A Genre-Based Approach to Improve The Students’ Writing Skills

Authors

  • Fikry Aji Wicaksono STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo, Indonesia
  • Sulistyaningsih Sulistyaningsih STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo, Indonesia
  • Abd. Syakur STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i3.2622

Keywords:

genre-based approach, writing, classroom action research

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the improvements of the ninth-grade students at MTs Unggulan Al-Jadid. This was an action research study with two cycles, and the research procedures were planning, action and observation, and reflection. The students from class 9-E at MTs Unggulan Al-Jadid in the academic year 2020/2021, with a total of 25 students chosen through a purposive sampling technique, and an English teacher, were the participants. The instruments were a field note and a test. The results revealed that the mean pre-test score was only 60.25 (pre-test), but it improved significantly from cycle I to cycle II (from 72.50 to 80.25). To highlight, at the beginning of this study (pre-research), the highest score was 70, and by the end of the study, it had improved to 78-92. Meanwhile, the participants with the lowest scores improved significantly on the post-test compared to the pre-test. The pre-test score ranged from 50 to 70, while the post-test score ranged from 70 to 74.

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Published

2022-03-18

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Wicaksono, F. A., Sulistyaningsih, S., & Syakur, A. (2022). A Genre-Based Approach to Improve The Students’ Writing Skills. Jurnal Basicedu, 6(3), 3391–3397. https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i3.2622

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2022)

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