Galih Indra, 2201406597 (2013) THE USE OF MIND MAPPING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT (An Action Research at the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 1 Susukan Kabupaten Semarang). Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The study focuses on the use of mind mapping strategy to improve students’ ability in writing procedure text. The purposes of this study were to give description about how mind mapping method could be applied in teaching learning writing procedure text. In order to reach the goals of this study, I designed an action research which consists of four meetings, and it was done through sequence of cycles. The students were given some treatments and writing tests in order to obtain a description about students’ ability in writing procedure text. This study was held in SMA Negeri 1 Susukan Kabupaten Semarang on 23 January, 2013 until 13 February, 2013. Class X-2 in the academic year of 2012/2013 was chosen because of recommendation from English teacher about unsatisfying result of the students’ writing aspect. Based on the English teacher’s statement, the students’ achievement in reading, speaking and listening aspect of the procedure text as material at first semester was good enough. However, they still needed a new method or teaching learning strategy to maximize their achievement in producing procedure text. There were fourteen students in this class and three kinds of writing test in this research. They were pre-test, writing test in cycle 2 and posttest which were given in the last meeting. Besides, observation checklist and questionnaire were given to support the primary data. The mean of the pre-test was 57.78, the mean of the writing test in second cycle was 63.214, and the mean of the post test was 80.681. By comparing the result of the three tests, I concluded that mind mapping method could give better achievement for the students in producing procedure text. The analysis of the questionnaire and observation also supported the fact that mind mapping method was appropriate to be implemented in teaching learning writing procedure text. Besides, Mind mapping method could be applied not only in writing procedure text, but also other texts which were taught both in senior and junior high school. Teacher as a facilitator in teaching learning activity should be able to deliver materials using appropriate media or teaching strategy so that the students weren’t bored with conventional method. I suggested that English teacher must understand the students’ characteristic before teaching learning activity conducted. Moreover, they should be creative and innovative to create enjoyable teaching and learning process to make students motivated in writing activity.

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