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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FLOWCHART TO IMPROVE STUDENTS ABILITY

TO WRITE PROCEDURE TEXT OF TENTH GRADE STUDENTS

Dwi Ivana Riandini1,Sriati Usman2, Maf’ullah3


English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Tadulako University

ABSTRACT
The objective of this research is to find out whether or not using flowchart technique is effective
to improve students’ ability in writing procedure text of grade ten students at SMA Negeri 1
Parigi Tengah. The researcher used quasi-experimental research design. The samples of this
research were the students of Xb as the experimental group and Xa1 as the control group
selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed statistically in order to
find out the significant difference of the students’ achievement before and after the treatments.
The mean score of pretest of experimental group is 39.14, while the control group was 38.31.
The mean score of posttest of experimental group is 85,2 and the control group is 64.46. Based
on the result of pretest and posttest, the researcher found that t-counted value is 2.14. By
applying degree of freedom (df) 39 (21+20-2) and 0.05 level of significance, it is found that t-
table value is 1.696. The result showed that t-counted value 2.74) is higher than t-table value
(1.696). It means that the hypothesis was accepted. In other words, using flowchart technique is
effective to improve students ability to write procedure text of tenth grade students at SMA
Negeri 1 Parigi Tengah.

Keywords:Effectiveness; Writing ability; Flowchart, Procedure text;

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah penggunaan teknik flowchart efektif
atau tidak untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks prosedur di kelas sepuluh
SMA Negeri 1 Parigi Tengah. Peneliti menggunakan desain penelitian quasi-experimental.
Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa Xb sebagai kelompok experimen dan Xa1 sebagai kelompok
kontrol yang di pilih dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan proposive sampling. Data
dianalisis untuk mengetahui perbedaan yang signifikan dari prestasi siswa sebelum dan sesudah
perlakuan. Nilai rata-rata pretest dari kelompok experimen adalah 85,2 dan kelompok kontrol
adalah 64,46 berdasarkan hasil pretest dan postes peneliti menemukan bahwa nilai t-counted
adalah 2.14. Dengan meneraprakan derajat kebebasan tingkat signifikan (df)39 (21+20-2) dan
0,05 tingkat signifikan. Di temukan bahwa nilai t-table 1.696. hasilnya menunjukan bahwa t-
counted 2.14 lebih tinggi diperoleh nilai t-table1,696. Maka berarti hipotesis diterima dengan
kata lain penggunaan tekhnik flowchart efektif untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa kelas
sepuluh dalam menulis teks di SMA Negeri 1 Parigi Tengah.

Kata kunci:Keefektifan, KemampuanMenulis, Flowchart, teks prosedur

INTRODUCTION
e-mail:Dwiivanariandini@yahoo.com
English has a vital role in education. It is using genre approaches.In the learning
one of the subjects to be taught fromelementary process writing and greatly is influenced by
to tertiary level. School-based systematic functional grammar, accepting any
curriculum(KurikulumTingkatSatuan other educative.Learning sources besides
Pendidikan 2006) for senior high teachers, and using special terms, such as
schooltheemphasizing attainment of the English standar kompetensi (standard of competence)
language teaching. that refers to a minimum statement covering
Refers to the four skills, listening, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values.Those
speaking, reading, and writing. Writing is are reflected in what way of thinking and acting
placed on the last stage of the English after students learned and finished one of the
acquisitionhave to be familiar with the skills of four language skills (listening, speaking,
listening, speaking, and reading before coming reading, and writing).
to the writing activity.Students’ competence Writing requiresknowledge on language
individually, and classically oriented towards components such as vocabulary, grammar, and
learning outcomes, other language skills.

