IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY USING INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDING

Journal Title: Jurnal Syntax Literate - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 4

Abstract

This study was aimed at improving students writing ability using instructional scaffolding at the eighth grade of Candra Jaya junior high school West Jakarta. The subjects of the study were 40 students in eight grade of Candra Jaya Junior High School. This study used Classroom Action Research (CAR), and it was conducted in three cycles, each of which consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflecting. The data of the study were taken from the questionnaire, observation, interview, and students final product on writing descriptive text. Data analysis technique used were descriptive analysis both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative analysis used for qulitative data such as questionnaire, interview, observation, and documentation, while quantittaive analysis used for quantitative data obtained from the students final product on writing descriptive text. The result showed that the implementation of instructional scaffolding gave the positive effect toward the improvement of stduents writing ability. It was based on the enthusiastic and active participation of the students in the process of teaching and learning, and also the result of students test on writing descriptive text from pre-cycle with the mean was 59.00 increase at the end of cycle III became 70.13. Based on the findings above, the researcher suggests that English teacher can use one way of instructional scaffolding in teaching English. To get a wider generalization, research of similar kind should be done with different subject.

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Jajat Imanudin

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Jajat Imanudin (2016). IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY USING INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDING. Jurnal Syntax Literate, 1(4), -. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-41109