Abstract :
Using Flowchart as a Media to Improve Students' Writing Skill in Procedure Text. A thesis of English Education Department, The Faculty of Language and Science, Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya. The objectives of this research was to find out that flowchart as media can improve students students writing skill and describe the implementation of flowchart in teaching writing in procedure text at Kawung 2 Vocational High School, Surabaya.
This research implemented classroom action research (CAR), which was devided into two cycles, each of them included planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. A total of 27 students fromn class XI AKL-1, including 27 female students nas the studys's subject. After evaluating the students' writing abilities in cycle 1 and 2, the data were gathered.
This research showed that writing skill among students were valued more highly during cycle 1 and 2 than before the used of flowchart. The cycle 1 students' precentage score was 51,85% (14 students who achieved KKM), which did not satisfy the quality standard value (KKM). Cycle 2 saw an average growth of 81,48% (22 students whno achieved KKM), which was sufficient for the school's standard value and was deemed successful.
Keywords: Writing Skill, Flowchart, Procedure Text.