TEACHING WRITING USING PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 KEDIRI ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
Author (Penulis)
DIAH PUSPITASARI
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
13.1.01.08.0002
Abstract
Abstract
This research aimed to know the influence of teaching writing before and after using Project Based Learning in seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Kediri. The type of this research was quantitative research by using experimental design. This research took place in SMP Negeri 2 Kediri on April and May 2017. The subject of this research was seventh grade students that consists of 14 boys and 16 girls. The writer chose 7-K as a sample. The data analysis used t-test. The result of the pre-test and post-test was different. The mean score of the pre-test 58.7 are lower than the mean score of the post-test 74. The statistical compulation using t-test showed that t-score 7.408 and the table was 2.045 in the level of significant 5%. From the data analysis, there is significant effect of using Project Based Learning method to the students’ writing ability. It can be concluded that teaching writing using Project Based Learning is effective to students, because this method can influence students’ score.
Key word: Descriptive Text, Project Based Learning, Teaching Writing, Writing.