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trained to engage in activities that are essential for enhancing creativity and creative writing.
Considering the explanation above, an experiment will be conducted to see which methods, Collaborative Writing method or Direct Instruction method will
be more effective in resulting writing performance viewed from students‟ creativity. In other words, the researcher is interested to conduct the research that
discusses “The Effectiveness of Collaborative Writing to Teach Writing Skill Viewed from Students‟ Creativity An Experimental Study at the Third Semester
Students of English Department, State Islamic College of Jurai Siwo Metro in the Academic
Year of 20122013”.
B. Problem Identification
Based on the elaboration of the background, there are some problems that can be identified as follows:
1. Why do the students still have low interest in learning English especially
writing? 2.
How far do the students get difficulties to organize their ideas in making a good paragraph?
3. Why do the students still have confusion of using appropriate mechanics in
writing? 4.
How does the Collaborative Writing method influence on learning of writing to students‟ creativity?
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5. Do the different levels of students‟ creativity affect on the students‟ learning
achievement in writing? 6.
Do the students prefer learning using Collaborative Writing method rather than Direct Instruction method?
C. Problem Limitation
This research has some problems, it is necessary to limit the problems, so this research will be more accurate, effective, and understandable. Therefore, the
researcher will focus on the teaching method used in this research. They are Collaborative Writing method and Direct Instruction method. Both of the teaching
methods will be applied in teaching writing to the third semester students of English Department at State Islamic College STAIN of Jurai Siwo Metro in the
academic year of 20122013.
D. Problem Formulation
Based on the background of study, problem identification, and problem limitation above, the problem can be specified into more detailed questions as
follows: 1.
Is Collaborative Writing method more effective than Direct Instruction
method in teaching writing?
2. Do students who have high creativity have better writing achievement than
those who have low creativity? 3.
Is there any interaction between teaching method and students‟ creativity?
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E.
Objectives of the Research
In accordance with the problems stated above, the objectives of the research are:
1. To analyze whether Collaborative Writing method is more effective than
Direct Instruction method to teach writing. 2.
To analyze whether the students having high creativity have better writing
skill than those having low creativity.
3. To analyze whether there is an interaction between teaching methods and
students‟ creativity in teaching writing.
F. Benefit of the Research
