DOI of the published article https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v8i4
Enhancing EFL Students’ Writing Skills in Recount Texts through Scrapbook Activities
Meningkatkan Keterampilan Menulis Siswa EFL dalam Menceritakan Teks melalui Lembar Memo Aktivitas
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https://doi.org/10.21070/ups.8633Keywords:
author guidelines, Scrapbook, Writing skill, Recount textAbstract
The objective of the study was to examine the impact of scrapbook usage on students ability to write recount texts. A quantitative method was employed, utilizing a pre-experimental design invloving a single class. The research instrument was a writing test administered to 25 participants. Data were collacted through pre-test and post-test assesments. Analysis using a paired sample T-test in SPSS idicated a significant improvement in students scores. The average pre-test score was 47.3, while the post-test average increased to 58.9, demonstrating a noticeable enhancement. The T-test results showed a significance value (2-tailed) of 0.000, which is lower than the alpha level of 0.05 (0.000<0.05). this results leads to the rejection of the nul hypothesis (H0) and the acceptance of the has a significant positive effect on students writing performance in recount texts
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