Improvement of Paragraph Writing Skills through Direct Object Techniques for Level 1 Students D3 Study Program Nutrition Science Poltekkes Kemenkes Padang

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Based on observations and interviews with Indonesian lecturers of the D3 Nutrition Study Program at the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health, Padang, it was found that learning to write did not attract the attention of students. This is due to several factors, including: (1) the lack of variation in methods or techniques taught in learning to write, (2) the low value of writing student descriptions.Based on these facts, renewal and refresher in writing learning is needed to arouse students' enthusiasm in writing, especially in improving the ability to write descriptions. To achieve this, the authors are interested in conducting classroom action research with the aim of improving the ability to write paragraphs at level 1 students of the D3 Nutrition Study Program at the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health, Padang. The alternative that the writer takes in improving the ability to write this description is to use direct object writing techniques.The purpose of this study was to prove whether the writing skills of the D3 Nutrition Study Program students at the Poltekkes of the Ministry of Health in Padang could be improved through direct object techniques in learning or not.Based on Arikunto's opinion (2014: 16), in general, the implementation of classroom action research proposed by many experts consists of (1) planning, (2) implementation, (3) observation, and (4) reflection.Students' descriptive paragraph writing skills can be improved through direct object techniques. In the initial test, the average score of students' writing skills was 75.9. After being given action and stabilization in the learning process in two cycles, the average skill of writing descriptive paragraphs of students increased to 80.15 and continued to increase in cycle II, namely 85.83.

Keywords:  Writing skills; Direct_Objek_Technique