Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaborative Writing

students face some difficulties in composing sentences into good paragraphs in writing. Those difficulties include the difficulties in term of idea, organization, language use and vocabulary. In addition, students did not get much practice in writing. To solve the problem, the researcher decided to use collaborative writing technique. Collaborative writing technique is recommended because it has many benefits in the writing learning process. Firstly, it helps the students in sharing their idea because they discuss and work together. Collaborative writing involves more than one person working together to produce a written document. With more minds at work on the project there are more ideas and a variety of perspectives. Secondly, it helps to have a number of people edit a writing project, so they can make their writing better. Collaborative writing draws upon the strengths of all members in a group. Although one student may be stronger in composing correct sentences or mastering vocabulary, another may excel in organizing. By working in groups, students learn from each other while they complete their project. Additionally, in the process of working together, students give feedback on their writing, thereby they produce more accurate and complex texts. Thirdly, this technique also can increase the students’ confidence and motivation in writing. Collaborative writing enhances students motivation since they work in a fun way. Students feel more comfortable when they have a partner to share their ideas to the larger group. Moreover, they do not need to worry when they make mistakes in writing. 32

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

This chapter discusses the method in conducting the research which contains the research design, research setting, participants, data collecting, data analysis technique, validity and reliability of the data, and steps of the research.

A. Research Design

This study is an action research. Action research is done to acquire information in order to solve the problems that are faced in certain condition or situation. According to McMillan and Schumacher 2010:44 action research is an approach implemented by academicians to make a change in teaching and learning practices and it is usually conducted collaboratively. The main objective of action research is to solve the problems and increase the class performance. It could be inferred that action research should be aimed at improving classroom practice and increasing teachers’ understanding of the classroom in the teaching and learning process. Ferrance 2000: 2 says action research has many characteristics. The first is that action research is not a library project where we learn more about the topic that interest us, but it is a quest for knowledge about how to improve. The second, action research deals with the process how the people work to improve their skills, techniques and strategies. The third, it is not about learning why we do certain things, but how we could do things better. It is about how we changed our instruction to impact students.