Judul Skripsi: Using Discovery Method to Improve Students' Writing in Descriptive Text (A Pre-Experimental Research in the Tenth Grade of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa). Judul Skripsi: Using Discovery Method to Improve Students' Writing in Descriptive Text (A Pre-Experimental Research in the Tenth Grade of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa). Using Discovery Method to Improve Students' Writing 0n Descriptive Text (A Pre-Experimental Research in the Tenth Grade of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa).
The aim of the research was to determine whether the use of the Discovery method could improve the ability to write a descriptive text in the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Sungguminas. This research used a pre-experimental design that used a discovery method to teach descriptive text writing. The result showed that there are significant differences in students' descriptive text writing according to the content and organization taught through the Discovery method.
Then the students' average score of organization was 38 in pre-test to 58.8 in post-test. The study concluded that teaching writing using Discovery Method increased students' ability to write descriptive text at the Tenth Grade of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa.
INTRODUCTION
- Research Problem
- Objective of the Research
- Significance of the Research
- Scope of the Research
The researcher was interested in analyzing writing skills in this research and used an experimental research. The use of discovery method to improve students' writing on descriptive text in tenth grade in SMAN 1 Sungguminasa”. Improving the Use of Discovery Method Students' Writing on Descriptive Text Regarding Content on Tenth Grade Students in SMAN 1 Sungguminasa.
Does the use of discovery method improve students' writing in descriptive text in terms of organization in tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa. Whether or not the use of Discovery Method improves students' writing in descriptive text in terms of content in SMAN 1 Sungguminasa Tenth Grade Students. Whether or not the use of Discovery Method improves students' writing in descriptive text in terms of organization in Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa.
Based on this research, students will know how to write descriptive text and understand (with an open mind) the meaning of the text. Last for the future researcher, the researcher can learn how to implement an experimental research to know how to do descriptive text with discovery method.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Some Pertinent Ideas
- The Concept of Writing
- Descriptive Text
- The Process of Writing
- Indicators of Writing
- Kinds of Text
- The Concept of Discovery Method
Vocabulary as one of the requirements for good writing is always dependent on the effective use of the word. The mechanics of writing in which we are interested throughout this research is "punctuation," and the punctuation devices of our concern are the comma and the full stop. This is the reason why the researcher only chose to analyze indicators of writing in terms of organization and content.
This means that students should imagine these places by providing this kind of prior knowledge about the genre text. Check The teacher gives each student the materials and examples about the descriptive text. According to Syah, the teacher's role is to instruct students to write 2 paragraphs describing a place they have already chosen.
They must pay attention to the grammar, content, vocabulary, organization and mechanics of writing a descriptive text. In this phase, the role of the teacher is to give the material and example about descriptive text to each of the students.
Conceptual Framework
Null hypothesis (H0): Using the Discovery method does not improve students' writing of descriptive texts. Before the treatment, the writing of descriptive texts by the students is poor in content and organization. The writing of descriptive texts by students is supported by the fact that the average score of the students on the pre- and post-test content was 48.8 and 79.6.
After calculating the student's content indicator score in the pre-test and post-test, also explain the classification of the student's improvement in descriptive text writing. Students writing a descriptive text is supported by the average score of students on the pre-test and post-test in the organization of 38 and 58.8. After calculating the student's assessment of the organization indicator in the pre-test and post-test, she also explained the classification of the student's improvement in writing a descriptive text.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of Discovery Method can improve the students' writing of descriptive text. By seeing the effectiveness of the students' content and organizational performance in learning descriptive text.
The Hypothesis of Reseach
RESEARCH METHOD
- Population and Sample
- Variables and Indicators
- Research Instrument
- Procedure of Collecting Data
- Technique of Data Analysis
The researcher gives a pre-test to know the students' prior knowledge in writing before treatment. This means that there is a significance difference between the results of the students' writing descriptive text using the Discovery Method after treatment. The description of the analysis of data from the writing test as an explanation in the previous section shows that the students' writing of descriptive text in terms of content and organization.
The mean scores of students after treatment using discovery method in teaching descriptive text writing better than before treatment is given to students. It is concluded that the use of the discovery method to develop the descriptive text of students' writing in terms of content and organization. This is evidenced by the improvement of students' written content (2.42).
This is evidenced by the improvement of the completeness of the students in terms of organization (2.28).
