The Effect of Using Pixton

(comic maker application)

in Improving Students’
Writing Skill on
Descriptive Text
By:
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20 Januari 2020
 BACKGROUND OF THE
PROBLEM

 Students get difficulties to organize and

pouring their ideas into text.
 Students are easy to get bored when they
learn writing.
 Students nowadays like to use digital
technology in their daily.
 Some teachers don’t use any media in the
learning process.
 RESEARCH QUESTION

Is Pixton effective to improve

students’ writing ability especially
on descriptive text?

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THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
“One of students’ difficulties in writing
skills are making their ideas flow when
writing on the paper.” (Cimcoz, 2016)

According to Carol, pictures in the

classroom can represent situations,
which would be impossible to create in
any other way. They can help students
associate what they hear with their
experience.

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 PIXTON

Pixton is a cartoon creation tool that

helps students and educators to better
communicate ideas in the fun and
friendly style.

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THE PROCESS

 Students were asked to sign in to

Pixton.
 C r e a t e a n d d e s i g n t h e i r o w n c h a r a c t e r.
 Get in pair
 Analyzing and describing their
p a r t n e r ’s c h a r a c t e r ’s a p p e a r a n c e .
 Writ e down i nto a t e xt .
 RESEARCH DESIGN
The researcher was using quasi-experimental
method by taking two classes; experimental
class and control class.

The data collection techniques on this research

is using tests (pre-test and post-test).

Experimental class Control class

Pre-test Pre-test
Treatment (Teaching No treatment (Teaching
descriptive text using Pixton) descriptive text without using
Pixton
Post-test Post-test
Analysis the data Analysis the data

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