IMPROVING THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SKILLS IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXTS THROUGH PICTURE SERIES AT SMP N 3 PAKEM IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

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This action research was aimed to improve the eighth grade student’s skills in writing recount texts through picture series.
To achieve the objective, the researcher did collaborative work with other team members. They were the English teacher and the researcher’s friend as the collaborators and the students of grade VIII A. The main subjects of this study were VIII A students of SMP N 3 Pakem who were in the first semester of the academic year of 2013/2014. This study, which lasted for three months, was carried out in two cycles. The data were obtained from the observations during the implementation of the actions, interviews with the students and the English teacher, students’ writing tasks, and tests. The data were in form of interview transcripts, field notes and students’ writing scores. The validity of the data was obtained through democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, dialogic validity and catalytic validity.
The findings of this research show that the implementation of picture series improved the students’ writing skills. The students’ writing problems in the aspects of content, vocabulary, language use and organization could be reduced. These improvements were indicated by the students’ mean scores from the pre-test to the post test. The students’ mean score in the pre-test only achieved the scale of 1.89. In Cycle 1, it increased to 2.27. In Cycle 2, the students’ mean score increased to 3.25. It became 3.43 in the post test. It is concluded that picture series improved the eighth grade students’ skills in writing recount texts at SMP N 3 Pakem.

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