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
Discussion
It examines the result of treatment teaching and learning process to the effectiveness by using DiscoveryMethod as a method to develop students' writing descriptive text in the tenth grade student of SMAN 1 Sungguminasa, which is carried out with pre-test, treatment and post-test. After giving the treatment, their writing is significantly improved and categorized as very good, especially in writing descriptive text. The use of Discovery Method improves students' writing about descriptive text in the tenth grade of SMAN 1 in terms of content and organization after using Discovery Method was significant.
The use of the Discovery Method improved the students' writing on descriptive text in the tenth grade of SMAN 1 in terms of organization after using the Discovery Method was significant. Hopefully there will be some additional researcher on how to complete this technique or method of writing descriptive text. Improving students' writing performance in descriptive text through task-based language teaching (TBLT) (A Classroom Action. Research at The Students of Class VII-E SMPN 01 Batu).
Siswa mengajukan pertanyaan tentang gagasan pokok, informasi rinci dan beberapa informasi dari teks deskriptif tentang orang dan tempat. Siswa mengajukan pertanyaan tentang struktur umum, informasi rinci dan informasi spesifik dari teks deskriptif tentang orang dan tempat. Siswa terampil mengembangkan informasi teks deskriptif dan teks ekspositori yang ada dari berbagai sumber.
Siswa mempertanyakan struktur generik, informasi rinci dan informasi spesifik dari teks deskriptif dan eksplanasi tentang orang dan tempat.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Suggestion
Topik: Teks lisan dan tulis deskriptif sederhana tentang orang, tempat wisata, dan bangunan bersejarah terkenal. Siswa mampu menganalisis dan memahami teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis sederhana tentang orang/tempat. Siswa mampu mencocokkan makna pada gambar dan mengedit teks deskriptif lainnya serta menulis hal-hal sederhana tentang orang/tempat.
Media : Video memuat deskripsi orang/tempat, teks deskriptif tentang orang/tempat, presentasi Power Point dan Internet. Untuk memotivasi siswa dalam mempelajari teks deskriptif, guru menunjukkan contoh teks deskriptif disertai gambar tentang sejarah teks deskriptif tersebut. Siswa dipersiapkan untuk mengikuti pembelajaran tentang teks deskriptif dengan bertanya tentang teks cerita deskriptif yang telah mereka baca.
Siswa mendapat informasi tentang tujuan pembelajaran dan manfaat pembelajaran teks deskriptif serta mendapat cakupan materi dan penjelasan uraian kegiatan sesuai dengan kurikulum. Siswa membaca teks deskriptif tentang orang-orang yang berperilaku dengan pengucapan, tekanan kata, dan intonasi yang benar. Siswa membaca teks deskriptif tentang tempat yang mereka tempati dengan pengucapan, tekanan kata, dan intonasi yang benar.
Siswa terampil menemukan struktur umum dan menyusun teks deskriptif lainnya serta menulis sederhana tentang orang/tempat. Siswa terampil menemukan makna dan mengembangkan teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis sederhana tentang orang/tempat. Untuk memotivasi siswa dalam mempelajari teks deskriptif, guru menunjukkan contoh teks deskriptif disertai gambar tentang cerita teks deskriptif tersebut.
Siswa membaca teks deskriptif dari berbagai sumber dengan pengucapan, tekanan dan intonasi yang benar. Secara berpasangan, siswa membaca teks deskriptif lainnya untuk menemukan gagasan pokok, informasi rinci, dan informasi spesifik dari teks deskriptif yang dibacanya. Siswa mengedit beberapa teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis tentang orang/tempat yang diberikan guru sesuai dengan struktur dan unsur kebahasaannya.
Secara berkelompok, siswa menyusun teks deskriptif tentang orang/tempat menurut fungsi sosial, tujuan, struktur, dan unsur kebahasaannya. Siswa membaca teks deskriptif dan teks eksplanasi dari berbagai sumber dengan pengucapan, tekanan kata, dan intonasi yang benar. Siswa membaca teks deskriptif dan teks ekspositori lainnya secara berpasangan untuk menemukan gagasan pokok, informasi rinci, dan informasi spesifik dari teks deskriptif yang dibacanya.
Siswa menyusun teks deskriptif dan penjelasan sederhana tentang orang/tempat yang ingin dideskripsikan.