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language instruction. It means that when we
Writing can be done effectively in writing learn language, of course we learn the
sentences, paragraphs, or essay. Furthemore, vocabulary of the language.Based on that
Cohen and Reil (2010)state “writing is a definition, the researcher concludes that
communicative act, a way of sharing vocabulary is the total number of words, which
observation, information, thought, or ideas with exist in a language. We can learn a language
ourselves and other. Writing is usually directed because there are a number of words which is
to others for a specific purpose.” called vocabulary.
Writing. Nik, et al (2010:12) mention five
components of good writing. 5) Mechanics
Mechanics are very important part in
1) Content writing. Good mechanics make a text easy to
A good writing performance definitely has read and that will attract more readers.
very important component like content. Mechanics in writing includes punctuation and
Contentmeans “the writer has an understanding writing conventions. Mechanicsrefers to the
of events, actions, findings, and views that are appearance of words,how they are spelled or
vividly presented”. From the statement, we arranged on paper.Conventions of writing
know that content is the ability to think require that a sentence begin with a capital letter
creatively, develop thoughts and generate ideas and end with full stop. In order to make the
which provide supporting details that close writer can extend their massage to readers in a
related to the text type. clear and understandable way, it is important to
know the rules of how to use mechanics in
2) Organization writing.
Organizationisalso an important component for School-based curriculum (Kurikulum
students to be fulfilled in their writing. A good Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan 2006) for senior
essay is clearly organizedat the beginning, high school. Procedure text is a text showing a
middle and the end. Organization is a process of process in order. Its function is to describe how
moving back and forth from general statement something is completely done through a
to specific details and arranging them in the sequence of series. Anderson and Kethy in
most effective order. Organizationrefers to the (2014) state, “ A procedure is a piece of text
generic structure of the text written. The that tells the rader or listener how to do
students should follow them when constructing something.” It steps how to do something, make
their writing. or operate something through the steps.
In procedure text, there are some
3) Grammar features which must be learned by the students.
Grammar indicates language use which Those are divided into two aspects, such as
“includes mastery of sentence construction, language feature and generic structure. First,
agreement, tenses, word order, articles, language feature consist of spelling, content,
pronouns, nouns and prepositions”. In other and vocabulary. Second, generic structures
words, grammar is the rules which structure the involves goal, list of materials or ingredients,
language. Grammar and writing can’t separate and steps. In addition, every students must use
from each other. In writing grammar is very imperative sentence in writing instruction to
important, because it will construct sentence in make something. Therefore, without knowing
the right way. Weagle (2009) explains, grammar all of the aspects existing in the text, they will
related to accuracy. Without having knowledge not be able to write procedure text correctly.
of grammar, of course the students will have Beside the language features, every
difficulties in writing. students must know the generic structure of
procedure text which consists of three parts.
4) Vocabulary a. Goal
Vocabularyisacomponent of Goal is containing the title or the purpose of
languageproficiency and becomes the most the text. It is usually marked b the words “How
important things in order to providing to.” The sequence are meaningful in writing
everybody to be a good writer in writing procedure text. Additionally, the goal is also to
performance.Vocabulary is essential in a optimize a logical sequencing of instruction and

