THE EFFECT OF APPLYING WEB-BASED LEARNING ON THE
STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT
A THESIS
Submitted to Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan
By:
RAHMAD HUSEIN NASUTION
Registration Number 2101121034
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
ABSTRACT
Nasution, Rahmad Husein. THE EFFECT OF APPLIYING WEB-BASED LEARNING ON THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT . A Thesis. Faculty of Languages and Arts (FBS), Unimed (State University of Medan), 2014.
This study aims to discover the effect of applying web-based learning on the students’ achievement in writing procedure text. It was conducted by using experimental research design. The population of this research was the ten (X) grade students of SMA Negeri 10 Medan. The samples of the research were two classes divided into two groups, experimental and control group which were chosen by using random sampling technique. Twenty students were taken as the samples. The experimental group was taught by using Web-Based Learning Method, while the control group was taught by using Lecture Method. The instrument for collecting the data was a writing test. Inter-rate reliability formula was applied to obtain the reliability of the test. Based on the calculation, it shows that the reliability of the test was 0,66 categorized as high reliability. Then, after analyzing the data, it was found that the value of to was 3.909 with the degree of freedom (df)=38 at the level of significance p(0,05) = 2,024. It means that to is higher than tt (3,909 > 2,024). The result of this study shows that Web-Based Learning Method has a significant effect on students’ achievement in writing procedure text.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, the writer would like to thank to Allah SWT, for the blessing that he finally completed this thesis. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan at English Department of Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan (UNIMED).
The writer got assistances and supported during completing his thesis. The writer would like to express his deepest gratitude and appreciation to:
Prof. Dr. Ibnu Hajar Damanik, M.Si., the Rector of State University of
Medan
Dr. Isda Pramuniati,M.Hum., the Dean of Faculty of Languages and
Arts.
Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd., the Head of English and Literature
Department
Rika, S.Pd., M.Hum., the Secretary of English and Literature Department
Dra. Masitowarni Siregar, M. Ed., the Head of English Education.
Prof. Dr. Busmin Gurning, M. Pd, the great thesis supervisor who has
contributed his time, knowledge and suggestions to help the writer on supervising in writing this thesis.
Drs. Johan Sinulingga, M. Pd, his academic advisor and for the guidance
in writing this thesis.
Prof. Amrin Saragih, M. A., Ph. D., the examiners who have contributed
on giving some of feedback in the writer’s thesis.
All the lectures who have given very valuable knowledge through the
academic years.
His beloved parents, Alm. Syamsul Fahmi Nasution and Masbulan Lubis S.Pd, and also his beloved sisters, Tanwira Lestari Nasution, S.Pd, Hafni Syarah Nasution, S.Sos, and Desi Silvia Riska Nasution. His girlfriend, Hasvara Dhiba Inanta Lubis, someone special in his life,
because she always support and give her pure love on him
Drs. H. Sufrizal Tanjung, M.Si., the headmaster of SMA Negeri 10
Medan, who had given the change to the writer for collecting the datas for his research , and all the teachers and staffs who help him to collect the datas during the research..
Deli Rosa, S. Pd, his mentor from SMA Negeri 10 Medan for the support
to the writer in doing this research.
His lovely Friends in HMJ BSI and his classmates, Dik C Regular 10 whose names cannot be mentioned one by one.
Mam Eis and Mr. Pantas for their help to completing the administration.
It is realized that this thesis is far from perfect. Therefore, comments, critics, suggestions, and advises are expected from the readers.
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a. Assessment of Writing Procedure Text ... 11
3. Web-Based Learning ... 12
a. The Web Offers the Language Teacher and Students ... 12
b. Web-Based Learning to Teach the Writing Skill ... 14
c. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Web-Based 21 4. Lecture Method ... 23
a. The Steps and Concept of Applying Lecture Method in Class……… 24
b. The Advantages of Lecture Method of teaching ... 25
c. The Disadvantages of Lecture Method ... 25
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CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION... 42
A. Conclusion ... 42
B. Suggestions ... 42
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1 Students’ Scores of Writing Competence Test in Two Semesters . 2
Table 2.1 The Scenario of Teaching Writing Procedure in Classroom ... 20
Table 2.2 The Advantages and Disadvantage of Web-Based And Lecture Method ... 27
Table 3.1 Research Design ... 29
Table 4.1 The Result Score of Experimental Class ... 36
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 The Data of Experiment Class... 44
APPENDIX 2 The Data of Control Class ... 45
APPENDIX 3 The Calculation of T-Test ... 46
APPENDIX 4 The Calculating of the T-table and t-Observed ... 48
APPENDIX 5 The Statistical Analysis ... 50
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Language is a means of communication. Language stands at the centre of
human affair to the most prosaic to the most profound. In the relation to this,
Clark and Clark (1997:7), “say that language is fundamental and instrument of
communication.”
English is one of the International languages that is used by many people in
the world and in many areas of everyday life. English is the easiest way to
communicate about many aspect in human life such as technology, economy,
social and politics. Based on Standard Competence stated in Peraturan Pemerintah
No. 22 Tahun 2006, the goal of English teaching and learning in Indonesia is to
develop students’ discourse competence. It concerns with producing both oral and
written texts conveying in four integrated skills consisting of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing.
