Improving students’ writing ability by using peer correction technique at grade X SMA N 1 Batang Angkola

Daulay, Raudah (2019) Improving students’ writing ability by using peer correction technique at grade X SMA N 1 Batang Angkola. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research discussed about Improving Students’ Writing Ability By Using Peer Correction Technique At Grade X SMA N 1 Batang Angkola. The problems of this research were students were limited vocabulary, students still found difficulties using of stuctures, sentences, or pattern of tenseness. This research purposed to describe the students’ achievement in Writing Ability and students activities in learning process by using Peer Correction Technique At Grade X SMAN 1 Batang Angkola. The methodology used in this research was classroom action research, by implementing the Kemmis design which consisted four steps. They were planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. In this research, the researcher used two cycles and each cycle consisted of two meetings. To find out the improvement of students’ writing ability the researcher used t-test to know the significance of hypothesis.In addition, the participants of this research were the class of X MIA-3 consisted of 34 students and also there was collaboration with an English Teacher. Meanwhile, the data were derived among from writing tests, observation notes, and also interview. Based on the research result showed the improvement mean score of the students in first test in the first cycle was 56.91 (26.48%) and second test in the second cycle was 73.09 (52.94%). In addition, it can be seen from test of significance of students’ improvement showed to is bigger than ttable: 6.52>1.692. It can be concluded that the mean score in the second cycle was higher than the first cycle. Then the result of t-test calculation is bigger than t-table with N = 33 is 1.692. Based on observation notes stated that the students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning writing ability. It asserted that Peer Correction Techniqecan improve students’ writing ability at grade XSMA N 1 Batang Angkola.

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