Effectiveness Digital Mind Mapping Learning for Skills Writing Explanatory Texts in Elementary School
Keywords:
writing skills, explanatory text, digital mind mappingAbstract
The problem found in this study is the low level of explanatory text writing skills among students, which affects learning outcomes. Therefore, a solution that can be provided is the addition of digital media such as digital mind. concept mapping, or what is commonly called a concept map, is used by students to improve their explanatory text writing skills in Indonesian language learning. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of digital mind mapping media. Mapping of explanatory text writing skills . The subjects in this study were 25 sixth-grade students of Sepande State Elementary School. Data collection in the survey used pre- experimental quantitative data analysis techniques, and the data collection methods used were pre-test and post-test to determine how effective digital mind mapping is. Mapping . Initial data collection was in the form of a pre-test , namely students were directed to create an explanatory text with a predetermined topic, then for the post-test, they created an explanatory text using digital mind. mapping . The results of the study showed an increase in students' writing skills during the study, which was indicated by changes in the average score obtained from the pre-test and post-test . The average pre-test score was 57.00, while the average post-test score was 82.80. Thus, it can be concluded that the explanatory text writing skills of sixth-grade students at Sepande State Elementary School improved after using digital mind media. mapping .
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