ANDRI WICAKSONO , 2201410023 (2017) THE USE OF TASK-BASED LEARNING TO TEACH SIMPLE PAST TENSE FOR WRITING RECOUNT TEXTS AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (A Classroom Action Research in the Elementary Level Students in Vocational High School (SMK) PSAK Masehi Ambarawa in Academic Year 2017/2018). Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This study tries to find out the use of task-based learning method in teaching simple past tense in writing a recount text on the elementary level students of vocational high school. In this study, the method used is classroom action research in which there is two cycles done through the study. The objectives of the study are to describe the students’ achievement in writing a recount text through the use of task-based learning as well as to find out the students’ motivation in the process of the study. The finding showed that there is significant result on the students’ achievement in mastering simple past tense by using task-based learning method. It is showed by the percentage of students’ achievement pre-test with amount 44.65% increase into 78.5% in cycle 1, while in cycle 2, the students’ achievement increases from 78.3% into 81.03%. In the task-based learning, the task are given repeatly. In this way, the teacher can emphasize certain lesson, so the student can have deep understanding towards the lesson. Moreover, the students can know which part they should improvee. Task-based learning also creates a learning process which is more focused. It is said so because in teaching-learning process followed some steps which makes the learning process is more focused. Those finding indicate that the use of task-based learning method is effective in improving the students’ mastery of simple past tense in recount text as well as their motivation.

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