THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IN TEACHING WRITING TO THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs.N BAGOR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
Author (Penulis)
Yuni Kristanti
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
12.1.01.08.0172
Abstract
E EFFECTIVENESS OF USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
IN TEACHING WRITING TO THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS
OF MTs.N BAGOR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
Yuni Kristanti
12.1.01.08.0172
FKIP-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Yunifortunate@gmail.com
Dr. Diani Nurhajati, M.Pd & Dewi Kencanawati, M.Pd.
UNIVERSITAS NUSANTARA PGRI KEDIRI
ABSTRAK
Writing states as a process of thinking which requires some basics aspects which include developing idea, generic structure, accuracy, and mechanic. Those aspects must be covered by the writer in order to produce good writing product. In fact, those aspects were difficult to be achieved by the students of EFL. Therefore, this experimental research was conducted to find out the effectiveness of using Graphic Organizer in teaching writing to the seventh grade students of MTs.N Bagor The research was carried out in June 2016 and the participant of this research was VII A class of MTS.N Bagor which consist of 28 students. The data was taken by assessing the students writing ability through post-test. The findings of this research indicated that the use of Graphic Organizer in teaching writing was effective to help students to compose their own text. It can be seen from the scoring result, and the average score of the students’ achievement was 72. Referring to the scoring criterion 72 is categorized as “good” means that the students succeed to compose a good paragraph based on the writing’s aspects. The students are able to compose complete text by using the Graphic Organizer that describe in the form of map which consist of guiding words to guide the students along the process of writing. The result showed that Graphic Organizer can help the students mostly in developing the idea and organizing the idea in to complete text. It is proven based on the scoring rubric the criteria that get the high score was generic structure and developing idea. Moreover, based on the questioner result the students admitted that the use of the Graphic Organizer really helps them in their writing. They agree that Graphic Organizer help them to develop the idea and generate them into a proper text. The researcher concluded that the use of Graphic Organizer helps the students to keep things in the correct sequential order. Graphic organizer credited as tool that can guide students through the four stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, and final writing.
Keywords: Teaching Writing, Graphic Organizer