IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH EDUTECH- BASED DAILY JOURNAL

Abstract

The research aimed to improve students' English learning outcomes in grade X at SMA Panca Budi. The target was to improve students' ability to write in English. It was known that there were problems found, namely students felt that was really difficult to write their experiences in English. The use of edutech-based daily journals is offered as an appropriate solution because by familiarizing themselves with journal writing, students can also practice their story writing skills. The research method used was classroom action research through 2 cycles. The data was collected using learning outcome test as well as observation and interview. As a result, the students' score in the initial test was only 70.62. Then, it increased to 82.03 in the first cycle test. Then, the value increased again during the second cycle test reaching 94.37 with a 100 percent students whos are getting the passing grade. On the other hand, from observations and interviews, it was found that this edutech-based journal writing habit was able to increase the potential and self-motivation of students in writing English texts. Therefore, it was concluded that the application of edutech-based journal writing habituation is proven to be able to improve students' skills in writing recount texts.