THE EFFECT OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ WRITING COMPETENCY AT THE EIGHTH GRADE IN SMP NEGERI 6 KEDIRI ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
Author (Penulis)
DEWI MASITOH
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
11.1.01.08.0047
Abstract
Abstract
The teaching of writing in junior high school seems to meet some critical problems of which includes the monotonous, unattractive, and conventional ways of teaching. Moreover, learning writing is not easy since the students have to deal with the competency of writing. Thus, Project Based Learning incorporates a good deal more student autonomy, choice, unsupervised work time, and responsibility than traditional instruction and traditional projects which seems to suits the problems. Two groups consist of 16 students per each is selected as the sample. The static group comparison research model was used. The instrument was essay given in the post test. In order to test the significance between the groups, the independent samples t-test was used. The research aim to know whether there is any significance effect in writing competency between the students who taught and who not taught by using Project Based Learning at the eighth grade in SMPN 6 Kediri. Based on the analysis, PBL has positive effect on students’ writing competency. So, it is recommended for the teacher to apply this teaching method in writing class as a way to improve students’ writing competency.