Efektivitas Pendekatan TaRL (Teaching at the Right Level) terhadap Pembelajaran Menulis Teks Berita di Kelas XI Perhotelan SMK Negeri 3 Jember

Abstract

The research examined the effectiveness of the TaRL approach in teaching news writing in the 11th-grade hospitality class at SMK Negeri 3 Jember. The purpose of this study was to describe the processes and results of teaching news writing both with and without the TaRL approach. This study employs a mixed-methods research design of the sequential explanatory type, consisting of a quasi experimental quantitative approach and a descriptive qualitative approach. The data were obtained from the researcher’s observations, test scores, and student completed questionnaires. The results indicated that instruction in news-text writing in the experimental class, which implemented the TaRL approach, fostered independent learning, whereas the control class, which did not implement the approach, remained dependent on the facilitator. The questionnaire results yielded a significance value of p = 0.000 < 0.05, demonstrating a significant difference between the experimental class and the control class, with the experimental class performing better. The test results also produced a significance value of p = 0.023 < 0.05, further indicating a significant difference between the experimental class and the control class, with the experimental class performing better. Thus, the TaRL approach was effective in teaching news writing in the 11th-grade hospitality class at SMK Negeri 3 Jember.