An Analysis On Factors Causing Undergraduate Students' Difficulties In Writing Thesis

The purpose of this research is to find out the most causing factor of undergraduate students' difficulties in writing thesis in the English Education Study Program of FKIP Tanjungpura University Pontianak. Descriptive research design was used in this research. 28 students were chosen as the sample and selected by using purposive sampling. The data was collected by using questionnaire with 31 items designed on a five-point likert-type scale to capture students' opinion about the causing factors of their difficulties in writing thesis. Data analysis shows that basic knowledge of thesis main components factor has percentage 27.68%, process of consultation factor has percentage 26.04%, psychological factor has percentage 25.25%, while economic factor has percentage 21.03%. Therefore, it is concluded that basic knowledge of thesis main component factor is the most causing factor of students' difficulties in writing thesis

Students Participation On Reading Comprehension Class Taught By Paired Storytelling Strategy

: This thesis discusses students participation in teaching learning process taught by Paired Storytelling Strategy. This thesis answered the research question How is the students participation on reading comprehension class taught by Paired Storytelling Strategy. It was a descriptive study. The data were collected through clasroom observation. The students participation were tallied and then classified into four categories based on the rating scale of the percentage of students participation. They are very active, active, less active, and passive. The research findings indicate that the students showed active participation in the reading comprehension class taught by paired story telling strategy

The Effectiveness of 3-2-1 Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text

The aim of this research was to find out the effectiveness of 3-2-1 strategy in teaching reading comprehension on narrative text to the tenth grade students of SMA Santo Fransiskus Asisi Pontianak in academic year 2014/2015. The research method was a pre-experimental research with one group of pre test and post test design and the sample was clas X B which consists of 30 students. The research found that 3-2-1 strategy was effective in teaching reading comprehension on narrative text to the tenth grade students of SMASanto Fransiskus Asisi Pontianak. It is based on the data calculation that the degree of the effectiveness was 1, 01 and it was categorized as high. In conclusion, the effectiveness of 3-2-1 strategy in teaching reading comprehension on narrative text to the tenth grade students of SMA Santo fransiskus Asisi pontianak in academic year 2014/2015 can be categorized as high

The Effectiveness Of Guessing Game Towards Students' Writing Skill On Descriptive Text

The aim of this research is to investigate the effectiveness and the effect size of using Guessing Game in students' writing skill on descriptive text. This research was conducted to the seventh grade students of MTS N 01 Pontianak in academic year 2014/2015. In this research, a pre-experimental design was used by the writer and the sample class VII C which consisted of 40 students. The writer used the measurement technique to collect the data and the tool of data collecting was written test. The result of data analysis, the writer found out that the effect size of the treatment was 1.47 and it was qualified as very strong effect. In conclusion, the effectiveness of the use of Guessing Game is very strong to improve the students' writing skill on descriptive text

Teaching Reading Comprehension By Using 3h (Here, Hidden, And In My Head) Strategy

: The purpose of this research is to find out the effectiveness of the use of 3H strategy (Here, Hidden, and in my Head) in teaching reading comprehension to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Pontianak in academic year 2013/2014. This research was conducted as a quasi-experimental research with the non-equivalent control group design. The sample of this research were class VIIIB as the experimental class and class VIIID as the control class. The data were collected through pre-test and post test by using the essay test consisting of twenty items and were analyzed by using Effect Size (ES) formula. The finding shows that the effect of treatment is 1.53 (> 1.00) or categorized as strong effect. It indicates that the use of 3H strategy is effective in teaching reading comprehension

Improving Students\u27 Ability in Writing Recount Text by Using Rgfe Homework and Verbal Imagery

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of teaching writing recount text by using Routine Grammatical Features Eliciting Homework and verbal imagery. It is a pre-experimental method with one group pretest post-test design. The sample is the tenth grade students numbering 30 students. The tool of data collecting in this research is pre-test given before a treatment and written post-test given after the treatment in the form of writing recount text. The data were analyzed by effect size formula. The result of data analysis showed that the effect size of teaching writing recount text by using Routine Grammatical Features Eliciting Homework and verbal imagery is high

Description of Eating Habits in Preschool Children at Tk Bhakti Asuhan and Tkit Izzuddin Palembang in 2009

Background: Pre-school time is where the children are grouped as active consumers that can choose the food they like, however, they can not choose the food by themselves to be consumed. Parents have responsible for develoving their children eating habit. It will influence the nutrients where at this time they need good food for their growth. Methods: The research was in descriptive survey using cross sectional approach. The data collected by interview method using questionnaire and Food Frequency Questionnaire and then analyzed by frequency table distribution and cross tabulating. Result: The children at Bhakti Asuhan and TKIT Izzuddin has good eating habit that is various food ≥ 3 kinds in a week and ≥ 3 times a day (each of them 76,5% and 54,8%). At TKIT Izzuddin more often consume fast food and package food compared from the students at Bhakti Asuhan kindergarten. Conclusion: The need to increase the knowledge of kindergarten teachers and parents about nutritious food, and given the knowledge to choose healthy foods and snacks. In addition, the need for further research on the eating habits of pre-school children with the broader scope, such as linking between eating habits with nutritional status of pre-school children

Teaching Reading Descriptive Text Using Herringbone Technique

This research is aimed at describing the effectiveness of Herringbone Technique in teaching reading descriptive text. The method that is used to collect the data is Pre-Experimental. The researcher takes VIII C which consist of 34 students as the sample. Based on the data, the researcher found out that the students' mean score of pre-test is 5. 87 while the students' mean score of post-test is 7. 8. The effectiveness of Herringbone Technique is categorized as large. It was proven by the result of effect size which shown that d ≥ 0.8 (1. 72). Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that teaching reading descriptive text using Herringbone Technique is effective