ability to write text essays by students of class XI SMAN 3 Tualang learning year in 2015/2016.
It can be shown that the ability to write text feature essays by applying the techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media very effectively involve active students. The ability to write text-aided techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media is the ability to pour knowledge in the form of the pen against a phenomenon in accordance with the structure of the essay text.
Based on the research results techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media have a significant influence the ability to write an essay text. This is evident from the increasing motivation of learners to learn, encourage them to be more active ability to write an essay text. In addition, students should be able to rise rapidly and obtain the information through other sources of information relating to text data essays.
Strictly speaking by applying the techniques of assisted Williamson feature audio-visual media students are more motivated to create a form of essay writing after making the interpretation of the information and confirm to the competent authorities.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Based on the analysis of data obtained from the research that has been done, the ability to write an essay text class XI student of SMAN 3 Tualang learning year 2015/2016 before the application of techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media in the category fair. This is seen in the average value of 63.14. While the ability to write text essays by students of class XI SMAN 3 Tualang 2015/2016 learning year after the adoption of techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media are in good category. This is seen in the average value of 76.42. It shows that there is significant influence techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media on the ability to write an essay text class XI student of SMAN 3 Tualang Learning Years 2015-2016. This is evident from the testing of hypotheses, namely thitung> ttabel (7.06> 2.03) has been proved that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted.
The author suggested to Indonesian educators to implement techniques Williamson feature aided by audio-visual media, not just for learning to write essays, but the types of texts other genres. The study only focused on assessing the effectiveness of learning based on student learning outcomes in teaching essay writing text, while the measurement aspects of motivation and others are still ignored. It is still an opportunity for other researchers to research it.
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