Author (Penulis)

Fetriana Kartika
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

12.1.01.08.0186

Abstract

ABSTRACT Writing is not merely a skill to express person’s ideas into sentences, but it is one of four English skills which is very complex as it only can be acquired through cognitive efforts, training, instruction, and practice.This study aimed to know the effect of using cue cards in teaching writing at the eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Semen Kediri. The design ofthis study is experimental quantitative research and uses pre-test and post-test to know the students’ writing ability in teaching writing using cue cards. Based on the research, it is known that in pre-test 1 students (4%) got score 44-49, 4 students (15,2%) got score 50-55, 14 students (54%) got score 56-61, 5 students (19,2%) got score 62-67, 2 students (7,5%) got score 68-73. Then, for the score of post-test is more better. There are 3 students (11,5%) got 60-64, 7 students (27%) got 65-69, 6 students (23%) got 70-74, 9 students (34,5%) got 75-79, and 1 students (4%) got 80-84. Based on this fact, it can be concluded that the students’ writing ability was improved because thenumber of students who got score less than standard score is decrease, and students who passed fromstandard score is increase. The result obtained in this research shows that there is improvement on the students writing ability. The t-table for level significance 5% and degree of freedom 26 was 2.060. While the result of t-test is 11.029. It means that t-test is higher than t-table (11.029> 2.060). So, H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. It means that using cue cards is effective to applied in teaching writing. because it has shown significant effect to the students writing ability. Key words: Writing, Teaching Writing, Cue Cards

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Reference

PUBLISHED

2016-08-13

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

ISSUE

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