Abstract:The research was aimed to investigate whether clustering technique can affect students’ writing ability. The research was conducted at the first year students of Senior High School number 8 Bengkulu. In conducting the research, the researcher applied a quasi experiment method with MIA 2 and MIA 1 as the sample. MIA 2 as an experimental group that consist of 24 students was taught by using clustering technique and MIA 1 as a control group that consist of 26. They were taught by conventional technique. Both of t… Show more
“…When clustering technique was used in the experimental class, most of students felt happy and enjoyed in writing recount text while some of them felt lazy in making the cluster diagram. The clever students are even more challenged to make a good cluster diagram from ideas in their mind and write their ideas in writing [19]- [22]. They were so busy at expressing, transferring, and associating their thoughts by using clustering technique.…”
Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study to find out whether or not clustering technique was effective on students’ achievement in writing recount text.
Methodology: This research used quasi-experimental research. The sample was selected from the population that consisted of five classes at the tenth grade. The researcher selected X5 as experimental class and X4 as control class. Purposive sampling was used by the the researcher to select a sample. Purposive sampling was used by the the researcher to select a sample. The researcher used a test as research instrument.The data were analyzed by using descriptive statitics and t-test (independent sample test) in order to calculate the pretest and posttest results.
Main Findings: It can be concluded that the students got better achievement by using clustering technique in writing recount text.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The result of this research could inform to teachers that using of clustering technique was able to increase the student’s writing skill. It also could be used to help the teachers in developing student’s writing skill before they started to write.
“…When clustering technique was used in the experimental class, most of students felt happy and enjoyed in writing recount text while some of them felt lazy in making the cluster diagram. The clever students are even more challenged to make a good cluster diagram from ideas in their mind and write their ideas in writing [19]- [22]. They were so busy at expressing, transferring, and associating their thoughts by using clustering technique.…”
Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study to find out whether or not clustering technique was effective on students’ achievement in writing recount text.
Methodology: This research used quasi-experimental research. The sample was selected from the population that consisted of five classes at the tenth grade. The researcher selected X5 as experimental class and X4 as control class. Purposive sampling was used by the the researcher to select a sample. Purposive sampling was used by the the researcher to select a sample. The researcher used a test as research instrument.The data were analyzed by using descriptive statitics and t-test (independent sample test) in order to calculate the pretest and posttest results.
Main Findings: It can be concluded that the students got better achievement by using clustering technique in writing recount text.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The result of this research could inform to teachers that using of clustering technique was able to increase the student’s writing skill. It also could be used to help the teachers in developing student’s writing skill before they started to write.
“…Second, some other studies focus on the effect of the clustering technique to increase students' ability in English writing. These studies were quasi-experiment (Dewi & Ayunisa, 2020;Hanafiawi, Muharam, & Parmawati, 2020;Sumartini, Puspita, & Zahrida, 2018). Sumartini et al (2018) showed that the clustering technique affects students' writing ability.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…These studies were quasi-experiment (Dewi & Ayunisa, 2020;Hanafiawi, Muharam, & Parmawati, 2020;Sumartini, Puspita, & Zahrida, 2018). Sumartini et al (2018) showed that the clustering technique affects students' writing ability. It shows that the tcount was 2.07 and the t-table was 2.01.…”
This present study aims at exploring the utilization of the clustering technique to enrich students’ performance in writing a descriptive text in English, discovering students’ participation in learning-teaching descriptive text writing using the clustering technique, and finding out the improvement of students’ English writing performance using the clustering technique. This research implies a Mixed-Method Action Research design where researchers act as teachers. The respondents consisted of 30 Vocational High School students. This research uses qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the learning-teaching process of writing descriptive text using the clustering technique and interviewing students. Quantitative data were acquired through the pre-test, post-test I, and post-test II. The results show that implementing the clustering technique in the learning-teaching process enriches students’ performance and attracts students’ participation, attention, activeness, motivation, and seriousness in learning English writing. Pre-test and post-tests prove that the clustering technique enhances students’ English writing performance. The technique helps students to express ideas in English text writing. Students gain 67.49 in the pre-test, up to 75 in the post-test I, and up to 79.87 in the post-test II. The mean improvement percentage shows about 16.6% enhancement from the pre-test, 36.6% from the post-test I, and 86.6% from the post-test II.
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