Dafi Khusnita, 2201409064 (2013) THE USE OF FACEBOOK TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SKILL AND INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXTS (An Action Research of the Tenth Grade Students of SMA N 1 Kajen in the Academic Year of 2012/2013). Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project is about the use of Facebook as learning recount texts media to improve the writing skill and increase motivation of tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Kajen in the academic year of 2012/2013. This study aimed to investigate the way Facebook improves students‟ skill and increase their motivation in writing recount texts. In order to achieve the objectives, an action research was designed and carried out through pre-test, cycle 1, and cycle 2. The subject of this research was 32 students of X 2 class of SMA N 1 Kajen. I used writing tests, observation sheet, and questionnaire as the instruments for collecting the data. There were five meetings in this research. First meeting was used for conducting pre-test, second and third meeting were used to conduct cycle 1 and formative-test, and fourth and fifth meeting were used to conduct cycle 2 and post-test. The results of the study showed a significant improvement of the students‟ achievement. The students‟ average score in pre-test was (67.75), in formative test was (74.5), and in post-test was (79.25). The students‟ writing skill (organization, content, grammar, punctuation, and style and quality of expression) in each test improved, too. The result of the observation sheet showed that after learning writing recount text using Facebook, the students became more attentive, active, attracted in joining the lesson; and happier and more serious in writing. The analysis of the questionnaire showed that the students gave positive responses towards the use of Facebook in their learning. Based on the overall results of the research, it can be concluded that the use of Facebook contributes to the improvement of students‟ skill and the increases in their motivation in writing recount texts.

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