The Implementation of Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) Strategy by Using Classroom Blog in Improving the Students’ Achievement in Writing Announcement

Abstract

The objective of the research was to investigate if there is any improvement of apllying contextual teaching learing by using in writing announcement. This research was conducted by applying classroom action research (CAR). There are four steps in conducted this classroom action research, namely: Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. It implemented two cycles containing three meetings for each. The subject of this research was students at second grade of SMP Asuhan Jaya Medan of the academic year 2018/2019. The number of students consisted of 25 students. After doing the research and analyzing the data, the researcher could conclude that Classroom Blog had significantly improved the students’ achievement in writing announcement. It was found out that students’ score increased from pretest until the test of cycle 1 and test of cycle 2. It is shown from the improvement of the means of students’ score namely the mean of test of cycle I (72.3) was higher than the mean of the students’ score in pre-test (54.35) and the mean of cycle II (90.8) was higher than the mean of the students’ score in test I (63.285). it can be stated that the score continuously improved from the pretest until the test of cycle 2. Classroom Blog can make the learners be active in learning English and also to show their ability in writing announcement. In other words, teaching writing announcement by Classroom Blog is succesfully done and brings good improvement to the students’ achievement