Improving Students' Proposal Writing Abilities Through Flowcharts

  • Rina Octavia Simarmata Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia
  • Nurhayati Sitorus Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia
  • Fenty Debora Napitupulu Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia
Keywords: Writing Abilities, Flowchart

Abstract

This study looks into how well flowcharts might help students write proposals. Students frequently struggle with structuring ideas, maintaining coherence, and adhering to methodical processes when drafting proposals. Flowcharts were used as a visual planning tool to help students navigate the stages of proposal development, including problem identification, objectives, technique, and anticipated results, in order to solve these problems. The study used a pre-test and post-test approach with students who were taught through activities based on flowcharts. Organization, clarity, and overall writing quality increases were measured by analyzing data gathered through writing exams. The results show that using flowcharts greatly improved students' capacity for idea generation, logical proposal structure, and cohesive information presentation. The study advises including flowcharts into writing training after concluding that they are an excellent teaching method for enhancing students' proposal writing abilities

Author Biographies

Rina Octavia Simarmata, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Nurhayati Sitorus, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Fenty Debora Napitupulu, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Indonesia

Published
2026-04-02
DOI : https://doi.org/10.53565/pssa.v7i1.2672