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make the writer feels safe and confident to the technique that applied to improving the students
goal(s) that he wants to achieve (clean on oil ability in writing procedure text.
filter, learn how to organize a costomer a. Pro and Con Chart
meeting) by giving certain goal. It will create Create a pro and con chart to analyze the
much interest which is possibly for different good and bad aspects of a topic you are
readers to compare or contrast the means used studying. These instructions tell how to make a
by different writers. pro and con chart by hand
 Write the topic at the top of a piece of paper
b. Materials  Under the topic, draw a vertical line down
Materials is consisting of several the middle of the page
ingredients used to make something , for  Draw a horizontal line near the top of the
example food, drink, or other things. The page, crossing the vertical line.
example of material can be seen in procedure  Above the horizontal line write “pro” on the
text below. left and ”con” on the right
 In the pro column, list the bad thing about
How To Make Scrapbook your topic
Making scrapbook is very easy. First of  Show your pro and con chart to a classmate
all, prepare for about 10 sheet of HVS paper, and discuss your evaluation of the topic.
paper glue 1, thick paper (for is cover), some
stickers, picture or other accessories, step one; b. Five Senses Chart
glue together all the HVS papers on is left side This chart is used to interweave science
or on side. Glue it for about 2 cm on each side with writing. It puts different objects about the
you choose (left or top). Step two, make the same topic in a bag where the students pick one.
cover. Stick all the accessories you have choose After model using the chart, they use the chart
to the front cover, and then stick it to the HVS. to describe their objects using their five senses.
Finally , your scrapbok is read to use. This is a great and easy way to integreted
(Wardiman and Djusman 2008: 151) science into writing.
Based on the example of the text above,
every reader can state that the goal of the text is c. Comparison and Contrast Chart
“how to make scrapbook” and the material This organizer can be used to help students
consist of 10 sheets of HVS papers, 1 paper explain similarities and differences between two
glue, thick paper, and some stickers, pictures or things or ideas. After this organizer has been
other accessories. Meanwhile, the text contains completed, it could easily be developed into a
two steps how to make scrapbook that can be classroom discussion or writing topic on the
done by every reader at home. information gathered. Give the students two
things that you would like to compare and
c. Steps contrast, and have the students brainstrom how
The last generic structure is steps. It is they are alike and how they are different.
includes some process or ways written Students can make lists of these ideas, or they
chronologically. As stated by Auoladomar could discuss their thoughs with a partner or
(20016) procedural text can be simple, ordered group. Have students share their ideas with the
list of instruction to perform to reach a goal, but class, as this will enable students to see different
they can also be less linear, outlining different ideas to compare and contrast that they may not
way to realize something, with arguments, have thought of themselves.
condition. They often also contain a number of
recommendations, warnigns, and comments od d. Time Line Chart
various sorts. A time line chart is effective way to visualie
a process using chronological order. Since
Techniques in Teaching Writing Using Chart details are displayed graphically, important
There are several chart techniques that points in time can be easy seen and understood.
can be used in improving the students writing Often used for managing a project’s schedule,
skill. those are flowchart, pro and con chart, five time line charts function as a sort a calendar of
sense chart, comparison and contrast chart, and events within a specific period of time. There
time line chart. Flowchart is choose as a are some ways how to make a time line chart.

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 Begin by listing each milestone throughout PARIGI TENGAH. It consists of three parallel
your project classes; they are XA¹, XA², and XB. The total
 Place these milestones along a horizontal number is 62 students. The distribution of the
line, from start to finish. students in each class can be seen in the
 Associate each step with a specific date to following table:
represent a deadline
 Include title to clarify key points along the Table 1 Population Distribution
process (phases, testing, planing, etc). No. Classes Number of
students
e. Flowchart 1. Xa¹ 20
According to Ishimura and Bartlett (2008) 2. Xa² 21
Flowchart also is a part of writing process that 3 Xb 21
can help the students to write. There are some Total 62
points that the students can get. First, the
students have to maintain ideas concerning with Creswell (2005) States,“A sample is a
their writing task. Second, making a paragraph subgroup of the target population.” Using quasi
by using flowchart provides not only new way experimental design, the sample of this research
in writing the sentence or paragraph but also belongs to non-probability samples. One of the
making the students interested and enjoy non-probability samples that the researcher use
English teaching and learning process.The last, is purposive sampling technique. The sample is
giving feedback for the writer to revise their determine by certain consideration. The
writing to get better writing. consideration are (1) the classes are given the
same English material by the same English
RESEARCH METHOD teacher and (2) the students of the classes are
The researcher used quasi- experimental equal inproficiency of English. Therefore, Xb as
research design, especially non-equivalent an experimental group, while Xa1 as control
control group design. The sample consisted of group.
two groups; experimental and control group. In this research, there are important
Both groups got pre-test and post-test. variables which the researcher has to know.
However, the experimental group got the They are dependent and independent variables,
treatment using process of flowchart diagram Related to the title of this research is “The
while the control group was taught using effectiveness of flowchart to improve students
conventional teaching. After doing the ability writing procedure text of tenth grade
treatment, both groups got post-test in order to students at SMA Negeri 1 Parigi Tengah”, the
know the influence of flowchart diagram during dependent variable was the students’ writing
the treatment. In addition, the result of pre-test skill and the independent variable was flowchart
and post-test in the experimental or the control technique.
group was compared. According to Sugiono In this research, the data were taken from
(2009:79), the design of quasi experimental the result of the tests that given to the students
design can be described as follows: before and after the treatment. There were two
kind of test, pretest and posttest that given to the
Group AO1XO2 experimentl group and control group in this
Group BO3 O4 research. Pretest was conducted in order to
know the students’ prior writing procedure text
Group A: experimental group before they got the treatment. Posttest was
Group B: control group conducted in order to find out the progress of
O1: pre-test for experimental group students’ writing English procedure text after
O2: post-test for experimental group the treatment.The treatment was conducted in
O3: pre-test for control group six meetings. Time allocation for one meeting
O4: post-test for control group was 2 x 45 minutes.
X: treatment Furthermore, in scoring each part of
----: treatment was no random of subject procedure text, the researcher used the scoring
The population of this research is the rubric of writing which adapted from Assessing
tenth grade students of SMA NEGERI 1 Writing by Weigle (2009). The scoring system

