Abstract:
Writing is a process for expressing ideas. Facts in the field show that most students still
think that writing is a difficult and insignificant thing. Another fact shows that the writing culture has
shifted to a copy-paste culture. Therefore, a certain strategy is needed to stimulate students to overcome
various difficulties in writing scientific papers. This study aims to improve students' scientific writing
skills by applying SETS (Science, Environment, Technology, Society) based learning. The research
method used was Classroom Action Research with the Kemmis and Mctaggart model. The research
subjects were 14 students of the Geography Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education, Lambung Mangkurat University. The data analysis used was the interactive model of Miles
and Huberman. The results showed that the average score of students' scientific writing skills in preaction was 59.14% (sufficient category), 70.42% in Cycle I (good category), and 76.71% in Cycle II
(good category). Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the application of SETS-based
learning can improve scientific writing skills for students of the Geography Education Study Program,
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Lambung Mangkurat.
Keywords: SETS, writing skill, scientific paper
