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.