Writing is considered as an important skill in learning process which is needed to be mastered by the students. However, in teaching learning process at schools or universities, the assessment of writing skill is not becoming the focus of learning process and the assessment is administered inappropriately. In this present study, the researcher undertook the study which dealt with assessing descriptive paragraph writing ability of the students through picture description by employing an ex post facto as the research design. The present study was intended to answer the research problem dealing with the extent of the students’ achievement of descriptive paragraph writing ability which is assessed through picture description. The samples under the study were 40 students determined by means of random sampling technique with lottery system. The data were collected through administering picture description as the research instrument. The obtained data were analyzed by using norm-reference measure of five standard values. The results of the data analysis showed that there were 67.50% samples of the study were successful in writing descriptive paragraph, while there were 32.50% samples were unsuccessful in writing descriptive paragraph which was assessed by administering picture description test
This study aims to reveal the effect of self-efficacy on the elementary level students and factors causing the high level of self-efficacy and its influence on students' English speaking ability. The population of this study were all students of grade VIII SMPN 3 Gianyar, while the sample of this study was taken by random sampling technique with lottery system. For research and data collection methods, the researcher uses some valid and reliable instruments, namely (1) speaking performance appraisal to know students' ability to speak English consisting of 3 criteria ie smoothness, pronunciation and improvisation, (2) self-efficacy questionnaire for knowing the high level of self-efficacy and its influence on students' speaking ability consisting of 4 components ie learning experience, field experience, social invitation, and psychological and emotional condition and analyzed with SPSS 16.0, (3) FGD guide (Focus Group Discussion) to know the factors causing the high low self-efficacy consisting of these 8 interview questions. A total of 33 students with details of 12 male and 21 female students were grouped into 3 large groups (high, medium, low) to be interviewed through FGD. The results of this study is self-efficacy gives a significant effect on students' speaking ability at the basic level of contribution of 91%. It was also found that the four criteria in self-efficacy have significant influence on students 'speaking ability, the most dominant is the criteria of students' psychic and emotional state when learning to speak English. This study contributes empirically that teachers can update their teaching techniques by observing self-efficacy in students by using creativity in teaching. In addition students can find out what happens to them during English learning so that together can create a comfortable and conducive learning atmosphere.
Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas dengan menerapkan strategi KWL (Know, Want to know and Learn) yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran dalam mempelajari teori sastra. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti mengumpulkan data dari mahasiswa semester IV Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Mahasaraswati Denpasar yang mengambil mata kuliah Introduction to Literature. Strategi ini dapat membantu mahasiswa untuk memahami teori dan dalam KWL juga membantu dosen agar mahasiswa tetap termotivasi dan tertarik ketika mereka berpikir tentang apa yang ingin mereka ketahui dan apa yang telah mereka pelajari. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pre-test, post-test dan angket di akhir siklus. Selanjutnya peneliti menggunakan teknik tes berupa tes lisan untuk semua siklus. Target pencapaian atau ketuntasan belajar siswa adalah A sebesar 50%, B sebesar 40%, C sebesar 10%, dan D 0%. Dari hasil nilai rata-rata siswa terjadi peningkatan secara signifikan. Selain itu, hasil angket yang telah diberikan menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa merespon positif penerapan strategi KWL dalam prestasi belajar mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil angket bahwa lebih dari 90% memberikan respon yang baik bahwa strategi KWL dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar mahasiswa dalam teori sastra.
This study used classroom action research design which was conducted in two cycles in which each cycle consisted of two sessions. The subject was class IX F of SMP (SLUB) Saraswati 1 Denpasar which consisted of 38 students. In this present study, the research instruments used were tests (pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2) and questionnaire. The result of the pre-test showed that the students' ability in speaking was still low. They still had problems with vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, comprehension, and fluency. To solve that problem, the researcher used storytelling technique assisted with picture series that was carried out in two cycles. Based on the data of pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2 which were respectively 60.52, 70.13, and 80.52, it showed that there were improvements in speaking when they retold the narrative story. In addition, the questionnaire data showed that there were positive responses towards the implementation of storytelling technique in improving the subjects’ speaking skill. In conclusion, this study research proved that speaking skill of the ninth-grade students of SMP (SLUB) Saraswati 1 Denpasar in academic year 2022/2023 can be improved through storytelling technique assisted with picture series.
The study of this research was to figure out the improvement of speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Budi UtamaKerobokan in academic year 2019/2020 through inside outside circle with video. The subjects were the eighth grade students of SMP Budi UtamaKerobokan in academic year 2019/2020. The passing grade of the eight grade students is 77. The design was classroom action research that carried out through inside outside circle with video technique in two cycles, on each cycle consisted of two sessions. The obtained data were collected by administering the instruments to the subjects, then qualitatively from the questionnaire. The result in each cycle showed that the pre-test was 65.5, than there was significant improvement in post-test 1 was 74.8, and last on post-test 2 was 82.7. It means that 75% of the subjects pass the passing grade. The result of the questionnaire showed that 99% of the students agree with implementation of this technique. In short, the present classroom action research showed that speaking skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Budi UtamaKerobokan in academic year 2019/2020 can be improved through inside outside circle with video.
This study aims to clarify the relationship between vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. This study is a correlation study. Samples are selected using a random sampling technique and consist of 30 students. To collect the data, the researchers also used two types of tests. Fill in the blanks for the vocabulary proficiency test and the short answer reading comprehension test. In addition, the data collected were analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 program. The results of the paired sample t-test are bilateral significant values from the student's vocabulary and reading comprehension 010. The results showed that the variances of the significance values of the t-test were relatively equal due to the greater significance. From 0.05. The result of calculating the correlation between the student's vocabulary and reading comprehension in reading comprehension was r = 813. From the results, it can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between vocabulary and reading comprehension in the 8th-grade students of SMP TP.45 Denpasar in 2021/2022.
Every research must have a purpose, as well as this study, which aims to determine the correlation between self-confidence and interpreting ability in seventh semester students of English Study Program at FKIP Unmas Denpasar. There were 27 students taken as a sample of class VII B with cluster sampling technique. This research was designed using correlation research. For data collection in this study, there were two instruments used, namely a questionnaire for a self-confidence test consisting of 30 items and an interpreting test. The collected data was then analyzed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation on IBM SPSS Statistic 25. The results of the data analysis and based on statistical calculations obtained r of 0.617. From these results, it can be seen that there is a correlation between self-confidence and interpreting of the seventh semester of the English Language Study Program, FKIP Unmas Denpasar. In conclusion, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted.
Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian ex post facto (desain korelasional) untuk mengetahui adanya korelasi antara penguasaan kosakata dan kemampuan menulis siswa. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 7 Denpasar. Seluruh populasi adalah 360 siswa untuk 8 kelas. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 45 sampel dengan teknik cluster sampling dengan sistem undian. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan SPSS 25.0 for windows untuk mengukur empat nilai standar. Peneliti menggunakan dua item tes, yang disebut tes penguasaan kosakata: cloze task, dan tes kemampuan menulis: tes deskripsi gambar. Hasil data menunjukkan koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,635 dan nilai signifikansi (p) sebesar 0,000, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara dua variabel. Korelasi antara variabel X dan variabel Y dianggap cukup korelasi karena skala skornya adalah 0,635 > 0,600. Artinya ada hubungan positif antara penguasaan kosakata dengan kemampuan menulis
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