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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS APPROACH
IN TEACHING WRITING VIEWED FROM STUDENTS’ DEGREE OF
CREATIVITY An Experimental Study on the Eighth Grade Students of SMP TERPADU Ponorogo in the Academic Year of 20112012
B. Problem Identification
Related to the background of the study above, the problems are be formulated as follows:
1. Why do the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the Academic Year of 20112012 get difficulties in writing?
2. What approaches should be applied in order to make a good writing for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the Academic Year
of 20112012? 3. Are the approaches effective to guide the Eighth Grade Students of SMP
Terpadu Ponorogo in the Academic Year of 20112012 in making a good writing?
4. How is the students’ achievement in writing skills after using the approaches at the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the
Academic Year of 20112012 viewed from students’ creativity?
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C. Problem Limitation
Based on the background of the study and identification of the problems, this research is limited to teaching recount text by process
approach and product approach viewed from the students’ creativity. Later, it is conducted for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the
Academic Year of 20112012.
D. Statement of the Problems
Based on the background of the study, the problems of the study can be formulated as follows:
1. Is process approach more effective than product approach in teaching writing for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the
Academic Year of 20112012? 2. Do the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo in the Academic
Year of 20112012 who have higher creativity have better writing skill than those having lower creativity?
3. Is there any interaction between teaching approaches and students’ creativity in teaching writing for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP
Terpadu Ponorogo in the Academic Year of 20112012?
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E. Purpose of the Study
Based on the problem statements above, the purposes of the study are as follows:
1. To know whether process approach is more effective than product approach in teaching writing for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP
Terpadu Ponorogo; 2. To know whether the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Terpadu Ponorogo
who have high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity;
3. To know whether there is an interaction between teaching approaches and students’ creativity to teach writing for the Eighth Grade Students of
SMP Terpadu Ponorogo.
F. Benefits of the Study