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goes from 0 up to 3. The researcher used The posttest also conducted to know the
statistic to analyze the data. It was used to students basic ability in writing procedure
analyze the result of the test instrument (pretest textbetween the experimental group and control
and posttest). group. The result of pretest and posttestof those
Theresearcher used the formula proposed classes were presented on table 2 and 3.
by Arikunto (2006) in calculating the individual
score of the students, the mean score, the sum of Table2 The Result of the Pretest andPosttest of
square deviation of both experimental group and Experimental Group
control group, and the t-counted value. First, the No Pretest Posttest
researcher calculated the individual score of 1 33.3 77.8
each student. Second, after getting the students’ 2 44.4 1000
individual score, the researcher counted the 3 33.3 77.8
mean score of both experimental group and 4 11.1 66.7
control group. Third, the researcher counted the 5 11.1 1000
sum of square deviation of the groups. 6 33.3 88.9
Afterward, the researcher calculated the value
7 44.4 88.9
of t-counted to see the significant difference
8 44.4 55.6
between the mean achievements of two groups.
9 55.6 88.9
FINDINGS 10 33.3 77.8
As mentioned previously, the aim of this 11 55.6 88.9
research is to find out whether there is 12 33.3 88.9
significant improvement of students before and 13 33.3 77.8
after being taught by using flowchart. In this 14 55.6 1000
research, the researcher conducted a quasi- 15 55.6 1000
experimental research about the effectiveness of 16 55.6 77.8
flowchart to improve students’ ability toward 17 44.4 1000
the X grade students’ achievement in writing 18 33.3 77.8
English procedure text of SMA Negeri 1 Parigi 19 33.3 77.8
Tengah. 20 33.3 88.9
The researcher involved two classes, 21 44.4 88.9
class Xb as an experimental class and class Xa¹
Total 821.9 1.92
as a control class. Experimental group consisted
of 21 students and control class consisted of 20 Meanscore 39.14 85.2
students. The data were collected through In calculating the students’ individual
administering test. The first test was pretest and score of experimental group the researcher
the last test was posttest. employed the same formula used in control
In collecting the data, the researcher gave group. As a result on the Table 2 above the
pretest to both experimental and control group. pretest and posttest of experimental group, the
The pretest was conducted inorder to kow the highest score on pretest is 55.6, and the lowest
students’ prior in writing procedure text befire score is 11.1. After getting the students’
they got the treatment. Pretest was administered individual score on pretest, the researcher
before the treatment. After the pretest the counted the students’ mean score on pretest by
researcher conducted the treatment by using dividing the total score by the number of
flowchart in six meetings to experimental group students.
while the control group was not. Furhtemore the The result indicates that the mean score
researcher conducted posttest in the both of experimental group result is 39.14.
classes. Furthermore, the high score on postest of
In order to find out the progress of experimental group is 100. And the lowest score
students ability in writing procedure text after is 55.6 after getting the students individual score
the treatment. The purpose of both of this test on postest the researcher counted the students
was to measure and compare the result of the mean score on postest by dividing the total
students’ achievementin writing procedure text score.
using flowchart technique. Thus the students’ score in pretest of
experimental group is 39.14 and the postest is

