Increasing the Students’ Writing Skill through Blended Learning Model at The Tenth Graders of MAN 2 Lamongan
Abstract
The research was conducted to find out the implementation of blended learning in writing recount text, the result of students’ work and the students’ response toward blended learning model. This research used descriptive qualitative as the research design. The subjects are 37 students of X-Bahasa class and an English teacher. The researcher was observed the teaching and learning process using blended learning. Then, the researcher analyzed the result of students work in recount text using rubric and conducted interview with six students. The result showed that the implementation of blended was in accordance with blended learning process, namely learning design, content production and content delivery. The analysis of students’ work showed that students had developed in writing recount text. Students wrote a recount text that related with the content and structure of recount text but students still made mistakes on grammar aspects. Students’ response showed that the easy access of information and implementation of blended learning had helped them comprehend the lesson. However, the problems of using blended learning were internet network and the amount of information available on the internet.
Downloads
References
Bersin, Josh. (2004). The Blended Learning Book. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.
Brown, H.D. (2000). Teaching by Principles. New York: Pearson Education Company.
Brown, H.D. (2004). Language Assessment. New York: Pearson Education Company.
Brown, H.D. (2007). Principle of Language Learning and Teaching. New York: Pearson Education Company. Retrieved from https://kupdf.net/download/brown-h-d-2007-principle-of-language-learning-and-teaching-fifth-edition_58e65590dc0d605010da97ec_pdf#
Burns, A. (1999). Collaborative action research for English language teachers. Cambridge: CUP.
Creswell, J. W. (2009). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Method Approaches (4th Ed). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: planning, conducting and evaluating qualitative and quantitative research (4th Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.
Garrison, D. Randy and Vaughan, D. Norman. (2008). Blended Learning in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118269558
Glencoe. (2004). Rubric for Assessing Student Writing, Listening, and Speaking. United States of America: McGraw-Hill Companies. Retrieved from www.glencoe.com
Handoko & Waskito. (2018). Blended Learning Teori dan Penerapannya. Sumatera Barat: Lembaga Pengembangan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (LIPTIK) Universitas Andalas. Retrieved from http://carano.pustaka.unand.ac.id/index.php/car/catalog/book/64
Harmer, J. (2004). How to Teach Writing. England Pearson Education Ltd, p.31.
Heigham, J. (2009). Qualitative research in Applied Linguistic: A practical introduction (R. A. Croker, Ed.). Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hyland, K. (2004). Genre and Second Language Writing. The United State of America: The University of Michigan Press. Retrieved from https://www.scirp.org/(S(oyulxb452alnt1aej1nfow45))/reference/
Isti’anah, Arina. (2017). The Effect of Blended Learning to the Students’ Achievement in Grammar Class. Indonesian Journal of English Education. Vol. 4 (1). Retrieved from http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KlObwysAAAAJ&hl=en
Jacob et al 1981
Kern, R. (2000). Literacy and Language Teaching. New York: Oxford University Press, P. 172.
Keshta, Awad Soliman and Harb, Ismail Ibrahim. (2013). The Effectiveness of Blended Learning Program on Developing Palestinian Tenth Graders’ English Writing Skills. Education Journal. Vol 2 (6). Retrieved from http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/edu
Lines, Caroline. (2005). Practical English Language Teaching Young Learners. America: McGraw-Hill.
Literacy Secretariat of Department for Education and Child Development of South Australia. (2012). Engaging in and Exploring Recount Writing. Retrieved from https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/
Littlejohn, Allison., & Pegler, Chris. (2007). Preparing for Blended e-Learning. Oxon: Routledge.
Marsh, Debra. (2012). Blended Learning: Creating Learning Opportunities for Language Learners. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Marwan, Ardi. (2008). Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching with Computer Technology: Reasons for Use and Barriers in Usage. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. Vol. 5 (6). Retrieved from https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ne6QKhsAAAAJ&hl=en
Means, Toyama, Murphy, Bakia, & Jones. (2010). Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies. Washington: U.S. Department of Education.
Mofrad, E. (2017). Enhancing EFL Learners’ Writing Capability in a Blended Learning Environment: The Effects of Learning Styles. International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies. Vol. 5 (3). 201-209. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/35674781/Enhancing-EFL-Learners-Writing-Capability-in-a-Blended-Learning-Environment-The-Effects-of-Learning-Styles
Moleong, J. Lexy. (1995). Metodologi Penelitian Kualitatif. Bandung: Remaja Rosdakarya.
Nation, I., S., P. (2009). Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing. New York: Routledge.
Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2007). Introduction to Academic Writing. White Plains, New York: Pearson: Longman.
Rivers, W. M. (1981). Teaching foreign language skills (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Rosyadi, M. Arifian. 2011. Recount Text. Available at: https://arifianunes3.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/recount-text-learning-material.pdf. (Accessed on: March 20, 2020).
Sasson, Dorit. (2013). Speaking and Writing for English Language Learners. United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield Education. Retrieved from http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=5A2D3384C2C8DFD5147B457E4AB59AA6
Setyawan, Harits. (2019). Blended Method: Online-Offline Teaching and Learning, on Students’ Reading Achievement. English Education. Vol. 12 (1). Retrieved from http://ejournal.radenintan.ac.id/index.php/ENGEDU/search/authors/view?
Sharma, P., & Barret, B. (2007). Blended Learning. Oxford: MacMillan.
Siahaan, Sanggam., & Shinoda, Kisno. (2008). Generic text structure. Yogyakarta: Graham Ilmu.
Talebian, S., Mohammadi, H. M., & Rezvanfar, Ahmad. (2014). Information and communication technology (ICT) in higher education: advantages, disadvantages, conveniences and limitations of applying e-learning to agricultural students in Iran. Elsevier Ltd. Vol. 152
Thorne, Kaye. (2003). Blended Learning: How to Integrate Online and Traditional Learning. USA: Kogan Page Limited.
Tredinnick, Mark. (2008). Writing Well: the Essential Guide. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Wahyuni, Sri. (2018). The Effect of Blended Learning Model towards Students’ Writing Ability. Journal of English for Academic. Vol 5 (2). Retrieved from www.journal.uir.ac.id/index.php/jshmic/article/view/1801
Wallace, Trudy. (2004). Educational Practices Series-14: Teaching Speaking, Listening, and Speaking. Geneva: International Bureau of Education – Publications Unit.
Wang, X., Yang, Y., & Wen, X. (11-14 October 2009). Study on Blended Learning Approach for English Teaching. Paper presented at the Systems, Man and Cybernatics, 2009. SMC 2009. IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics.
Westwood, P. (2008). What Teachers Need to Know about Reading and Writing Difficulties. Victoria: ACER Press.
Wilson, Dian., & Smilanich, Ellen. (2005). The Other Blended Learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges and earlier and greater citation of published work.