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Using mind-mapping and indirect corrective feedback strategy to improve the recount writing ability of the eight graders of SMP Negeri 10 Malang / Rizki Lestari Cikita Sectionita
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ABSTRACT Sectionita Rizki Lestari Cikita. 2015. Using Mind-Mapping and Indirect Corrective Feedback Strategy to Improve the Recount Writing Ability of the Eighth Graders of SMP Negeri 10 Malang. Thesis English Department Faculty of Letters State University of Malang. Advisors (I) Prof. Moh. Adnan Latief M.A Ph.D. M.A. (II) Dr. Enny Irawati M.Pd. Keywords mind-mapping indirect corrective feedback writing ability recount text Writing is a way to deliver someone s thought and idea. However in school writing is considered as one of the hardest skills for the students thus resulting in a poor writing ability of the students. This problem was also faced by students of class 8B in SMP Negeri 10 Malang. To help solving this problem the researcher implemented the mind-mapping and indirect corrective feedback in order to improve the students writing ability specifically in writing recount text. The design of this research was Collaborative Classroom Action Research which consisted of four stages namely planning implementing observing and reflecting. The subject of this research was 34 students of 8B in SMP Negeri 10 Malang. The instruments used in this research were observation checklist field notes writing test and scoring rubric. The criteria of success were (1) for the low achievers it is expected that they get score of at least 60 to 75 after the strategy is implemented (2) for the middle-low achievers it is expected that they get score of at least 70 to 85 after the strategy is implemented (3) for the middle achievers it is expected that they get score of at least 75 to 90 after the strategy is implemented and (4) students participation observation score has to reach at least 70% during the classroom activities. The findings in this research showed that mind-mapping and indirect corrective feedback strategies were able to improve the students writing ability. The strategy was conducted through several steps which are (1) explaining the recount text and its components (2) sorting the idea in the mapping (3) transforming the mapping into a recount text draft (4) underlining the mistakes occurred in the draft then (5) asking the students correct the mistakes based on the guideline given by the teacher. The strategy s steps were easy to be followed by the students thus the students could improve their writing ability and fulfill the criteria of success as explained previously proved by the students from the low achiever who got the average score of 77.5 middle-low achiever students who got the average score of 81.25 and middle achievers students who got the score of 87.5 after the strategy was implemented thus considered as a success. Furthermore the students were actively involved in the teaching learning process by asking questions giving comments and working on the task actively thus resulted in the observation score which was 84% that is considered as a success in the research. Based on the research findings two suggestions are provided. First for the English teachers it is suggested that they implement mind-mapping and indirect corrective feedback strategies in their writing classes. Second it is suggested for the further researchers that they conduct further research regarding mind-mapping and indirect corrective feedback for other text types different English competence levels and different education levels and utilize the findings of this research as a reference for conducting further researches.