TEACHER’S WRITTEN FEEDBACK ON WRITING RECOUNT TEXT AT THE GRADE EIGHT STUDENT’S OF SMPN 3 MEDAN

This study aims to analyze the type of written feedback in teaching recount text
and the reason teacher use those types. This study use qualitative descriptive
method. The data were collected for two meetings. There was an English teachers
at grade VII in SMP Negeri 3 Medan. The data analyzed by using Miles and
Huberman pattern. This study found some types of written feedback, there are
Content Feedback which are Acknowledges and Praise feedback, and Form
feedback which are Direct and Indirect Feedback. It was found that Direct
feedback was dominant. It appeared eighty five times (63,9%) and the lowest
types were Acknowledges with six times appeared (4,5%) and Indirect feedback
with eighteen times appeared (13,5%). The reasons teacher used those types are to
improve students' understanding and enthusiasm, to make students understand the
location of mistakes, to have a big positive impact on students and to create an
environment where students feel valued and supported. The conclusion of this
research are teacher used Content and also Form written feedback and the reason
teacher used that because to improve their learning outcomes and make them
better understand their mistakes.