THE EFFECT OF QUANTUM LEARNING ON STUDENTS’
ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
A THESIS
As the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan
AHMAD ARY ALKAUTSAR
Registration Number: 2111521001
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The greatest gratitude is expressed to Allah SWT, the Almighty and Most Beneficial for His Grace, Guidance, Praise, Honor, and Mercy that has been given to the writer so that he finally accomplishes his thesis entitled:“The Effect of Quantum Learning on Students’ Achievement in writing Descriptive text”.
In completing this thesis, the writer realized that he faced some problems and he had received the academic guidance, suggestions, and comments and got a lot of assistance and moral support from many people. Therefore, the writer would like to express hergratitude and special thanks to:
Prof. Dr.Syawal Gultom, M.Pd., the Rector of State University of Medan.
Dr. IsdaPramuniati, M.Hum., the Dean of Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan.
Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd.,the Head of English and Literature Department,Dra. Meisuri, M.A. the Secretary of English and Literature Department, andNora Ronita Dewi, S.S., S.Pd., M.Hum. the Head of English Departement Program, Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan.
Dra. Masitowarni Siregar M.Ed.hisThesis consultant, Prof.Dr.
Busmin Gurning, M.Pd,,his Academic Adviser and also Thesis Examiner, Drs. Lidiman Sahat Martua Sinaga, M.Hum.as hisThesis Examinerswho have given their precious time, guidance, suggestions, and comments.
His thankfulness is also directed to his seniors in students’s council of English and Literature Departement ( HMJ BSI UNIMED), Dedi Sanjaya, Azhar Azis Lubis, Budiyanto, Benny Ichsanda, Faisal
Hakim, M.Yusuf, Rahmad Hussein, Irwan, Ali, for their guidance, spirit, and motivation in the organization and campus daily life. He thanks you all so much.
All his best friend, Yudhi A.K, Hasbi, Rezeki Sofian, Hasannul,
Dessy, Irfan, Widya, Yuni, Rafika, Isma, Tyas and also His dear brothers and sistersin HMJ BSI UNIMED, thank you so much for every single smile, laugh, tear, help, struggle that we have passed and for sweet and happy memories we shared together.
All his classmates in Extension A 2011 who cannot be mentioned one by one that conquered the lectures and shared knowledge, ideas, and bitter-sweet of campus life together and have been cooperatively supporting the writer in completing this thesis.
His special girl, Febria Haryunianda, for special care, kindness, love and patience in accompanying the writer time by time.
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Medan, July 2015
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ABSTRACT
Alkautsar, Ahmad Ary. 2111521001. The Effect of Quantum Learning on Students’ Achievement in writing Descriptive Text. A thesis, English Departement, Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan 2015.
This study aims to find out wheter students’ achievement taught by using Quantum Learning is higher than taught Mind Mapping Method in writing Descriptive Text. The research was conducted by Experimental research using two groups; experimental using Quantum Learning and Control using Conventional method. The subject of this study were the students of SMAN 6 Medan class X-A and X-B consisted of 30 students for each class. The data was taken by using writing test. After analyzing the data, it was found that the value of t-obs was 5.44 with degree of freedom (df) 45 at the level of significance p (0.05) = 2,000. It means that t-obs is higher than t-table. It was found that students achievement in Descriptive Text taught by Quantum Learning is higher than Conventional Method. So, Hyphothesis stating that there is a significant effect of applying Quantum Learning on Students’ achievement in writing descriptive text. Is accepted.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... i
ABSTRACT ... iii
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. The Problem of the Study ... 4
C. The Objective of the Study ... 5
D. The Scope of the Study ... 5
E. The Significance of the Study ... 5
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE ... 6
A. Theoritical Framework ... 6
1. Students’ Achievemen... 6
2. Writing ... 7
a. Desrivtive Text ... 8
1). The Procedure of Writing Descriptive Text ... 10
2). The Grammatical Features of Descriptive Text ... 11
3. Model Of Teaching ... 13
4. Quantum Learning... 14
a. The Design Frame of Quantum Learning ... 18
B. Conceptual Framework ... 21
C. Hypothesis ... 22
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD ... 23
A. Research Design ... 23
B. Population and Sample ... 24
1. Population ... 24
2.Sample ... 24
C. The Instrument of Collecting Data ... 25
D. The Testing Of Writing ... 25
E. The Procedure of Treatment... 30
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2. Teaching Presentation ... 30
a. Teaching Presentation in Experimental Group... 30
b. Teaching Presentation in Control Group ... 33
3. Procedure of Post- Test ... 34
F. The Validity and Reliability of the Test ... 34
1.Validity of the Test... 34
2.Reliabilty of the Test ... 34
G. The Technique for Analyzing Data ... 35
H. The statistical Hypothesis ... 35
CHAPTER IV : DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS ... 36
A. The Data ... 36
B. Data Analysis ... 36
C. Reliability of the Writing Test ... 36
D. Testing Hyphothesis ... 38
E. Research Finding ... 39
F. Discussion ... 39
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 40
A. Conclusion ... 40
B. Suggestion ... 40
LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. The Background of The Study
Language is a terms to extend information. It is used to express feelings, thoughts,
purposes, and opinion in the spoken or in the written way. Through language we can
conduct knowledge, transmit messages from one person to another person and from one
generation to another. In sum, all human activities are conducted by use of language.
