THE EFFECT OF TEAM WORD-WEBBING ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT.

THE EFFECT OF TEAM WORD-

WEBBING ON STUDENTS’

ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

A THESIS

Submitted to the English Department Faculty of Language and Arts UNIMED in partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of

Sarjana Pendidikan

By:

RISQA INDINA

Registration Number. 2101121035

ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS

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ABSTRACT

Indina, Risqa. NIM: 2101121035. The Effect of Team Word-Webbing on Students’ Achievement in Writing Narrative Text. A Thesis. Faculty of Languages and Arts (FBS), State University of Medan (UNIMED), 2014.

This study aims at discovering the effect of using Team Word-Webbing on

students’ achievement in writing narrative text. It was conducted by using experimental research design. The population of this research was the eight (VIII) grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Stabat. The samples of the research were two classes which consisted of experimental and control group which were chosen by using random sampling technique. Twenty four students were taken as the samples in each class. The experimental group was taught by using Team Word-Webbing, while the control group was taught by using Lecturing Method. The instrument used to collect the data was by asking the students to write a narrative text. After analyzing the data, it was found that the value of t-observed was 3,189 with the degree of freedom (df)=46 at the level of significance p(0,05) = 1.678. It means that t-observed was higher than t-table (3,189 > 1.678). The result of this study showed that teaching by using Team Word-Webbing was higher than that by using Lecturing Method.

ii English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan.

This thesis could have been completed because of the help, support, advice, guidance, comments and suggestions from several people for which the writer would like to extend her sincere and special thanks to:

 Prof. Dr. Ibnu Hajar Damanik, M.Si, as the Rector of State University of Medan.

 Dr. Isda Pramuniati, M,Hum, as the Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan.

 Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd, as the Head of English and Literature Department and as her Reviewer.

 Dra. Masitowarni Siregar, M.Ed, as the Head of Education Program of English Department.

 Prof. Dr. Busmin Gurning, M.Pd and Indra Hartoyo, S.Pd., M.Hum, as her Thesis Consultants.

 Dra. Meisuri, M.A, as her Academic Advisor and as her Reviewer.

 Dr. Rahmah, M.Hum and Drs. Johan Sinulingga, M.Pd, as her Reviewers

 Gito, S.Pd., M.Pd, as the Headmaster of SMP Negeri 1 Stabat, the English teacher, Sir Juliansyah and students of class VIII-A and VIII-B.  Asrul Erwin SE. and Arjul Husna S.Pd, her beloved parents, for their

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 Her classmates DIK Regular A 2010, her class monitor Muhammad Yusuf and all the members of class Dik Regular B and C, Ext A, B and C

2010, for their motivation and support.

 Her beloved best friends ever (Halimatun Husna Rambe, Liza Insyirah, Angrayni Dian Novia, and Anisa), the most reliable friend one she could

have. They are there for her in so many ways.

 Her friends Nicky Miyarna Putri, Jamalia, Febry Tiffany, Desi Ratna, and Sri Wahyuni, for their love, help, motivation, support and advices.

Medan, September 2014

The Writer,

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of the Study ... B. The Problem of the Study ... C. The Objective of the Study ... D. The Scope of the Study ... E. The Significance of the Study ...

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE

A. Theoretical Framework ... 1. Students’ Achievement in Writing Narrative Text ... 2. Writing ... a. The Writing Process ... 1. Pre-writing ... 2. Outlining (Planning) ... 3. Writing and Revising Drafts ... b. The Purposes of Writing ... 4. The Assessment of Writing Narrative ... 5. The Concept of Team Word Webbing ... a. Team Word Webbing as Technique ... b. The Advantages of Team Word-Webbing ... c. The Disadvantages of Team Word-Webbing ... d. Teaching Narrative Writing Using Team

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. The Research Design ... B. The Population and the Sample ... C. The Instrument for Collecting Data ... D. The Procedure of Collecting Data ... a. Pre-test ...

CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

A. Data ... CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1 Students’ Scores of Writing Competence Tests ... 2

Table 2.1 The Example of Narrative Text and The Analysis ... 16

Table 2.2 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Both Technique ... 30

Table 3.1 Research Design ... 32

Table 3.2 Experimental Group Activity ... 37

Table 3.3 Control Group Activity ... 39

Table 3.4 Scoring The Test for Narrative Text ... 40

Table 4.1 The score of pre test and post test by students in experimental group... 44

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 The example of word-webbing... 20

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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: The Calculation of t-test for Experimental Class... 52

APPENDIX B: The Calculation of t-test for Control Class... 53

APPENDIX C: The Calculation of the t-table and t-observed... 54

APPENDIX D: T-table Distribution... 56

APPENDIX E: The Statiscal Analysis for Reliability Cofficient ... 57

APPENDIX F: Lesson Plan in Experimental Class... 59

APPENDIX G: Lesson Plan in Control Class... 76

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.Background of The Study

English nowadays is an important thing which is needed by many people

in the world. Because of that, many countries included Indonesia put English as a

foreign language in their curriculum. The function of English in modern world is

not only a language for communication and interaction but also a language for

science and technology. Mastering English is a must for the students, therefore

without understanding English, they will not be able to improve their knowledge,

skills and their communication with other people who come from different

countries.

Students have to be able to understand the four language skills in English.

It is expected that the students will be able to use English both in oral and written

communication that can be useful for their further studies. According to

Competence based Curriculum, writing is one of four skills that should be

mastered by the students.

