PENERAPAN KOLABORASI GOOGLE DOCS UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS DESKRIPTIF PADA SISWA SMA LAB SCHOOL UNTAD PALU

SYAFIRA NAYSILLA PUTRI ATMOKO (A12122011). The tittle of this
skripsi is “The Implementation of Google Docs Collaboration to Improve
Writing Descriptive Text among Students of SMA Lab School Untad
Palu”. The skripsi of English Education Study Program, Language and Art
Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, under the
supervision of Prof. Dr. Hj. Sriati Usman, M.Hum and Budi, S. Pd., M. Pd.
This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of Google Docs
collaboration in improving descriptive text writing skills among eleventhgrade students at SMA Lab School Untad Palu. The research was conducted
because many students faced challenges in writing descriptive text,
particularly in mechanics (capitalization, punctuation, spelling), organization
(logical structure and coherence), and content (idea development and
relevance). A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental pre-test and
post- test control group design was employed. The sample consisted of two
groups: the experimental group (n = 30), which was taught using Google Docs
collaboration, and the control group (n = 29), which received conventional
writing instruction. Students' writing skills were assessed using an analytic
scoring rubric adapted from Oshima and Hogue (2006), focusing on three
components: mechanics (5 points), organization (35 points), and content (20
points), totaling 60 points, converted to a 100-point scale. The descriptive
statistics showed that the experimental group achieved notable improvement,
with the mean score increasing from 43.67 in the pre-test to 83.43 in the posttest, whereas the control group showed minimal change from 28.48 to 79.31.
The Mann-Whitney U test confirmed a significant difference between the
groups, indicated by an Asymp. Sig. value of 0.000 < 0.05. These findings
demonstrate that Google Docs collaboration helps students provide real-time
feedback, revise their work collaboratively, and organize ideas more
effectively, resulting in improved writing performance in mechanics,
organization, and content. Therefore, Google Docs is considered and effective
digital tool for enhancing descriptive writing skills and is recommended for
use in English writing classrooms aligned with the Merdeka Curriculum.
Keywords: Collaborative Writing, Descriptive Text, Google Docs, QuasiExperimental, Writing Skills.