al Mahara: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Arab

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Abstract This article is aimed to describe: (1) the increase of ability to write in Arabic using the method of Musabaqah Bithaqah Mukhtalithul Kalimah (MBMK), (2) behavior changes on the students after learning to write Arabic using MBMK method. The method is done one the XD students of MAN 1 Yogyakarta. The proceedings of this research are done in two cycles. Every cycle has four stages, namely: planning, action, observation, and reflection. Everything is conducted collaboratively. The subjects of the present study are 37 tenth grade students of class D in MAN 1 Yogyakarta, consisting of 20 female students and 17 male students. The data collection technique is by using test and non-test. After attending the learning process using MBMK method, students’ skills in writing show significant improvement. The average score of the students before using the MBMK method was only 68.73. However, after using the MBMK method, it increases to 80.7 in the first cycle and 88.7 in the second cycle. Students’ behavior also changed in a positive direction. The changes are shown by being serious and enthusiastic towards the writing lessons. Based on the data above, it can be concluded that MBMK method is effective to increase the students’ ability in XD class of MAN 1 Yogyakarta. Keywords: Learning Method, MBMK, Writing Skill, Behavior Changes Abstrak Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan kemampuan menulis bahasa Arab dengan menggunakan metode Musābaqah Bithāqah Mukhtalithul Kalimah (MBMK), dan perubahan perilaku siswa setelah mengikuti pembelajaran menulis bahasa Arab dengan menggunakan metode MBMK pada siswa kelas X D MAN 1 Yogyakarta. Tindakan dalam penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Setiap siklus meliputi empat tahap yaitu: perencanaan (planning), pelaksanaan (action), pengamatan (observation), dan refleksi (reflection). Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X D MAN 1 Yogyakarta yang berjumlah 37 siswa terdiri dari 20 siswa perempuan dan 1