THE USE OF BRAINWRITING TECHNIQUES IN FICTION WRITING COURSE FOR IKIP BUDI UTOMO STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the ability to write fiction using brainwriting techniques in the Fiction Writing Course for students of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program IKIP Budi Utomo, Class A of 2020. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The research subjects were Class A 2020 Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program students with a total of 35 people. The steps in the research were (1) observing students' difficulties in writing fiction, (2) explaining brainwriting techniques, and (3) writing fiction using brainwriting techniques. Data collection was carried out by (1) direct observation to data sources to observe the process of actions taken, collect data, record and observe the learning process and student activities, (2) use of field notes to determine the learning process, and (3) analyze the results of writing short stories using the assessment rubric that has been prepared. Based on the results of the research conducted, the application of brainwriting techniques produces descriptions of writing fiction for students. This description is shown by the results of student fiction writing tests reaching an average of 85.71% in the very good category. There were 18 students with scores of 85-100 in the very good category (64.8%). A total of 12 students scored 75-84 in the good category (34.28%). In the sufficient category with a score of 65-74 (11.42%) there were 4 students. In the less category with a score of 0-64 (2.86%) there is 1 student.