Daily RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This question was aimed to find out the students’ difficulties in learning writing. There were 17 students who chose “a” which meant that the difficulty factor of learning writing was comprehending the grammar. Some of the students assumed that comprehending the grammar was the difficult aspect of improving their writing skill. In this question, the students can choose more than one answer. 7 Needs Table 4.8 : The Result of Questionnaire Number 10 No. Question Item N 10. In your opinion, do you need an additional writing materials beside the currently English textbook in improving the writing ability?

A. very need the additional writing

materials 17 68 B. need the additional writing materials 8 32 C. not need the additional writing materials D. not very need the additional writing materials According to the result of the data above, the students expectation of learning writing skill was to be able to write an English text correctly in their daily life. In improving the students writing ability, most of students assumed that the additional writing materials were really needed. It can be seen that 68 of students chose “a” in the question number 10. In the learning writing activity,10 students wanted to write a text based on the picture or the story. 8 The Involvement of Technology Table 4.9 : The Result of Questionnaire Number 16,17,and 18 No. Question Item N 16. How often does the use of the technology such as mobile phone, laptop, and etc support in learning writing in the classroom? A. always 3 12

B. sometimes 14

56 C. seldom 7 28 D. never 1 4 17. Do you think that the use of the technology can motivate you in learning writing? A. very motivated 7 28

B. motivated 16

64 C. not motivated 2 8 D. not very motivated 18. If there is an additional materials which uses a social media as the learning media, do you think that it can make the learning writing more interesting?

A. very interesting 13 52

B. quite interesting 11