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Based on the reason above, the researcher would like to do a research
entitled: “Improving Students’ Writing Skill Using Edublog A Classroom Action Research at the Tenth Year of SMA Negeri I Boyolali in the Academic
Year of 20102011.” B.
Problems Statement
Based on the background above, the problems that come up in this study are formulated as follows:
1. Can Edublog improve the writing skill at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali? To what extent does it?
2. How effective is the implementation of using Edublog in writing class at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of using Edublog in teaching writing at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali?
C. Objectives of the Research
The general objective of this research is to find out the problem solving in writing class at the first grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali.
Based on the problem statements above, the objectives are: 1. To find out whether or not Edublog can improve students’ writing skill at
the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali and how far it can improve students’ writing skill at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri
1 Boyolali. 2. To identify how effective when Edublog is implemented in writing class at
the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali. 3. To find out the strengths and weaknesses of using Edublog in teaching
writing at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Boyolali.
D. Benefits of the Research
The result of the research is expected to be able to give some contributions for the teachers, the students, the school, the other researchers, and
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the institutions of education. The following are the expected significant contributions of the research:
1. For the Teachers Through this research, it is expected that teachers will get more
information about writing and its problems during teaching and learning process. Besides, this research is expected to give an alternative media in teaching writing.
2. For the Students This research is expected to make the students aware about the
importance of writing, both at school and in real life. It also gives the students an effective media in learning writing by using technology. Finally, it is expected
that the students can improve their writing skill. 3. For the School
This research can give a clear view of the strengths and weaknesses of using this media in the teaching and learning English at the school, especially in
writing. 4. For the Other Researchers
Hopefully, this research is able to give inspiration to other researchers to develop new methods of teaching English particularly in teaching writing to
improve students’ reading skill. furthermore, it will give a reference to other researchers to improve this research so that this will be better in next researches.
5. For the Institutions of Education The result of the research can be a parameter in the efforts of learning
innovation development. Then, the institutions decide next strategies or the right steps in developing the teachers and students English competence, especially
strategies on how to develop and increase students’ writing skill.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
