The Effectiveness of Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach on the Students’ Argumentative Writing Skills

 Franscy

Universitas Negeri Jakarta / Universitas Panca Sakti, Indonesia

Dadang Sunendar

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Aceng Rahmat

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Address for correspondence:

Jl. Rawamangun Muka, Rawamangun, Jakarta Timur, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 13220 Indonesia

Bio-Profiles:

Franscy is a lecturer of English Language Education, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, Indonesia. He is a student of Language Education, Doctoral Program of Universitas Negeri Jakarta. In 2015, he received his master’s degree in Language Education from Univesitas Negeri Jakarta. He can be reached at franscy_lt15s3@mahasiswa.unj.ac.id.

Dadang Sunendar is a Professor in Faculty of Language Education and Literature at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He can be reached at dadangsunendra@gmail.com.

Aceng Rahmat is a Professor in Faculty of Language Education and Literature at Universitas Negeri Jakarta. He can be reached at aceng.rahmat@unj.com.

Abstract

This research is designed specifically to measure the effectiveness of contextual teaching and learning approach (learning community technique and inquiry learning technique) on the students’ argumentative writing skills at students of English Language Education Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Riau University. Based on the result of preliminary observation which show that students learning outcome was still quite low and there were some problems that arise related to the result of their writing skills that still have not achieved the expected aims. This research used quantitative approach, with quasi experimental design that involved the number of samples in this research were 60 students divided into two classes, experimental class and control class. For the data collecting technique, this research used argumentative writing skills test after students participated in the contextual teaching and learning approach. Data garnered from the experimental research was described with descriptive analysis, followed by subsequent inferential analysis involving a series of normality and homogeneity tests, ANOVA analysis was utilized using students’ score of argumentative writing skills as the covariate variable. The research result shows that there is significant difference on the students’ of argumentative writing skills between the experimental and control classes. This result also revealed that community learning technique is better applied than inquiry learning technique in the teaching and learning process of argumentative writing skills

Keywords: learning community, inquiry, writing argumentative skills

Full Text : https://www.asian-efl-journal.com/monthly-journals/2019-monthly-journals/volume-25-issue-5-1-2019-2/

The Development of Contextual-Based Textbook on Morphological Process in Faculty of Teachers Training and Education Batanghari University Jambi

Afif Rofii & Franscy

Students, Language Education Program

Doctorate Program Jakarta State University

Biodata

Afif Rofii is an education lecturer of Indonesian Language and Literature Faculty of Teachers Training and Education Batanghari University Jambi, and Franscy is an education lecturer of English Language of Teachers Training and Education Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, Indonesia. They are students of Language Education Program, Doctorate Program, Jakarta State University. They can be reached at afif_rofii@yahoo.com and franscy91@gmail.com

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the development process of contextual-based learning textbook on the subject of morphological process that is valid, practical, and effective in achieving the learning goal of students of Faculty of Teachers Training and Education of Batanghari University. The type of the research is Research and Development/R&D with 4-D research model that starts with defining, designing, and then developing. This research uses quantitative approach. The data type of this research is quantitative data that consist of three types of data which are then validated by expert, data from practitioner’s assessments, and effectiveness data in form of learning results and student’s activities. Research result shows that contextual-based textbook on morphology subject for third semester class C students of Faculty of Teachers Training and Education Batanghari University Jambi that is being developed is valid, practical, and effective. This could be seen in the validity of the textbook with a score of 91,95 which falls into very valid criteria. The practicality of lecturer’s textbook is very practical with a score of 95 and the practicality of student’s textbook is 80,53 which fall into the criteria of very practical. The effectiveness of the textbook, which consists of student’s learning results have classical average of 75,42 which is qualified as Good (B) and the activities of students got a score of 89,52 with classification very active.

Affiliation address: Jl. Rawamangun Muka, Rawamangun, Jakarta Timur, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 13220 Indonesia

Keywords: learning textbook, contextual-based, morphological process

Full Text : https://www.elejournals.com/asian-esp-journal/asian-esp-journal-volume-14-issue-2-july-2018-2/

The Correlation Between Creative Thinking Ability and The Mastering English Tenses With English Exposition Writing Skill

 Franscy

Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi

E-mail: franscy91@gmail.com

Abstract: The Correlation Between Creative Thinking Ability and The Mastering English Tenses With English Exposition Writing Skill. The purpose of the research is to finding out correlation between creative thinking ability and English exposition writing skill, the mastering English tenses and English exposition writing skill, and creative thinking ability together with the mastering English tenses towards English exposition writing skill. The used methods for this research were quantitative and survey. The population is students’ eleventh grade. The sample was 30% from the population selected through simple random sampling. To find out the correlation and regression among the variables, EXCEL software was technically used. The findings indicates that there is a positive correlation between creative thinking ability and English exposition writing skill, a positive correlation between the mastering English tenses and English exposition writing skill, and also a positive correlations together between creative thinking ability and the mastering English tenses towards English exposition writing skill.

Keywords: Creative Thinking Ability, The Mastering English Tenses, English Exposition Writing Skill

Full Text : https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/SosioReligi/article/view/5626