Planning Findings of the First Cycle

45 students were motivated in the teaching and learning of writing. It indicated that the first criteria of success had been achieved. Table 4.2 Students’ Participation Result on the Teaching and Learning in the 1 st Cycle No Categories First meeting Second meeting Third meeting Student Student Student 1 Very Good 16 45.7 18 51.4 19 54.3 2 Good 11 31.4 14 40.0 16 45.7 3 Fair 8 22.9 3 8.6 - - 4 Poor - - - - - - Total 35 100 35 100 35 100 Also, after accomplished the first cycle, the writer collected the data for posttest 1. To know the result of students’ writing, the writer needs to calculate the mean score firstly. The mean score derived from the following formula: n x X   35 8 . 2281  X 2 . 65  X Then, the writer calculated the class percentage that’s passed the Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal KKM using the following formula: 100 x N F   100 35 10 x   6 . 28   The data showed that the mean score of posttest 1 was 65.2. There were only 10 students or 28.6 of the students who got the score above the Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal KKM meanwhile the other 25 students were below that criterion. It implied that the first criterion has not fulfilled. 46 50 55 60 65 70 Writing 56,3 65,2 Preliminary 1st Cycle Based on the result of the students’ writing product, there was little improvement of students’ average score from the students’ writing on the preliminary study to the students’ writing on the first cycle. The students’ improvement in writing a narrative text from the preliminary study to the first cycle recapped in Figure 4.1. Figure 4.1 The Students’ Improvement in Writing Product in the First Cycle The mean score for the first one was 56.3 and the mean score of the students’ writing on the first cycle was 65.2. That means that there was 8.9 points or 15.8 of mean score improvement. The improvement percentage derived from the formula: 100 1     y y y 100 3 . 56 3 . 56 2 . 65     8 . 15   The detail of all students’ scores in the first cycle can be seen in Appendix 7a.