Enhancing Students’ Writing Skill by Using Mind Mapping

Siti Karminah, Joko Nurkamto, Joko Nurkamto, Martono Martono, Martono Martono

Abstract

The objectives of this thesis are to identify whether or not mind mapping technique can improve students’ writing skill and to identify the class climate when mind mapping is used in teaching learning process. The action research was conducted from August to September 2012 and was carried out in two cycles to 34 students of a Junior High School in Jaten, Karanganyar. The research findings show that mind mapping technique could improve the students’ writing skill. It can be seen from the score of pre-test, first post-test  and second post-test, that is 52.32, 67.97, and 76.50. Class climate also improved when mind mapping was used in teaching learning process. Therefore, mind mapping can be used as alternative technique to improve the students’ writing skill.

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writing; mind mapping

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/eed.v5i2.36059

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