Improving Students' Writing Ability On Recount Text by Using Scrambled Sentences (Classroom Action Research at The Eight Grade Students of MTs N 2 Surakarta)
Abstract
This research aims at: 1) to know the implementation of scrambled sentences to the
students’ writing ability on recount text, and 2) to find out how far scrambled sentences
improve students’ writing ability on recount text at the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri
Surakarta 2.
The research was conducted in two cycles at the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri
Surakarta 2 from April 15th 2013 to April 30th 2013, in which both of cycles consist of two
meetings. Each cycle consisted of five steps: planning, implementing, observing, reflecting,
and revising after cycle 1 implemented. The research data were collected by using
observation, interview and tests. The qualitative data were analyzed through describing all of
the implementations in both of cycle 1 and cycle 2.
The research findings described every treatments of using scrambled sentences both of
the cycle 1 and cycle 2 during the research. The treatments of scrambled sentences, the
students given some sentences in scrambled order (mixing-words) by the researcher then they
were asked to make unscrambled order. After that, the researcher gave corrections to the
students’ exercises. The research findings also proved that the technique of scrambled
sentences implemented at the students could improve their writing ability especially on
recount text. The final result of the tests showed that the students’ score increased from test
cycle 1 to test cycle 2 both of mean score and score that passed standard minimum score
(KKM) used in MTs Negeri Surakarta 2, which is (65). Students’ mean score improve, 48.24
in pre test to 57.94 in test cycle 1 and improve significantly 68.83 in test cycle 2. In the test
cycle 1 just 24% of 37 students could passed KKM, it improved significantly in the test cycle
2 that 78% of 37 students passed KKM. The researcher found this research could improve
students’ writing ability. The scrambled sentences became one technique that can be applied
in teaching writing.