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Teaching Written Descriptive Texts Using Mind Maps for Junior High School Students

Hilda Chairina Anjari — 2024-03-18

This research aims to determine the effectiveness of using Mind Map learning media on students' ability to write descriptive texts. The research method used is quantitative with Quasi-Experimental as a design that uses two groups pretest and posttest only control group design. Therefore, the researcher chose two classes randomly as the experimental class and the control class to be given a pretest and posttest. The sample for this research was 63 eighth grade students of SMP N 5 Jepara for the 2022/2023 academic year. The research instruments collected during the research were; tests, questionnaires, and documentation. To score students' writing descriptive texts on the pretest and posttest, the researcher used a scoring rubric, namely an analysis score. The results showed that there was a positive effect on students' writing descriptive texts after using the Mind Map learning media. It can be seen from the results of Toberved calculations which are higher than the Ttable. Toberved obtained a result of 3.179 while the results of an independent T-test table with df 61 and a significance level of 5% obtained a Ttable of 2,000. This shows that the comparison of Toberved and Ttable is 3.179 > 2.000 so that the T-test is higher than the Ttable. So it can be concluded that the Mind Map learning media is effective for improving students' ability to write descriptive texts.

Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text by Using Picture and Picture Technique at Junior High School

Nucke Ramadhani — 2024-03-18

This study aims to improve students’ reading skills using Picture and Picture Technique. The study used a quasi-experimental design with two classes of pre-test and post-test designs as the research design. The sample consisted of 23 VIII A students and 23 VIII B students from SMP Negeri 2 Tlogowungu in the academic year 2022/2023. The students were divided into two groups: experimental and control. A t-test was used to analyze the collected data. The analysis found that t-test had a greater value that the t table (t count = 10.017, t table = 2.074 at the level significant 5%). The reading skills of both groups has improved, yet there is a significant difference between the two. The average post-test learning result of the experimental class is 79.65, while the average control class is 61.39. As a result, it is possible to conclude that using the Picture and Picture Technique can improve students’ reading skills.

The Improving Student’s Vocabulary through Rewriting English Song Lyric “The Shawn Mendes Foundation Playlist”

Bayu Laveresa — 2024-03-21

The research investigates the efficacy of using English song lyrics, specifically drawn from Shawn Mendes' album "The Shawn Mendes Foundation Playlist," to enhance vocabulary skills among tenth-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Comal. Employing a quantitative experimental approach, the research involved 70 students divided into experimental and control groups, undergoing pre-tests and post-tests to gauge vocabulary improvement. Results indicated a significant enhancement in vocabulary scores among students in the experimental group exposed to the treatment of rewriting English song lyrics. Conversely, the control group exhibited mixed outcomes, with some students experiencing declines, while others maintained or slightly improved their scores. Despite encountered difficulties in comprehending song lyrics and articulating ideas, proposed solutions included frequent exposure to English songs and active engagement in predicting song meanings. The findings underscore the potential of utilizing song lyrics, particularly from popular albums, as a valuable pedagogical tool for fostering vocabulary development in English language learning settings, thus advocating for their integration into language curricula.

The Implementation of Make a Match Method Using the Jakarta Post to Improve Students’ Reading Skills

Nanda Lintang Ratri — 2024-03-21

The main objectives of the study are 1) to find out students reading mastery before being taught by applying Make a Match using The Jakarta Post in the learning process. 2) to find out students reading mastery after being taught by applying Make a Match using The Jakarta Post in the learning process. 3) to find out the differences between the students reading mastery taught by applying by Make a Match and without applying Make a Match using The Jakarta Post in the learning process. In this case, the researcher adopted Quantitative Research. This study took data sources of 72 students from class X Man 1 students in Semarang. Then the researcher made an instrument by making double choice questions as a pre-test and post-test to assess students' reading progress after being taught Make a match as a method and applied to the text in the form of Jakarta post. The result of pre-test mean of both classes is 66.25 for experiment class and 61.39 for control class. And the result of post-test mean of both classes is 85.97 for experimental and 74.03 for control class. Those result were formulated with t-test formula. The test score showed that t-test > t-table. The t-test is obtained 1.935 for 5 percent (0.05) alpha level of significant. The percentage of t-table 5% is -2,021. The computation shows that 1,935 > -2,021. The conclusion of this study is to improve students’ reading by applying Make a Match using The Jakarta Post is recommended and effective.

Analysis of Phrases Based on their Forming Elements in the Film Langit Tak Selamanya Abu-Abu by Kemendikbud RI

Tirza Marshanda — 2024-03-21

The purpose of this study is to analyze the film "Langit Tak Selamanya Abu-Abu " based on its constituent elements on the sentence structure contained in the film's dialogue. This type and approach of research is qualitative/library research. The research data in this study is a phrase based on its constituent elements, while the source of the data is the film Langit Tak Forever Abu Karya Kemendikbud RI. Data collection techniques using documentation and data analysis techniques using content analysis The results of the study showed, in every dialogue delivered by the characters in the film " Langit Tak Selamanya Abu-Abu " which has a duration of 8 minutes 31 seconds, an analysis of Phrases based on their Constituent Elements can be found, namely 1) Endocentric Phrases, namely phrases that have distribution similarities with their constituent elements, in the film contains only 1 endocentric phrase, namely Attributive Endocentric Phrases, 2) Exocentric Phrases, which are phrases that have no distribution equation with other elements, in the film there are 2 exocentric phrases, namely Prepositional and Conjunctional Exocentric Phrases. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the analysis of phrases in the film " Langit Tak Selamanya Abu-Abu " based on its constituent elements, namely, found 8 data with a total of 48 phrases, with 30 attributive endocentric phrases, 15 conjunctional exocentric phrases, and 3 prepositional exocentric phrases.