Project Based Learning to Improve the Learning of English Writing Skill Among Students of XI TKJ 1 Class at SMK Politeknik YP3i Banyumas (A Classroom Action Research at XI Graders of SMK Politeknik YP3i Banyumas in Academic Year 2024/2025)

Abstract

This research was aimed to enhance the learning of students’ Narrative genre writing skill at SMK Politeknik YP3i Banyumas by using Canva as a technology through Project Based Learning (PJBL) as the instructional media and approach. This research was a classroom action research carried out in two cycles and each cycle had three meetings with the steps of the research consisting of planning, action, observation and reflection. The subjects were 36 students of XI TKJ 1. The data were collected by observing the instructional process, conducting a pre-test and a post-test, conducting an interview, and taking photographs. The instruments for collecting the data were observation checklists, answer sheet, and interview guides. The data were analyzed qualitatively. The observation checklists and interview transcripts were analyzed qualitatively through data collection, data reduction data display, and drawing conclusion. The validity of the research was through process validity, democratic validity, dialogic validity, catalytic validity and outcome validity. The result showed that Project Based Learning (PJBL) effectively enhanced the students’ learning of English writing skill about Narrative genre writing. The use of canva as a technology was through PJBL showing the improvement that the students were accustomed to having writing practice with the process of writing within. It made quite much improvement on the students’ writing learning process in terms of participation, involvement, and achievement. Students should learn individually and in group and produce the real product from their learning and they study involving technology. Based on the enhancement result, the researcher suggested that the teacher could implement canva as a technology through PJBL simultaneously as an effort to enhance students’ Narrative genre writing skill.