The Effectiveness of Writing Editorial Texts Learning with  the Plural Partner Model A-21 Based on Vocation

Sri Wulandari,Wagiran Wagiran,Ida Zulaeha

doi:10.15294/seloka.v9i3.36196

Abstract

Editorial text writing skills involve the students’ abilities to collect references based on experience. Collaboration, communication, and critical and creative thinking activities are indispensable for learning in the 21st century. Plural Partner Model A-21 is used in learning activities to write editorial texts. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of learning to write editorial texts using the Plural Partner A-21 model based on the specialization of vocational students. The research design used was quasi-experimental with a population of XII grade students of SMK in the 2019/2020 academic year. Data collection techniques using test and non-test techniques. The test technique was carried out by measuring the skills of students in writing editorial texts, while the non-test technique was carried out by using questionnaire sheets, observation, and documentation. The data were analyzed using the T-test and analysis of variance (Anova). The results prove that the use of the Plural Partner A-21 model is effective in learning editorial text writing skills based on the specialization of vocational students. Research benefits provide theoretical and practical advantages. Theoretically, this study can enrich the theory of learning to write editorial texts using a combination of the Plural Partner model with 21st century learning skills. The importance of this research for educators to increase the sense of responsibility for the quality of education in an era of disruption.

Highlights

Writing skill is the productive aspect of language skill that produce a writing that contains ideas, opinions, notions, and feelings that are felt to others through written media
Writing editorial text learning by using the Plural Partner A-21 model is a set of activities in implementing the learning phases contained in the learning model
The effectiveness of learning editorial text writing skills using the Plural Partner A-21 model based on specification or vocation in classroom experiments can be seen through the learning process according to the syntax in the learning model during the learning process and the results of students can be known after the learning process

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Introduction

Writing skill is the productive aspect of language skill that produce a writing that contains ideas, opinions, notions, and feelings that are felt to others through written media. Zulaeha (2016) states that writing is a communication in the form of writing to inform and expression that certain intentions and goals, both imagination and reality. A writer is expected to be able to express his ideas, notions, thoughts, and feelings after conducting the learning process of writing skill, both fiction and non-fiction, other people who read can understand the contents of the writing well. The writing editorial text learning is more directed on how students' ability to express ideas, opinions, and notions that are appropriate with the topic, structure, and language rules. Students are able to argue about issues that are developing that are appropriate with the factual reality in daily life, this is the same as expressed by Syaifudin (2012) that opinions, ideas, notions are essential in language skills. According to Zulaeha (2008) creativity is a way of respecting ourselves to overcome the various problems that we face based on the results of our thoughts

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