ENHANCING THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING A RECOUNT TEXT BY USING FACEBOOK AT SMP NEGERI 9 JEMBER IN THE 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

The use of Facebook could enhance the eighth grade students’ active participation in the teaching learning process of writing at SMP Negeri 9 Jember in the 2016/2017 academic year. This could be seen from the average percentage of active participation of the students in both cycles. From 65,3% in Cycle 1, it increased 18% to 83,3% in Cycle 2. The use of Facebook could enhance the eighth grade students’ writing achievement in the teaching learning process of writing at SMP Negeri 9 Jember in the 2016/2017 academic year. This could be seen from the percentage of the students who achieved the target score in writing tests in both cycles. From 63,8% in Cycle 1, it increased 16,7% to 80,5% in Cycle 2.