IMPROVING THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT OF NARRATIVE WRITING BY USING BLENDED LEARNING WITH FACEBOOK AT SMA NEGERI 1 SUBOH

Abstract

This research is a classroom action research that was conducted to improve the Narrative writing ability and achievement as well as the active participation of X IPA 1 students at SMA Negeri 1 Suboh, Situbondo by using Blended Learning with Facebook. From the preliminary study, it was found that most of the students in the class X IPA 1 had low achievement and participation in English class, particularly English writing class. Most of the students at X IPA 1 got score below the standard score that is 75. Further, it was also found that the monotonous atmosphere in the classroom whilst they were learning about writing and the way the English teachers in delivering the materials of writing as well as the complexity in acquiring the writing skill the students of X IPA 1 experienced also were assumed as one of the causes that resulted in the less motivation of theirs in learning about English writing. To cope with these problems, Blended Learning with Facebook was applied in the English writing teaching learning activity at X IPA 1 at SMA Negeri 1 Suboh. The data in this research were derived from the observation during the writing class and Narrative writing achievement test in the end of the cycle. From the observation result, it was known that mostly of the students were active in the writing class. Further, from the Narrative writing achievement test result, it was known that 28 out of 32 students could attain and even surpass the standard minimum score for English Narrative writing, it was 75. This signified that Blended Learning with Facebook had successfully been applied to improve the X IPA 1 students’ active participation and achievement of Narrative writing. Considering the result in the cycle 1, since the gratification had been achieved in the cycle 1, the action was discontinued. And finally, it could be concluded that Blended Learning with Facebook could improve the X IPA 1 students’ active participation and achievement of Narrative writing at SMA Negeri 1 Suboh.