English is an international language. In Indonesia, English considered as first
foreign language and though formally from elementary school up to the university level.
It is realized that studying English is not easy for Indonesian students because the fact
that English and Indonesian language are very different in term of spelling, sound, and
pronouncation, vocabulary or lexical meaning and grammar. In learning the English
language, English contains four basic language skills: receptive skills, listening (
understanding spoken language) and reading ( understanding the written language) and
the productive skills, speaking and writing. In practice, learning the lessons taught
writing after speaking, listening and reading. But this does not state that learning writing
is not important. In fact, writing is a very important lesson learning that is why writing
is taught after the third important element is taught and writing also is the very difficult
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Fegerson and Nickerson ( 1992: 7) state that writing is a skill that is acquired
through study. Writting is one of english skills that should be taught integratedly, but it
is regarded as the most difficult language skill to learn for learners. It is often perceived
as the most difficult language skill since it requires a higher level of productive
language control than the other skill. In fact, the students are not capable to make a good
writting. The reason that they cannot make a good writing is caused by poor vocabulary,
difficulty in generating their idea, poor grammar, and so on.
After the writer’s doing his observation on preliminary observation in SMA
Negeri 6 Medan, there is using (Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan ) which still be
able implement that curriculum as a united for education in that school. I also have been
interviewed the English teacher about the ability of students in English subject that still
have many problem, especially in writing descriptive text. Students often failed in
writing because they faced some difficulties such as poor structure, technique, lack of
vocabulary, literature, and information. They did not give attention and enthusiasm on
writing specially writing descriptive text. They maight have some ideas on their mind,
but they did not know how to express themselves in writing. They had trouble to
presenting their ideas. They thought that it was very difficult to write descriptive text.
English Teacher states that there are many students cannot achieve 75 points as
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Tabel 1.1 Accumulated Score
Semester Score Students Percentage
1st Semester
applies traditional method, by which they fail to motivate the students. As a result, in
learning process, students have poor cognition, defecient concentration, and limited
knowledge in writing. Learning is affected by the total situation ( Aggarwal , 2001: 46).
It depends on a number of factors, external and internal factors. External factors
affecting learning are (1) goals, purposes (2) motivation (3) interest (4) attention (5)
drill or practice (6) bore or fatigue (7) aptitude(8) attitude (9) emotional factors (10)
speed, accuracy, and retention (11) age (12) learning activities. The relation with
learning, motivation has big factor towards students learning process. In concept
learning, motivation means the art of supporting the students to be supported to do
learning activities, so the pupose of learning process should design a good concept to
encourage students into a good writing.
Based on the situation, the writer thinks that it is important to find ways to
overcome the problem. One of the ways to solve the problem is by proposing a teaching
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Therefore, Quantum Learning is proposed to be one model, which might be able to
solve the writing problem.
Quantum Learning is an integrated model of teaching and learning that creates
passionate teachers, engaging classroom and meaningful content resulting in accelerated
student achievment. Quantum Leraning is about bringing joy to teaching and learning in
order to develop students’ interest and motivate them to write. It helps teachers to
present their content in a way that engages and energizes students.
(http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/accelerated/deporter3.htm).
It is an effective strategy for classroom management, focusing attention, and
motivating students to increase participation in learning. The situation will motivate the
students concentrate and make them easier to learn. The realaxed situation and good
motivation was engage the students to think the idea and present it into their writing. It
may stimulate students’ imagination and creation in learning espcially in writing
descriptive text. By knowing the problem faced by the students in learning writing
especially descriptive text, the writer think that teaching descriptive text by applying
Quantum Learning was be more effective to develoip their writing achievement.
B. The Problems of the Study
Based on the background of the study above, the problem of the study is
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“Is there any significant affect of applying Quantum Learning on students’ achievement
in writing descriptive text?”
C. The Objective of the Study
The objective of the study is how to find out significantly if there is any
significant affect of applying Quantum Learning on students’ achievement in writing
descriptive text.
D. The Scope of tha Study
The scope of the study is to apply a teaching model strategy namely Quantum
Learning in teaching writing descriptive text.
E. The Significances of the Study
Finding of this study are expexted to be useful for
1). The students to improve their writing, especially in writing descriptive text,
2). The teachers in applying a better way in teaching espcially teaching writing
descriptive text and
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
Having anaylzed the data, it was found that Quantum Learning significantly
affect the students’ ability in writing descriptive text, since t-obs > t-table (p=0.05)
df= 45 , or, 5.44 > 2.00 (p= 0.05) df= 45. The using of Quantum Learning in teaching
writing descriptive text in the classroom enables the students’ to write systematically
and guided to write the text of description, to gather all the information about the
subject, process the information they have in mind and develop it into good writing.
The students who were taught by using Quantum Learning have a higher
achievement than the students who were taught by using Lecturing Methods. In other
words, the Quantum Learning given significants effect to the students’ achievement in
writing descriptive text as they become more systematic in writing the text.
B. Suggestion
In line with the conclusion and the result of the study, some suggestion are staged
as the following:
1. In order to improve the students’ achievement in writing descriptive text,
teacher suggested to encourage the students by using Quantum Learning to
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2. It is suggested for the english teacher to use Quantum Learning as alternative
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