The writer is focusing on writing because writing is one of the four language
skills that have a very important role in learning. Writing skill is more complex
and difficult, requiring the mastery not only the grammatical and theoretically
devices but also the conceptual and judgment. Through writing, everybody is not
only able to express feeling and ideas, but also to communicate with others and
have remembering facts and ideas. People need to learn English writing because it
is a process of transforming thoughts and ideas into written form. Unfortunately,
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copy paste text from internet when the teacher ask them to find out some text or
make some text, the similarity almost 30 – 40%. It also happened when the
teacher asked them to find out some text, the students bring the same text and
from the same resources and just copy paste. From social media using, most of the
students have facebook, twitter, or another social media and posting everything on
that social media. Based on that case, their mean or score are still under the
Minimum Criteria Mastery (KKM) applied by school, The KKM applied is 75.
Table 1.1 Students’ Scores of Writing Competence Tests in Two Semesters
2012-2013
Class X1
Semester Score Students Percentage Mean
1st Semester 2012/2013
The condition of the students’ achievement, student have influenced by many
factors. It can be the solution of method used. It can be also the use of wrong
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Class X3
Semester Score Students Percentage Mean
1st Semester 2012/2013 < 70 27 Students 72.2 % 53.2 ≥ 70 12 Students 27.8 %
2nd Semester 2012/2013 < 70 29 Students 67.4 % 56.6
≥ 70 14 Students 32.5 %
In addition, the data that I got, I also interviewed the teacher asks difficulties
and their methods of teaching English especially writing. The result is that in fact
teachers are still using the conventional methodE where teachers explaining all
the material on the board, and all students will take a note. Then all the students
will write a summary without any interaction between teacher and students. The
response of the students is passive where they just follow what is instructed by the
teacher. This all makes the student just relied on what teacher was taught and so
the impact is when they found some of the questions that looks different so they
could not answer that questions.
Hauhey states as quoted by Isjoni (2008: 10), “that Web Enhanced Course is
the using of internet in educational field to support increasing learning process
quality.” Soekartawi (2007:126), “also states that web presentation for learning
process should makes as interesting as possible because learning quality by using
e-learning is depend on the Web ability to support learning process.”
“Online Learning is an open distributed learning environmental that uses
pedagogical tools, enabled by internet and web-based technologies, to facilitate
learning and knowledge building through meaningful action and interaction”,
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By using Web-Based learning there are two major benefits, the first one is the
students are given multiple opportunities to interact with authentic, meaningful,
and challenging material, the result is better learning. Second, student’s
motivation is enhanced with the use of authentic materials relevant to their goals
because this technique provide the webs that students need to learns and make
them be more discipline.
There are many ways to make teaching writing more effective and interesting,
but in this research, the writer proposes one of ways to make teaching more
effective and interesting. The way is applying Web-Based learning on the
students’ procedure writing achievement. Students’ ability to use computer
especially internet based which is easily and access some example of texts or
videos, and can be used to inprove students ability in writing procedure text. By
using Web-Based application the students employing internet service to help them
understanding about procedure lesson material which beginning by using email
service from www.yahoo.com, www.gmail.com, etc. After the students access
that web, then the teacher gives them the material which related to text that is a
text that tells the readers about instructions on steps that must be done so that a
job can be done well and packaged in a text called procedure Pardiyono(2007). by
accessing www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing. After that, the teacher just need
explain the material and the examples which provided with easier and various
ways.
Next, the teacher asks the students to access another website, like
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things, and the others. That are as the sources for the students to write down the
procedure text. When they finished their text, they can access
www.grammaronline.com to knowing is their text correct or not, because that
website provide the application which can check the grammatical error in sentence
or text also. If everything has been finished, the teacher and the students can
checking again the student’s work together by using OHP, so the general error of
writing procedure text can be solve together, and the students supposed to not
repeating the same mistaken. The main point to using this Web-Based to helping
the students become more innovative and understand about procedure text easier
and better.
B. The Problem of the Study
Based on the background of the study, the problem is formulated as the
following.
The Students’ achievement in writing procedure text is higher than taught by
using lecturing method.
C. The Objective of the Study
In relation to the problem of study, the objective of the study is to investigate
the effect of applying Web-Based Learning on the students’ Writing Competence.
D. The Scope of the Study
There are many ways to create the teaching learning process that teacher can
do to improve student’s achievement especially in teaching english. The research
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achievment in procedure text. In this case, the writer limits only in writing
Procedure text, too see Students’ writing Achievement.
E. The Significance of the Study
Theorietically the findings are expected to :
1) enrich horizon of language learning
2) theories and became references for furthur studies.
Practically the findings are expected to be useful to :
1) English teachers to apply web based-learning in their writing class to
improve the students’ writing achievement,
2) English learners to improve their writing achievement by applying web
based-learning and,
3) the readers to know the importance of applying web based-learning to
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
In teaching writing procedure text which has the characteristic as t-observed>t-table
(3.909>2.024; df: 38, α = 0,05). The teacher must take into consideration the way of
teaching. The Web-Based Learning score to be practical to use. So that the
average of students’ achievement is higher than that taught by lecturing method.
B. Suggestions
In the relation to the conclusion above, the writer points out some suggestions
as the followings:
1) It is suggested to the English Teacher to apply Web-Based Learning Method in
improving the students’ writing with giving the interesting explanation Web,
good motivation by the Internet and giving much time for the students to
practice it.
2) It is suggested to the students to be brave and want to try practice to write in
English Class.
3) It is suggested to the readers to know the importance of applying web
