PENGGUNAAN MODEL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING DALAM KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PARAGRAF ARGUMENTASI MAHASISWA JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIA

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to describe the achievement of the Indonesian Language
Education students after using the experimental learning method in writing argumentative paragraph
and also to find out the obstacles faced when using that learning method. The subject of this study were
the students of Indonesian Language Education Department. The data of this study were collected by
using two methods, they were assignment method and interview. The data collected were analyzed by using
descriptive qualitative research design. Besides, the aims of this study are that; first, to improve the
learning quality in writing argumentative paragraph. Second, this study is in order to keep the existence
of experimental learning method, and the last one is to persuade and motivate the students to be more
creative and innovative. The result of this study indicated that the achievement of Indonesian Language
Education students when using this method was categorized in the highest level that was 90.56 points.
And the obstacles found by the Indonesian Language Education students in using this experimental
learning method related with their creativity in writing argumentative paragraph are that; first, they
have limited information about how to organize the sentences well; second, it is hard for them to find the
key words when they start to make a sentence; and the last one is that not all of them are able to use the
spelling order perfectly.
Keywords: Experimental Learning Method, writing creativity, argumentative paragraph