The Effect of Implementing Discovery Learning on Students’ Writing Ability
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The objectives of this study are 1) To find out the effect of implementing discovery learning on students’ writing ability. 2) To find out the significant difference between students' writing abilities before and after being taught using Discovery Learning Model. The research methodology used pre- experimental with one-group pretest-post-test design. The hypothesis of this research is that there is any significant effect of implementing Discovery Learning on students’ writing ability. The results of the test revealed that the experimental group had improved their writing ability. The pretest mean score indicated that students’ ability in writing Procedure text before using Discovery Learning Model was 59.88. After implementing Discovery Learning Model, there was a noticeable effect, as it is indicated by the post-test mean score 82.67. The discovery learning model is very influential on student learning, in this case the teachers are suggested to incorporate the discovery learning model into their writing class. For further researchers, they can apply and develop the discovery learning model, especially to improve students' learning and problem solving abilities in writing Procedure text .
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