Lifting Eighth-Grade Students' Recount Text Writing Skills through Mind Mapping

Khozinatul Asror; Dian Fadhilawati; Miza rahmatika Aini

doi:10.47200/aoej.v15i1.2221

Khozinatul Asror Universitas Islam Balitar
Dian Fadhilawati Universitas Islam Balitar
Miza rahmatika Aini Universitas Islam Balitar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47200/aoej.v15i1.2221

Keywords: Writing, Personal recount, Mind Mapping, Classroom Action Research

Abstract

This research was conducted at SMP Al Kamal Wonodadi Blitar to lift the personal recount writing skills of eighth-grade students, totaling 29 students, especially on the topic of personal recount by integrating mind mapping. The researchers implemented classroom action research based on Kemmis and Taggart's model with four main steps: planning, acting, observing, and evaluating, as well as reflecting. Data were collected through tests. The results of this study showed a significant transformation in students' writing abilities after using mind mapping, increasing from 55.66 in the pre-test to 81.14 in the post-test. This improvement involved various aspects of writing such as grammar usage, vocabulary selection, idea development, content quality, and mechanical accuracy in the context of personal recount texts. Based on these results, the researchers recommend that English teachers integrate mind mapping as an alternative tool to develop students' writing skills.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Buzan, T. (2008). Buku Pintar Mindmap (6th ed., Issue 6). Gramedia Pustaka Utama.

Fadhilawati & Sari. (2018). Embedding Various Digital Technologies in English Teaching and Learning To Improve Students ’ Vocabulary and Writing. Langlit, 5(December), 170–184.

Fadhilawati, D. (2013). Using Mind Mapping And Five Reviewing Patterns to Improve Senior High School Students’ Vocabulary Achievement. Jurnal Linguistik Terapan, 2(2), 1–23. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328761112

Fadhilawati, D., Laksmita, D., & Mansur, M. (2020). Using Padlet to Increase the Students’ Procedure Text Writing Achievement. Exposure, 9 (2)(November), 158–172. https://doi.org/10.26618/exposure.v9i2.3970

Fitriani, R., & Fadhilawati, D. (2022). Developing Digital Module for Assisting the Seventh Grade Student to Write Descriptive Texts Easily. JARES (Journal of Academic Research and Sciences), 7(2), 11–25.

Hapsari, A. (2016). English Bilingual Education: The Challenge of Communication And Cognition Aspects Of Content Language Integrated Learning (Clil) In Indonesia. Journal of English and Education, 6(2), 12–20. https://doi.org/10.20885/jee.vol6.iss2.art2

Humairoh, S. A. (2021). Exploring Students’ Difficulties in Writing (A Case Study at the Department of English Education UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta). https://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/handle/123456789/59494

Kamelia, Agustina, H. N., & Sudarmaji, I. (2018). The Use of Mind Mapping on Improving Students’ Writing Ability At Tenth Grade of Sman 7 Kota Tangerang in the Academic Year of 2018/2019. Jurnal Penelitian Dan Karya Ilmiah, 18(2), 112–120. https://doi.org/10.33592/pelita.v18i2.46

Karminah, S., Nurkamto, J., & MartonoB. (2017). Enhancing Students’ Writing Skills by Using Mind Mapping. English Education Journal, 5(2), 172–178. https://jurnal.uns.ac.id/englishedu/article/view/36059/23353

Kemmis, S., McTaggart, R., & Nixon, R. (2014). The action research planner: Doing critical participatory action research. In The Action Research Planner: Doing Critical Participatory Action Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-67-2

Khoiriyah. (2014). Increasing the Students’ Writing Skills through the Mind Mapping Technique. Nusantara of Research, 1(2), 177–187.

Klimova, B. F. (2012). The Importance of Writing. Paripex - Indian Journal Of Research, 2(1), 9–11. https://doi.org/10.15373/22501991/jan2013/4

Lisan, K. H. (2022). The Use of Mind Mapping to Improve Student’s Ability in Writing Descriptive Text for Seventh Graders. E-Link Journal, 9(1), 2621–4156.

Maduwu, B. (2016). Pentingnya Belajar Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah. Jurnal Warta Edisi 50.

Mansur, M., & Fadhilawati, D. (2021). Enhancing the Students’ Grammar Achievements of Conditional Sentences By Using Quizizz Platform in Senior High School. JARES (Journal of Academic Research and Sciences), 6(2), 1–10. https://ejournal.unisbablitar.ac.id/index.php/jares

Nurlaila, A. P. (2013). The Use of Mind Mapping Technique in Writing Descriptive Text. Journal of English and Education, 1(1), 1–10.

Pratiwi, K. D. (2016). Students ’ difficulties in writing English : A study at the third-semester students of English education program At University of Bengkulu. E Journal Universitas Bengkulu, 1(2), 1–13.

Sasongko, F. K. (2017). Improving the 8th Graders’ Writing Skill Using Mind Mapping at SMP Negeri 2 Geneng T. Proceedings, International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture., October, 47–55.

Silalahi, D. E. (2016). The Effect of Using Mind Mapping Technique in Writing Descriptive Text at the First Year Students of SMA Negeri 4 Pematangsiantar. Journal of English Teaching as a Foreign Language (JETAFL), June, 1–6.

Supiah. (2018). The Use of Journal Writing in Teaching Recount Text. U-Jet, 6(1), 1–8.

Waloyo, E. (2017). The Implementation of Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Writing: a Case Study At Man 13 Jakarta. ELT Echo : The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context, 2(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.24235/eltecho.v2i1.1596

Wulandari, Y., & Fadhilawati, D. (2019). Developing Adobe Flash as a Learning Media To Increase the First Grade Students’ Speaking Achievement at Junior High School in the 2018/2019 Academic Years. Josar, 1(1), 84–95.