Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Through this literature study the writer was trying to solve some problems of student in learning English, especially in writing ability. The writer proposed the use of Student Team Achievement Divison (STAD) in improving students' writing ability. The purpose of this research is to describe the teaching of writing using STAD for Junior High School and the she scope of this study only limited only on how the using of STAD can improve students' writing achievement. This study also explains the theories related to the improvement of eriting using STAD. Materials of this study were taken from library study and accessed form the internet (World Wide Web). The method that used in this study was library study. This study reveals that In STAD, the students work together in groups, help each other in completing the tasks, and provide each other with feedback in order to improve their performances. Furthermore, they influence each other to achieve mutual goals, act in trusting and trustworthy ways, become motivated, and feel less anxiety and stress. Based on the research findings, it could be concluded that STAD is effective in improving students' writing ability. Thus, it is suggested that the English teachers adapts this method in their teaching writing to improve students' writing skill.

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