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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POWER (Plan, Organize, Write, Edit and Revise) STRATEGY TO TEACH WRITING VIEWED FROM STUDENTS’
CREATIVITY
(An Experimental Study at SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School in Academic Year of 2016/2017)
THESIS
By:
TIA NUR ISTIANAH
S891508046
Written as a Partial Fullfilment of the Requirements for Graduate Education Degree of English Language Teaching
ENGLISH EDUCATION OF GRADUATE SCHOOL
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POWER (Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, and Revise) STRATEGY TO TEACH WRITING VIEWED FROM STUDENTS’
CREATIVITY
(An Experimental Study at SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School in the Academic Year of 2016/2017)
By:
TIA NUR ISTIANAH NIM. S891508046
This thesis has been approved by the Consultants of Graduate School of English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret
University. Surakarta, January 2017
Consultant I,
Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd. NIP. 19621231 198803 1009
Consultant II,
Dr. Suparno, M.Pd. NIP. 195111271986011001
Approved by:
The Head of English Department of Graduate School Teacher Training and Education Faculty
Sebelas Maret University
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LEGITIMATION
The Effectiveness of POWER (Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, and Revise) Strategy to Teach Writing Viewed from Students’ Creativity
(An Experimental Study at SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School in the Academic Year of 2016/2017)
by:
Tia Nur Istianah S891508046
This Thesis has been approved by the Board of Thesis Examiners of English Education Department of Graduate School
Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University Surakarta In February 2017
Board of Examiners Signatures
Chairman Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd.
NIP. 19520307 198003 1005 (...)
Secretary Dr. Sumardi, M.Hum.
NIP. 19740608 199903 1002 (...) Examiners 1. Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd.
NIP. 19621231 198803 1009 2. Dr. Suparno, M.Pd.
NIP. 19511127 198601 1001
(...)
(...)
Legalized by The Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University,
The Head of English Department of Graduate School of Teacher Training
and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University,
Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd. NIP. 19600727 198702 1001
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PRONOUNCEMENT
This is to certify that I myself write this thesis entitled “The Effectiveness of POWER (Plan. Organize, Write, Edit, and Revise) Strategy to Teach Writing Viewed from Students’ Creativity (An Experimental Study at SMA Al-Abidin
Bilingual Boarding School in Academic Year of 2016/2017)”. It is not a product of plagiarism or made by others. Anything related to other’s works is written in quotation, the sources of which are listed on the list of references.
If then this pronouncement proves false, I am ready to accept any academic punishment including the withdrawl or cancelation of my academic degree.
Surakarta, January 2017
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“Success come
s after many failures happen since being patient will
end by an adorable and luxury victory”
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DEDICATION
This thesis is fully dedica ted to my beloved pa r ents (Ka msi a nd Er li
Ma wa r ty) who ha ve given me a lot of suppor t a nd love. I could exceed
this ha r dship beca use of you. Tha nks to my beloved br other , M. Alfa n Asy’ari, for your care and also suppor t. And a lso a ll my fr iends in
vii ABSTRACT
Tia Nur Istianah. S891508046. 2016. The Effectiveness of POWER (Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, and Revise) Strategy to Teach Writing viewed from
Students’ Creativity (An Experimental Study at SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual
Boarding School in the Academic Year of 2016/2017). A Thesis. First
Consultant: Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd; Second Consultant: Dr. Suparno, M.Pd. English Education Department, Graduate School, Sebelas Maret University.
The main objective of this research is to know whether: (1) POWER is more effective than guided writing to teach writing to the tenth grade students of SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School; (2) the students having high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity for the tenth grade students of SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching strategies used to teach writing and students’ creativity for the tenth grade students of SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School.
This experimental research was conducted at SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School in the Academic Year of 2016/2017. The sampling used in this research was cluster random sampling. The sample of this research was 52 students including 26 students of experimental class and 26 students of control class. Each class was divided into high and low levels of creativity. To collect the data, there were two instruments used in this research namely writing test and verbal creativity test. Writing test was used to find out students’ writing skill, while verbal creativity was conducted to know students’ creativity levels. After treatment was given to both classes in eight meetings, the researcher conducted post test of writing test to get the data. The data were analyzed by using 2x2 Multifactor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey test.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all the researcher would like to say thanks to the Almighty Allah SWT who has given us His mercy and blessing, and also His chance so that the researcher can finish this thesis as a partial fulfillment for requirement of M.Pd Degree at English Department, Graduate School, Sebelas Maret University . The completion of this thesis is due to valuable support and help from some people as mentioned below:
1. The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty for his permission to conduct this research.
2. The Head of English Department of Graduate Program for providing the facilities to complete the thesis writing.
3. Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd, the first consultant for his guidance, advice, and patience during writing this thesis
4. Dr. Suparno, M.Pd, the second consultant for his guidance, advice, and patience during writing this thesis
5. The Head of SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School for his permission to conduct the research in that school.
6. English teacher of SMA Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School, thanks a lot for your cooperation and hospitality.
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8. The writer’s Family, all friends, and everyone who have given support and help the researcher in accomplishing this thesis.
Hopefully, this thesis will give positive contribution to the educational development and the readers.
