Author (Penulis)

Banat Ali Chisti
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

12.1.01.08.0202

Abstract

ABSTRAK Writing is one of the four English skills. It involves communicating with others. This study aimed to know the effect of using snowball throwing in teaching writing at the seventh grade of SMPN 1 Mojo. The design of this study is experimental quantitative research and uses pre-test and post-test to know the students writing ability in teaching writing using snowball throwing. Based on the research, it is known that in pre-test 15 students (37.5%) got score 33,2 students (5%) got score 43, 9 students (22.5%) got score 53, 6 students (15%) got score 63, 6 students (15%) got score 73, 1 student (2.5%) got score 83, and 1 student (2.5%) got score 88. Then, for the score of post-test is morebetter. There are 8 students (20%) got score 47, 8 students (20%) got score 55, 4 students (10%) got score 63, 4 students (10%) got score71, 10 students (25%) got score 79, 4 students (10%) got score 87, 2 students (5%) got score 92. Based on this fact, it can be concluded that the students’ writing was improved because the number students who got score less than standard score is decrease, and students who passed from standard score is increase. The result obtained in this research shows that there is improvementon the students writing ability. The t table for level significance 5% and degree of freedom 39 was 2.022. While the result of t test is 4.764, it means that t-test is higher than t-table (4.764>2.022). So, Ho is rejected and and Ha is accepted. It means that using snowball throwing is effective to apply in teaching writing because it has shown significance effect to the students. Kata Kunci : Writing, Teaching Writing, and Snowball Throwing

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PUBLISHED

2016-08-12

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

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