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ENHANCING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT USING CLUSTERING
TECHNIQUE FOR TEACHING WRITING RECOUNT TEXT
(A Classroom Action Research at Tenth Grade Students of TKI 1 of SMK Negeri 1 Banyumas in The Academic Year 2015/2016)
A Thesis
Submitted as A Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English Education Department
By
Kuntum Palupi Setyaningsih
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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
I certify that this thesis entitled Enhancing Students‟ Achievement Using
Clustering Technique for Teaching Writing Recount Text (A Classroom Action
Research At Tenth Grade Students Of TKI 1 Of SMK Negeri 1 Banyumas in
The Academic Year 2015/2016) is definitely my own work. I am completely responsible for the content of this thesis. Other writer‟s opinion of findings
included in the thesis are quoted or cited in accordance with ethical standards.
Purwokerto, 8 Juni 2016
Kuntum Palupi Setyaningsih
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Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
First and foremost, the writer would like to express her sincerest gratitude to
ALLAH SWT, the almighty for the endless blessing, kidness, and inspirations
provided to the writer during the writing a thesis. This thesis is submitted to fulfill
one of the requirements to get S.Pd Degree from University of Muhammadiyah
Purwokerto. In making this thesis, the writer realizes that she can not complete her
thesis without a lot of help and support from several people. Therefore, I would
like to thank the followings for all the helps and support.
1. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum., the Dean of the Teacher Training and Education
Faculty who permitted me to conduct this study.
2. Rina Agustina, S.S. , MapplLing TESOL, the Head of English Education
Department who has given the opportunity and permission to do this
study.
3. Dr. Suwartono, M.Hum., my supervisor who gave his time to give
suggestions, guidance, and helps patiently during the process of writing
this thesis.
4. All of the lecturers in English Education Department.
5. Drs. Ruslan Haris R., M.Pd., the Headmaster of SMK N 1 Banyumas who
has given the permission to collect the data for this thesis.
6. Henni Pujiastuti, S.Pd., the English teacher of the tenth grade students of
TKI 1 of SMK N 1 Banyumas who already helped me in collecting the
data.
7. The tenth grade students of TKI 1 of SMK N 1 Banyumas who have good
participation in this study.
Finally, this thesis is hoped to be able to provide useful knowledge and
information for the readers, although I am sure, there are still many
weaknesses in this thesis. Therefore, suggestions from the readers in order to
make it better will be really appreciated.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
Purwokerto, 8 Juni 2016
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DEDICATION
Bismillaahirrohmaanirrohiim, This thesis is dedicated to:
1. Bu Komyati and Pak Warkhad who have always loved me unconditionally. I love you to the moon and back.
2. My sister, Singgih Wijayanti, thanks for your support in everything. 3. My brother, Dediet Arief Kurniawan. Thanks for your care.
4. My awesome nephew and nieces, Singgih Handaru Bahaji, Singgih Habibah Bahaji, Safira Derasti Ataffa. You have colored my days.
MOTTO
So which of the favors of your lord would you deny?
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
4. The Application of
Clustering in Teaching Writing Recount Text ... 17
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH A. Research Design ... 20
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION A. Research Findings... 32
B. Discussion ... 56
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS A. Conclusions ... 59
B. Suggestions ... 60
REFERENCES CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE A. Previous Studies ……….. 6
B. Review of Theoritical Studies 1. The General Concept of Writing ... 8
2. The General Concept of Recount Text ... 11
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 1. Clustering Picture ... 16
LIST OF TABLE
Table 1. Scoring Guidance ... 24
Table 2. Students‟ Writing Score Pre Cycle ... 33
Table 3. Observaton Sheet Cycle 1 ... 38
Table 4. Observaton Sheet Cycle 2 ... 43
Table 5. Result of the students‟ writing in each cycle ... 45
Table 6. Pre Questionnaire………. 50
Table 7. Post Questionnaire……… 53
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Appendix 4. Qurstionnaire ... 124
Appendix 5. Students‟ Score ... 134 Appendix 8. Students‟ Worksheets……… 137
Appendix 9. Permission Letters
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Lesson Plan... 63
Appendix 2. Instrument ... 113
ABSTRACT
This research aims at enhancing the writing skills of the tenth grade of TKI 1 of SMK N 1 Banyumas in the academic year 2015/2016 through clustering technique.This study was a classroom action research. There were pre cycle, cycle 1 and cycle 2. This reseach was conducted in January until February 2016 at SMK N 1 Banyumas and it involved thirty one students of tenth grade of TKI 1 as respondents. The instruments that were used in this research were questionnaire, observation sheets, and writing test. Based on the result of the research, the implementation of clustering technique in teaching recount text had shown an improvement. In the result of test 2, it gained 31 students or 100% who passed minimum passing grade criteria (KKM) or they gained minimum 75 for their writing. On the other hand, the students‟ responses towards clustering technique were positive. The mean of pre questionnaire 28.39% and the post questionnaire 92.58%. The improvement of the students‟ responses towards clustering technique was gained 64.19%. In short students‟ responses to learn recount text through clustering technique were positive. In addition, the use of clustering technique was able to improve the students‟ interest, and motivation toward the teaching and learning process. Based on these findings, it could be concluded that the implementation of clustering technique improved students‟ writing skill of tenth grade of TKI 1 of SMK N 1 Banyumas.
Keywords: clustering technique, students’ writing skill, recount text, action research
ENHANCING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT USING CLUSTERING
TECHNIQUE FOR TEACHING WRITING RECOUNT TEXT
(A Classroom Action Research at Tenth Grade Students of TKI 1 of SMK Negeri 1 Banyumas in The Academic Year 2015/2016)
KUNTUM PALUPI SETYANINGSIH
