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Enhancing Vocational Students’ Descriptive Writing Proficiency through the Implementation of Dice Game Technique: A Classroom Action Research

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This classroom action research aimed to improve the tenth-grade students’ writing skill in descriptive texts by applying the Dice Game Technique at SMK Negeri 2 Indralaya Utara in the academic year 2024/2025. The study was conducted in Class X TKJ 1, consisting of 21 students. It employed two cycles following the planning, acting, observing, and reflecting stages. Data were collected through writing tests, observation, and interviews. Results revealed that in Cycle I, 80.95% of students achieved the Minimum Mastery Criterion (KKM = 70) with a mean of 70.76. In Cycle II, this increased to 90.48% with a mean of 78.9. The technique effectively enhanced students' ability to organize ideas and select vocabulary.

Source: Journal of Education and Applied Teaching (JEAT)

Authors: Suryanti, Suryanti, Tahrun, Tahrun, Yukamana, Hanni

Institution: Universitas PGRI Palembang

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7219930388

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