IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL ON RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH PERSONAL JOURNAL WRITING

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Abstract: The aim of this research is to solve the problem that was encountered by the students in finding appropriate and correct past verb tense.  This research was conducted on the eleventh grade students of SMK PGRI Pontianak in academic year 2015/2016. The data were collected by using direct and measurement technique. The researcher conducted a classroom action research in her research and acted as the collaborator during the research period. The tools of data collecting were observation checklist, field note, and test. This research was done in 3 cycles by using personal jurnal writing. The students’ first mean score was 69.9 which categorized as poor. The students’ second cycle mean score 75.61 which was qualified as good, but the process of learning did not improve yet. Therefore, the research was conducted in the third cycle which showed the significant improvement of the learning process and the students achieved KKM score in the third cycle.

Keywords: Writing skill, Recount text, Personal Journal Writing

Abstract: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menggunakan kata kerja bentuk lampau yang benar. Penelitian ini telah dilakukan terhadap siswa kelas SMK PGRI Pontianak pada tahun akademik 2015/2016. Peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas dan berperan sebagai kolaborator selama masa penelitian berlangsung. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan teknik penilaian dan observasi langsung dengan menggunakan tabel pemeriksaan, catatan lapangan, dan tes. Tehnik yang digunakan adalah personal journal writing dan dilaksanakan dalam 2 siklus. Hasil penelitian menunjukan skor rata-rata tes siswa pada siklus pertama adalah 69,9 yang dikategorikan buruk menjadi 75,61 pada siklus kedua akan tetapi proses pembelajaran belum meningkat. Jadi siklus ketiga dilaksanakan dan peningkatan proses belajar dan nilai rata-rata terlihat. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemahaman siswa terhadap kosakata, khususnya pada arti dan pengejaan kata dapat meningkat melalui pengajaran menggunakan personal journal writing

Kata kunci: Kemampuan menulis, teks Recount, Personal Journal Writing