Improving Students’ Discussion Text Writing Skill Through Discovery Learning Method

eka kartikawati, s.pd., m.pd; hamzah puadi ilyas, ph.d.; dr. syaadiah arifin, m.pd.;

The background of this study is based on the phenomenon that learning descriptive text writing as one of the language items that students got difficulty to start it as their comprehend. Especially in XII MIPA1 of students of SMAN 101, Joglo, JAKARTA.. They could not interest in teaching learning process, even they got difficulty when they were asked to writer. Discovery learning here is one of the learning model which emphasize in the process of the learning. Students could learn by observing which want to be learnt. They did not need to be afraid about the grammar rule at the first time they wrote, so it would be effective for students in twelfth grade as XII MIPA1 class of students of SMAN 101 Joglo, Jakarta. Discovery learning is a method which recommended in 2013 curriculum. This method allows the students to seek the information and construct their knowledge by doing some activities. Since 2013, Indonesia conducted new curriculum. There are three recommended methods in this curriculum including Discovery learning. Discovery learning is the suitable method in 21th century. The students must be active learners. This method not only make the students academic enhanced but also this method can make the students have a good attitude by doing all the process of
using this method in teaching and learning process. The students was very
enthusiastic learning using discovery learning. Learning using Discovery learning continuously could help the students in building their character.