The Use of Guided–Questions Combined with Buzz Group Technique to Increase Students’ Writing Skill of SMP Muhammadiyah Pagaralam

Buzz Group Tehcnique  are a technique in teaching which divide students into group activity groups of have brief discussion (for example, five minutes) to generate ideas or answer specific questions. can be used many different ways and most often combination with other techniques”. In this research the writer will combined two kinds technique, Guided-question Combined Technique. Technique means combine learning process those enhance both techniques. The design study was one-group pre test-post test design. employed quantitative qualitative data analyses from pre-and post-tests, questionnaire, an interview. participants the were 35 first-year students enrolling in a compulsory reading course called Communication Reading Skills at Darussalam Polytechnic Palembang. It is shown by significant difference quality students’ in-class written experimental designs between treatment control (19.943 versus 17.943; p>0.0489). However, draft (22.337 18.929; p>0.0760) paper grades (27.186 27.971; p>0.6726) did not vary significantly whether were provided guided There several intervening potentially confounding factors, due nature writing our labs, included peer review drafts that limited within groups.. results suggested 1) English ability post mean score higher than 0.05 level significance; 2) satisfied their own ability; 3) they enjoyed working and agreed that mind mapping was useful applied non- subjects. Findings implications for further discussion.Â