The Effects of Genre-Based Approach and Process Writing Approach and Students' Attitude Toward Students' Writing Skill at a Vocational School in Pandeglang

dr. suciana wijirahayu, m.pd; elin driana, ph.d;

This study is aimed to investigate whether the use of teaching writing approaches (genre-based approach and process writing approach) toward students’ writing skill at the eleventh grade students at SMKN 1 Pandeglang. This research used quasi-experimental design. There were two experimental classes divided into two groups. The experimental class was taught by using genre-based approach meanwhile the comparison class was taught by using process writing approach. This research used purposive sampling technique. Forty four students were appointed as the representative sample of this research. Samples were taken by considering students’ writing score and their attitude toward students’ writing skill. The result data were analyzed and compared using Two-Way ANOVA. The result of analysis indicates that the achievements of the students are different. Based on the analysis of the data, this research showed that students with positive attitude who are taught by using genre-based approach got higher score than students with positive attitude who are taught by using process writing approach. It can be seen from the mean score of the students’ who are taught by using genre-based approach was 85.9 meanwhile the mean score of the students’ who are taught by using process writing approach was 83.7. Furthermore, students with negative attitude who are taught by using process writing approach got 84.8 which higher than the students who are taught by using genre-based approach was 76.9. The researcher also revealed that there was significant interaction between teaching writing approaches and the students’ attitude toward their writing skill. This proven by the p-value (0.00007) is smaller than α 0.05. Based on those findings, it is suggested that genre-based approach can be used by teacher to help students with positive attitude on their writing skill while process writing approach can be used to help students with negative attitude on their writing skill. Meanwhile, those teaching approaches can give any influences in students’ writing skill.