IMPROVING GRADE X STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH THROUGH ANIMATION MOVIE

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  • Andy Zulfadlan and Tina Mariany Arifin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/reg.v2i1.615

Abstract

The objectives of this Classroom Action Research (CAR) was to discover the application of animation movie in writing a narrative paragraph of Grade X students State Islamic Senior High School (Madrasah Aliyah Negeri: MAN), Pematangsiantar. The study was conducted in two cycles, i.e. cycle I and II, following the four steps of CAR, are: (1) Planning, (2) Action, (3) Observation, and (4) Reflection. The Instruments used for qualitative data were: observations, diary notes, and interview. The writing test was used as quantitative data. The results of the data analysis showed that the teaching-learning process was satisfactory the mean of the orientation test score was 61.85 while the mean of students™ score in cycle I was 74.31 and cycle II 80.28 in conclusion, it can be said that animation movie has shown the students™ interest and Thus English teachers are suggested to apply media in the teaching-learning process.

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Published

2013-01-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)

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