The Influence of the ARIAS (Assurance, Relevance, Interest, Assessment, and Satisfaction) Learning Model Assisted by Documentary Film Media on Enhancing Expository Text Writing Skills in Grade X Students at Senior High School in Bandung

Abstract

The limited proficiency of high school students in Bandung City composing expository texts. This can be attributed partly to the teachers' constrained experience in devising effective pedagogical models. Consequently, the researchers endeavoured to develop the ARIAS learning model, which incorporates documentary film media as an instructional tool and subsequently evaluated its efficacy in teaching expository text composition. The research methodology employed in this study was rooted in the research and development paradigm. The findings conclusively demonstrated the effectiveness of the ARIAS learning model, complemented by the use of documentary film media, for instructing Grade X students in high schools throughout Bandung City. A notable disparity emerged between the expository text composition instruction in the control group and the experimental group, as confirmed by the T-test results, which yielded a two-tailed p-value of 0.003, well below the established significance level (α) of 0.05 (0.003 < 0.05). This success was further underscored by the variance in average scores between the control class's pretest (55.10) and the experimental class's post-test (74.08). The outcome of this research endeavor is formulating the ARIAS learning model, complemented by documentary film media, to instruct expository text composition. The triumph of this model positions it as a viable alternative for teaching expository text writing, as it actively engages students in the learning process, facilitating the student's personal exploration. Keywords: Expository text, ARIAS, Development, Learning model.