Enhancing English Education Program Students’ Skill In Writing Essay Through Clustering Technique

Authors

  • Rina Puji Utami

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69866/dp.v13i1.52

Keywords:

clustring technique and classroom action research, Writing skill

Abstract

This study aims to determine the enhancing of students’ writing  achievement using clustering technique .The usage  of this technique   is expected that the students’ achievement in writing skill  can increase. The clustering technique used in writing learning of this study uses argumentative  essays using various topics in accordance with the focusing  understanding and making  the essays  of writing courses for the fourth semester students, at  English Education Program of STKIP PGRI Nganjuk in the academic year of 2017/2018. The total number of students is 18 students . The increasing in students’ achievement can be known by the analysis the result score in this study by using the classroom action research that is intended to  find out that  the clustering technique can help the students improve and develop their ability in writing skill. The grand  of  mean  score   test in  preliminary study  was  70,5  and  cycle  I  was  75,  while  the  grand mean  score  in  cycle  2  was  87  which  showed  this  present  study  could  be categorized successful because it had exceeded the minimum criteria of writing III.

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Published

2021-10-05

How to Cite

Utami, R. P. (2021). Enhancing English Education Program Students’ Skill In Writing Essay Through Clustering Technique. Dharma Pendidikan, 13(1), 77–95. https://doi.org/10.69866/dp.v13i1.52