This research is intended to improve writing skills on
personal recount text by using YouTube videos. The
enquiry applied on the eighth grade students of SMPN
6 Tabanan in 2021/2022 academic year. This
research was categorized as Classroom Action
Research (CAR), while the subject were 31 students.
The data were collected by using the techniques of
observation, tests, and documentation. This research
was conducted in two cycles in which each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and
reflection. The result indicated that the students
seemed to be more motivated in writing their personal
recount subsequently after applying YouTube videos.
It can be seen by noticing the comparison on the mean
values of pre-test to post-test scores. The mean scores
of the writing skill before applying YouTube videos
was 62.74, while it was improved to 73 after the use of
YouTube videos in cycle I. The post-test in cycle II
showed that means score raised to 85. It is concluded
that YouTube videos could be a suitable advantage on
a learning process of personal recount writing skills.
THE USE OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILLS ON PERSONAL RECOUNT TEXT TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMPN 6 TABANAN
Abstract
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