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85.2. It can be conclude that the comparison Furthermore, the researcher calculated the
both of the group is greatly improved. The value of t-counted by using t-test formula as
result of pretest and posttest of control group is proposed by Arikunto (2006) to see the
presented on table 3. significant difference of both groups. By
applying the t-test formula, the researcher found
Table3The Result of Pretest and Posttest of that the t-counted value is 2.14.
Control Group Afterwards, the researcher compared the
No Pretest Posttest value of t-counted to the value of t-table in
1 order to find out the significance difference
55.6 77.8
between them. By applying Nx+Ny–2= 21+20–
2 22.2 44.4
2=39 degree of freedom (df) and 0.05 level of
3 33.3 44.4
significance of one-tailed test, the researcher
4 33.3 44.4 found that the t-table value is 1.696. It shows
5 44.4 55.6 that the t-counted value (2.14) is higher than t-
6 33.3 44.4 table value (1.696). It means that the hypothesis
7 44.4 55.6 is accepted. In other words, by using flowchart
8 33.3 66.7 is effective to improvestudents’ ability in
9 44.4 88.9 writing procedure text of X Grade students at
10 33.3 77.8 SMA Negeri 1Parigi .
11 44.4 44.4
12 22.2 66.7 DISCUSSION
13 55.6 66.7 The purpose of the research is to find out
14 44.4 77.8 whether flowchart diagram is effective to
15 33.3 55.6 improve students’ ability in writing procedure
16 55.6 77.8 text or not, concerning to the content, lack of
17 33.3 1000 vocabulary and organization of the X Grade
18 33.3 55.6 students of SMA Negeri 1 Parigi Tengah
19 The research was done into three steps.
33.3 77.8
First step, the researcher gave the pretest in
20 33.3 66.7
order to know the students’ basic ability in
Total 766.2 1.21
writing procedure text. The test was given to
MeanScore 38.31 64.6 experimental and control classes with the same
In calculating the students’ individual test. The second step, the researcher gave
score of control group, the researcher employed treatment to the experimental class. The
the same formula used in experimental group. treatment was teaching procedure text by using
As a result, the highest score on pretest in flowchart diagram.
control group is 55.6, and the lowest score is The students were given materials about
22.2. After getting the students’ individual score procedure text and some additional materials to
on pretest, the researcher counted the students’ support their ability in writing procedure text.
mean score on pretest by dividing the total score The reseacher provided eight meetings in
by the number of students. The result indicates treatment including pretest and posttest. For the
that the mean score of control group is 38.31. first meeting the students provided the topic
Furthermore, the score on postest is 100. Thus about procedure text which is talked about
the students’ score increases from 38.31 to generic structure, action verb, and temporal
64.46. After gathering all the data of conjuction. These meeting the researcher
experimental and control groups, the researcher practice of writing procedure text was done in
counted the mean score of deviation and the pairs. The researcher asked to the students about
sum of square of deviation from both groups. procedure text and the students were
The researcher found that the mean score of enthusiastic to answered my question. Second,
deviation of experimental group is 46.06 and the the researcher gave the students example about
sum of square deviation of the experimental procedure text by using flowchart diagram, the
group is 2198.21. In addition the mean score of researcher draw the flowchart on the whiteboard
deviation of control group is 27.84 and the sum and gave a chance the students to express their
of square deviation of control group is 4.612.06. ideas about the topic. Third, the researcher gave

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an exercise with their pairs to know how the The researcher has done quasi
students understand about the topics given. experimental research and she has analyzed the
Finally, the researcher discussed their work data. The result of the research shows that the
together in the white board and gave the implementation of flowchart is effective in
evaluation for another topics. In order to second improving students’ ability in writing English
until the last meeting the researcher was procedure text of Grade Xat SMA Negeri 1
providing another topics but same ways. Parigi Tengah.Since the technique helps to
In the process of teaching and learning overcome student’s difficulties in content,
the researcher provided students into pairs. The vocabualry and spelling. The students are
purpose of doing the practice in pairs was to let getting better in content because flowchart let
studentsgain their creativity and independence the students to write procedure text in a good
to think things through on their own and they paragraph. Furthermore, the student will gain
can disscuss with their pairs, so they can more vocabulary from flowchart diagram by
combined the ideas. And also, make students seeing how the process to make something. And
get to think based on variety points of view the students are also getting better in spelling
which can make their perspective wider and because flowchart get the student to use a
deeper.In the process of doing the variaty of spelling in a language.
treatment,flowchart diagram helps the students
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