Harmer (2001: 255) states writing text has a number of conventions which

is separate it out from speaking. Both speaking and writing are used as the form of

communications, but they are different. Writing is a skill which exposes facts and

ideas by presenting, explaining or interpreting them in some clear, effective and

organized way. Writing plays a vital role not only in conveying information, but

also in transforming knowledge to create a new one. In writing, the writers inform

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history and idea easily. However, knowledge and experience are significantly

needed. Without having a good knowledge in writing, the writers will not be able

to convey their ideas to the readers. Muschla (2011: 1) points out that good

writing begins with an interesting idea. Without an interesting idea, writing will

result in a weak piece. There are several types of writing such as narrative,

procedure, descriptive, recount, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory

exposition, report, discussion, review, news item, anecdote, spoof. However, this

thesis will focus on the narrative writing only.

Based on the observation and preliminary research of Grade VIII-A of

SMP Negeri 1 Stabat and after interviewing the English teacher, from 42 students

it was found that there are 17 students who did not pass the minimum standard

competence (KKM) of writing competence tests in the first semester and 20

students in the second semester. The score of minimum standard competence is

70. Here are the recapitulations of students’ scores from the examination of both

semester;

Table 1.1.

Students’ Scores of Writing Competence Tests in Two Semesters 2013-2014

Semester Score Students Percentage Mean

1st Semester 2013/2014 < 70 17 Students 40.4 % 51.9

≥ 70 25 Students 59.5 %

2nd Semester 2013/2014 < 70 20 Students 52.3 % 50.9

≥ 70 22 Students 47.6 %

Source: Students’ accumulated score of Grade VIII A students at SMP Negeri 1 Stabat academic year 2013/2014

Based on the data during interviewing the English teacher at SMP Negeri 1

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students do not know how to compose texts independently. They tend to write as

much as they can and the sentences do not seem relevant together into the topic

provided. Then, the students did not understand how to identify the generic

structures and the linguistic features of a text and how to write it. The students are

lack of vocabularies, and still have low knowledge in grammar and text genres. It

makes them difficult to express their ideas and thoughts in text form. According to

Harmer (2004), many students fail in writing because the anxieties they have

about their handwriting and they have nothing to say.

In addition, from the data that writer got, the teaching method that

sometimes used by the teacher to teaches English is lecturing method. During the

teaching learning process the students just sit and listen to the teacher without

participate actively. Sajjad (2008) in his study found that lecturing method is still

a backbone widely used in teaching and training at higher level of education. It

means that lecturing method is a method that often used for higher education.

To solve these problems, there are a lot of alternative techniques and

methods in teaching and learning process that can motivate the students and the

teacher to get English teaching effectively besides applying a conventional

method. One of those techniques is the team word-webbing.

The team word-webbing as cooperative learning has defined as a small

group of learners working together as a team to solve a problem, complete a task,

or accomplish a common goal. (Risco: 2007). The students can create a good team

and build a new information together in the learning process. A study conducted

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performance and grammatical rules is polished because of the peer criticism

practiced during working cooperatively in a group. Kagan et al (2009) explain

that team word-webbing is aimed at making the students have a chance to write

well with the guiding of their teacher and work in a small group. Moreover, the

team word-webbing can motivate the students to write and to stimulate their ideas

and also they can build the connections and establish the associations between the

students experience and the new information that can make the students write a

narrative text well.

Therefore, the writer would like to use an alternative technique by

choosing “Team Word-Webbing” to improve students’ achievement in writing

especially narrative.

B.The Problem of The Study

Based on the background of the study, the research problem of this study

is formulated as the following:

Is the students’ achievement taught by using Team Word-Webbing

higher than that taught by using Lecturing Method in writing narrative text?

C.The Objective of The Study

This study was intended to find out whether students’ achievement taught

by using Team Word-Webbing Technique is higher than the students’

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D.The Scope of The Study

The scope of the study was limited only to the effect of Team

Word-Webbing on students’ achievement in writing narrative texts. The consideration to

limit the study is the fact that there are four skills of learning English that should

be achieve by the students after finishing their study in Junior High School,

especially in applying their knowledge in writing narrative texts well. The object

of the study is limited on the junior high school students grade VIII.

E.The Significance of The Study

Theoritically, the research findings in this study were expected for:

1) Enrich the horizon of language learning.

2) Became references for further studies.

Practically, the research findings were expected for:

1) The readers especially students, so that they can produce a good narrative

text through Team Word-Webbing.

2) It can improve students’ writing ability especially in writing narrative texts.

3) This study also expected to encourage the students to develop their writing

achievement, especially in writing narrative text through Team

Word-Webbing Technique.

4) It was expected to be a solution for English teachers in teaching narrative

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CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A.

Conclusion

The use of Team Word-Webbing technique in teaching writing especially

narrative text was effective in increasing students’ writing achievement of eight

grade students of SMPN 1 Stabat. Based on the result of the research, teaching

writing by Team Word-Webbing was higher than teaching by Lecturing Method.

The mean score of the experimental group was higher than control group

(26.45 > 21.79). It was also proved by the result of t-test. The result of the t-test

calculation also showed that t-observed value (3.819) was higher than t-table

value (2.013) with α = 0.05 and df = 46. It means that Ha was accepted and Ho

was rejected.

B.Suggestion

In relation to the conclusion above, the writer points out some suggestions

as the followings:

1. It is suggested to the English Teacher to use Team Word-Webbing in

improving students’ writing achievement. By using the group discussion in

the class, teacher can act as a guide to facilitate each group of students.

2. It is suggested to the students to be active and can build the positive

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3. It is suggested to the readers to know the importance of using team

word-webbing in improving the writing achievement.

4. It is suggested to other researchers who intend to use Team Word-Webbing

in teaching learning process to do research by using another technique and

try to find another effective media, so it will enrich the research to improve

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