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IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ COMPETENCE IN WRITING
RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH CHAIN STORY GAME
A Thesis
Submitted to the English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for S.Pd Degree
By:
ENUN TRI RETNO SARI
0801050149
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Praise is to Allah SWT, the most graceful and merciful, the giver of divine
direction and guidance, who gives inspiration and guidance, so that the writer
could accomplish the thesis as a partial fulfillment of the requirements of S. Pd
degree:
The writer is greatly grateful to:
1. Dra. Hj. Titi Wahyukti, M. Pd and Rina Agustina S.S MApplLing TESOL as
my supervisors who have guided the writer to make correction of the thesis
manuscript.
2. Drs. Joko Purwanto, M.Si, the Dean of Teaching Training and Education
Faculty for giving permission to do the research.
3. Endang Kusrini S.Pd, M. Hum, the Head of the English Department who gave
the opportunity, agreement, guidance to carry out this thesis.
4. All of the lecturers of the English Department of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty who have given support, suggestion and help.
5. Hj. Siti Haryati, S.Pd, the Headmaster of SMP PGRI 1 Sempor, who has given
permission to the writer to conduct the Classroom Action Research.
6. Sujar, S.Pd, the collaborative teacher who has helped the writer in collecting
the data in this thesis.
7. The writer’s parents who have supported and given their love and some
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8. The students of VIIIG Grade of SMP PGRI 1 Sempor who helped the writer in
collecting the data.
Finally, the writer thanks for all people who have given support and
suggestion in completing this thesis.
The writer hopes that this work can give valuable contributions to all
readers particularly those who are interested in teaching and learning English.
Purwokerto, July 2012
ABSTRACT
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ COMPETENCE IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH CHAIN STORY GAME
By:
ENUN TRI RETNO SARI 0801050149
This Classroom Action Research aimed at improving students’ competence in writing recount text through chain story game. The research was conducted at one of the Junior High Schools in Sempor, Kebumen with 27 students of class VIIIG as the subject of the research. It was done for five months (January - May 2012).
The researcher used Classroom Action Research (CAR) as the method of the research. To do this research, the researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher. The CAR was done based on the Kemmis and McTaggart’s design. The researcher took two cycles with two actions in each cycle.
The data were collected through observation, writing test, questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The researcher employed qualitative and quantitative data as technique for analyzing data. The qualitative data were analyzed based on the students’ and teacher’s interview result, while the quantitative data were analyzed based on students’ writing result, students’ observation result, and questionnaire.
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G.Basic Assumption ... 26
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 28
A.Method of the Research ... 28
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION ... 47
A.Result of the Research ... 47
1. The Implementation of Cycle 1 ... 47
2. The Implementation of Cycle 2 ... 54
3. Results of the Instruments ... 60
4. Triangulation Data ... 69
5. Results of Inter-Rater Reliability ... 72
B.Discussion ... 73
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION ... 78
A.Conclusion ... 78
C.Limitation of the Research ... 80
D.Future Direction ... 80
REFERENCES
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 3.1 Time Table of the Research ... 29
Table 3.2 Writing Evaluation Criteria Using Scale ... 37
Table 3.3 Model of Writing Evaluation Criteria Using Score ... 38
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Research Design of Kemmis and Mc.Taggart ... 30
Figure 2 Technique for Analyzing Data ... 41
Figure 3 Observation Result of Students’ Activities in Cycle 1 ... 49
Figure 4 Observation Result of Students’ Activities in Cycle 2 ... 56
Figure 5 Mean of Students’ Writing Test ... 60
Figure 6 Improvement of Students’ Writing Competence ... 61
Figure 7 Improvement of Students’ Activities in Cycle ... 64
Figure 8 Results of Questionnaire ... 65
Figure 9 Triangulation Data ... 67
Figure 10 Writing Scoring System ... 69
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A:
Lesson Plan
Appendix B:
Result of Pre Test
Result of Post Test 1
Result of Post Test 2
Appendix C:
Observation Result of the Students’ Activities in Action 1 Cycle 1
Observation Result of the Students’ Activities in Action 2 Cycle 1
Observation Result of the Students’ Activities in Action 1 Cycle 2
Observation Result of the Students’ Activities in Action 2 Cycle 2
Observation Result of Teacher’s Activities in Action 1 Cycle 1
Observation Result of Teacher’s Activities in Action 2 Cycle 1
Observation Result of Teacher’s Activities in Action 1 Cycle 2
Observation Result of Teacher’s Activities in Action 2 Cycle 2
Appendix D:
Result of the Students’ Questionnaire
Appendix E:
The Result of Students’ Interview
The Result of Teacher’s Interview
Appendix F:
