Title: The Effect of Using Story Map on the Ability in Writing Narrative Texts of Students across Learning Styles
Abstract: ABSTRAK Some studies found the positive effect of story map on students’ writing, but no study had investigated the effect of story map through process approach on the ability in writing narrative text across learning styles. Writing should become a concern because this skill is more difficult than reading, moreover with the low level of Indonesian literacy that was found from PISA (The Program for International Student Assessment). Indonesia was in the position of 64 among 70 countries. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of using story map through process approach on the ability in writing narrative text across learning styles. This study involved 33 eight-grade students of SMPIT Asy-Syadzili Malang and was conducted to answer two research questions; (1) Do the students taught using story maps gain better scores in their ability of writing narrative texts than the students taught using linear notes? (2) Is there any difference in the ability in writing narrative texts between visual and auditory learners who were taught using story maps? The factorial-quasi experimental design was employed to anwer the research questions. Pre-test, treatments and post-test took 7 meetings for each group. The researcher asked the students to do a pre-test in meeting 1, listen the explanation about narrative text in meeting 2, plan and draft their narrative texts in meeting 3, revise, edit, and publish their writing in meeting 4, repeat the writing activity as in the meeting 3 and 4 in meeting 5 and 6 (with different topic), and do a post-test in meeting 7. The experimental group used story map when planning the narrative text in meeting 3 and 5, while the control group used linear note. The data analysis, by using t-test, showed that the experimental group got better score significantly (with the p value 0.022 Regarding the results of this study, it is suggested that English teachers to use story maps through process approach as teaching media and approach in writing narrative texts. For further researh, it is suggested that the researchers perform the same study using subjects with higher level of education.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-07-31
Language: en
Type: article
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