Surakarta, January 2017
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
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d. Disadvantages of Guided Writing ... 34
4. Creativity ... 35
a. Definition of Creativity ... 35
b. Aspects of Creativity ... 36
c. The Importance of Creativity in Writing ... 37
d. Process of Creativity ... 39
e. Measuring Creativity ... 40
B. Review of Related Studies ... 43
C. Rationale ... 45
1. The Differences between POWER and Guided Writing ... 45
2. The Differences between High and Low Creativity ... 47
3. Interaction between Teaching Strategies and Creativity ... 48
D. Hypothesis ... 50
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Method ... 51
D. Data Collection and Research Instrument ... 54
1. Writing Test ... 55
2. Creativity Test ... 56
E. Data Analysis ... 58
1. Pre-requisite Test ... 58
2. Hypothesis Testing ... 59
F. Statistical Hypothesis ... 62
CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH FINDING A. Data Description ... 64
B. Pre-requisite Tests ... 75
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2. Homogeneity ... 77
C. Hypothesis Testing ... 78
1. ANOVA ... 78
2. Tuckey Test ... 80
D. Discussion of the Result of the Study ... 81
1. The Differences between POWER and Guided Writing ... 81
2. The Differences between Students Having High Creativity and Students Having Low Creativity ... 85
3. Interaction between Teaching Strategy and Students’ Creativity on Students’ Writing Skills ... 86
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 91
B. Implication ... 92
C. Suggestion ... 93
REFERENCES ... 95
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 2.1. Construct of Writing Aspects ... 13
Table 2.2. The Scoring Rubric of Writing ... 19
Table 2.3. Construct of Creativity Aspects ... 37
Table 3.1. 2x2 Factorial Design ... 52
Table 3.2. Schedule of the Research ... 53
Table 3.3. Questionnaire for Writing Test Instruction Readability ... 56
Table 3.4. Questionnaire for Creativity Test Instruction ... 58
Table 4.1. The Frequency Distribution of Data A1 ... 65
Table 4.2. The Frequency Distribution of Data A2 ... 67
Table 4.3. The Frequency Distribution of Data B1 ... 68
Table 4.4. The Frequency Distribution of Data B2 ... 69
Table 4.5. The Frequency Distribution of Data A1B1 ... 71
Table 4.6. The Frequency Distribution of Data A1B2 ... 72
Table 4.7. The Frequency Distribution of Data A2B1 ... 73
Table 4.8. The Frequency Distribution of Data A2B2 ... 75
Table 4.9. Summary of Normality Test ... 76
Table 4.10. Table of Homogeneity Test ... 77
Table 4.11. The Mean Scores ... 78
Table 4.12. Summary of a 2x2 Multifactor Analysis of Variance ... 78
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 4.1. Histogram and Polygon of Data A1 ... 66
Figure 4.2. Histogram and Polygon of Data A2 ... 67
Figure 4.3. Histogram and Polygon of Data B1 ... 68
Figure 4.4. Histogram and Polygon of Data B2 ... 70
Figure 4.5. Histogram and Polygon of Data A1B1 ... 71
Figure 4.6. Histogram and Polygon of Data A1B2 ... 72
Figure 4.7. Histogram and Polygon of Data A2B1 ... 74
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Lesson Plan of Experimental Class ... 100
Appendix 2 Lesson Plan of Control Class ... 124
Appendix 3 Creativity Test ... 148
Appendix 3.1 Blueprint of Creativity Test ... 148
Appendix 3.2 Instrument of Creativity Test ... 149
Appendix 3.3 Scoring of Creativity Test ... 160
Appendix 3.4 Questionnaire of Creativity Test Instruction ... 161
Appendix 3.5 Readability Result of Creativity Test Instruction ... 162
Appendix 4 Writing Test ... 163
Appendix 4.1 Blueprint of Writing Test ... 163
Appendix 4.2 Instrument of Writing Test ... 164
Appendix 4.3 Scoring of Writing Test ... 165
Appendix 4.4 Questionnaire of Writing Test Insruction ... 167
Appendix 4.5 Redability Result of Writing Test Instruction ... 168
Appendix 5 Creativity Scores ... 169
Appendix 5.1 Creativity Scores of Experimental Class ... 169
Appendix 5.2 Creativity Scores of Control Class ... 170
Appendix 6 Writing Scores ... 171
Appendix 6.1 Writing Scores of Experimental Class ... 171
Appendix 6.2 Writing Scores of Control Class ... 172
Appendix 7 Creativity and Writing Scores ... 173
Appendix 7.1 Creativity and Writing Scores of Experimental Class ... 173
Appendix 7.2 Creativity and Writing Scores of Control Class ... 174
Appendix 8 Descriptive Statistics ... 175
Appendix 9 Homogeneity Test ... 183
Appendix 10 Normality Test ... 184
Appendix 11 ANOVA 2x2 Multifactor Analysis of Variance ... 192
Appendix 12 The Result of Tukey Test ... 194
Appendix 13 Table Critical Values for t Distribution ... 195
Appendix 14 Table of Chi Square (Homogeneity) ... 196
Appendix 15 Table Normal Distribution ... 197
Appendix 16 Table of Critical Values for Liliefors (Normality) ... 198
Appendix 17 Table of Critical Values for F Distribution ... 199
Appendix 18 Table of Critical Values for Tukey Test ... 201
Appendix 19 Example of Students’ Writing ... 202
Appendix 20 Pictures of Students Activity ... 205
