@thesis{thesis,
		author={Ulfa  },
		title ={The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using Portfolio. Skripsi},
		year={2012},
		url={http://eprints.umk.ac.id/1313/},
		abstract={Ulfa, Fuidatul. 2012. The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using Portfolio. Skripsi. English Education Department.Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (i) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd.
Key words: writing ability, recount text, portfolio, experimental

Writing is an important aspect and has influential in teaching and learning. And also it is one of difficult subject, exactly for the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati. They get difficulties even in grammatical and also its contents. It caused of the teacher just teach the theory and just ask the students to write in group, not individually. Therefore, most of the students are unwilling to write. In this research, the writer interests using Portfolio to make students’ interest in teaching learning process. 
The objective of the research is to know whether there is a significant difference between the ability of writing recount text of the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in the academic year 2012/2013 taught by using Portfolio and Those Taught by Using Group Project.
This research is an experimental research. The writer uses design of experimental with control group. The subject of this research is the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in the academic year 2012/2013. The population of the research is the tenth grade Students (XA and XB). The writer takes 22 of 42 students of class XA and 22 of 42 students of class XB as the sample of the research by using purposive sampling. The instrument of the research is test. Test that is used is written. 
The result of the research shows that the writing ability of Recount text of the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in academic year 2011/2012 taught by using Portfolio is categorized to be good. It is presented with the highest score is 95 the lowest score is 65, mean is 77, 91, and standard deviation is 10, 85. On the other hand, the reading ability of Recount text of the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in academic year 2012/2013 taught by using Group Project is categorized to be Fair. It is presented with the highest score is 84, the lowest score is 55, mean is 67, 00 and standard deviation is 10, 17. And t-table gained from the level of significant 0.05, (df) = (N1+N2-2) = (22+22-2) = 42 is 2.03. The result of the calculation is t-observation to= 5.70, (to = 5.70 > tt = 2.03). It means that to higher than tt (to>tt). Based on the mean of both of groups, it is concluded that there is significant difference in the Ability of writing recount text of the tenth grade students of MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati in the academic year 2012/2013 taught by using Portfolio and those taught by using Group Project assessment.
Considering the process and the result of this research, the writer suggests that the teacher is suggested to use Portfolio in teaching writing. For The students should study English hard; especially in writing of recount text and also should improving their ability in write and know the content of recount text. For the further researcher: The further researcher should continue and develop this research for example use different kinds of Portfolio and trying make learning process will be more effective.





















ABSTRAKSI

Ulfa, Fuidatul. 2012. Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount pada Siswa Kelas Sepuluh di MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati Tahun Akademik 2011/2012 Diajarkan dengan Menggunakan Portfolio. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, MPd. 
Kata Kunci: kemampuan menulis, teks Recount, portfolio, bersifat experimen.
Menulis adalah aspek yang penting dan memiliki pengaruh dalam pembelajaran dan pengajaran bahasa. Dan juga merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang sulit, tepatnya bagi siswa kelas sepuluh di MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati tahun akademik 2012/2013. Mereka mendapat kesulitan dalam tata bahasa dan juga isinya. Kesulitan itu disebabkan oleh guru yang hanya mengajarkan teorinya saja dan juga meminta siswa untuk menulis dalam kelompok, tidak individu. Oleh karena itu, kebanyakan siswa enggan untuk menulis. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis tertarik untuk menggunakan Portfolio untuk membuat siswa tertarik dalam proses belajar mengajar. 
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan antara kemampuan menulis teks recount pada siswa kelas sepuluh di MA Madarijul Huda Kembang Dukuhseti Pati tahun akademik 2012/2013 yang diajarkan menggunakan portfolio dan dengan menggunakan group project.
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		}