Abstract |
This research was to find out the improvement of the students’ writing ability by using advance organizer model (graphic organizer). The researcher conducted by using classroom action research (CAR) with implementing plan, act, observe and reflection. The target group of this research were 36 seventh grade students. The instrument that applied for this research 2 lesson plan, graphic organizer (mapping), writing test, and observation form to record the students’ behavior during the research. Analyzing the data used to find mean score Mean (X̄), Standard Deviation (S.D.) and percentage of students who passed the writing criteria. The students had gotten better in writing performance and understanding the materials. In quantitative data analysis, it could be seen that the mean score (X̄) 15.53 of 20 and S.D. 2.56. The percentage of students who passed the criteria cycle 1, cycle 2 and post-test were 66.67%, 77.78% and 80.56% respectively, which showed substantial improvements in the students’ writing skills before, during, and after the implementation of advance organizer model (graphic organizer) |